PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Falto (ranked 2877 p4p, 4528 weight class) and Chris Doyle (ranked 165 p4p, 251 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Falto
vs
Doyle

169 cm
26
144
3 - 2 - 1

168 cm
24
134
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Valerio Falto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Doyle!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Falto moves into range and clinches up with Doyle.
Falto misses with some punches.
Falto lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle is trying to push Falto away but Falto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Doyle is fighting off a takedown attempt but Falto is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Doyle to the mat. Doyle regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Falto throws a big right hand that misses.
Falto stopping the sweep attempt from Doyle.
Falto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Falto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Falto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doyle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Falto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doyle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Falto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doyle has escaped the position, nice work there.
Falto is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Doyle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Falto tries for a kimura but Doyle is defending well.
Falto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doyle keeps working.
Doyle wants to control but Falto postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Falto tries for a kimura but Doyle is defending well.

Falto in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Doyle is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Valerio Falto!
An out of breath Valerio Falto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Chris Doyle spoke after the fight, saying 'FUCKIN HELL!'.