PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nixon Mesquita (ranked 4923 p4p, 25249 weight class) and Mikhail Bakhtin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mesquita
vs
Bakhtin

188 cm
18
165
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
168
0 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nixon Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Bakhtin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakhtin misses with a straight left.
Bakhtin throws a combination that misses

and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bakhtin!
Bakhtin is looking to get back to his feet here but Mesquita is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bakhtin's back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Mesquita is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Bakhtin has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Mesquita has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Bakhtin taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Mesquita doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nixon Mesquita!