PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Drago (ranked 4604 p4p, 4860 weight class) and Jiao Long Bingwen (ranked 0 p4p, 134 weight class). Bingwen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wong Fei-Hong - Once Upon A Time In China Theme. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Drago
vs
Bingwen

182 cm
19
140
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
140
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jiao Long Bingwen!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bingwen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago blocks the body kick.
Nice body punch from Bingwen.
Bingwen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bingwen wants it to stay on the feet.
Bingwen throws a body kick that misses

and Drago counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Drago with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drago will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Bingwen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drago doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drago manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Bingwen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Drago doesn't defend quickly enough and Bingwen has managed to lock this one up! Can Drago escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bingwen on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jiao Long Bingwen!
During a confident post fight interview, Jiao Long Bingwen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.