PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Esposito (ranked 3812 p4p, 6103 weight class) and Ezekiel Landolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Esposito
vs
Landolf

180 cm
25
153
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
155
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pablo Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ezekiel Landolf!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landolf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landolf.

Esposito closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Landolf's guard.
Landolf trying to control the position.

Landolf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Landolf working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Esposito has passed into half guard!
Esposito lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Landolf looking for a kimura from the bottom but Esposito passes into side control!

Esposito tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Esposito has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landolf wants to control but Esposito postures up.
Esposito tries to move to mount but Landolf blocks the move with his legs.
Landolf takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Esposito trying to control the action but Landolf is working from the bottom.

Landolf wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Esposito has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Landolf's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Landolf is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Esposito!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pablo Esposito!