PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Berretta (ranked 4055 p4p, 2749 weight class) and Ray Apollo (ranked 321 p4p, 231 weight class). Apollo has chosen Circus - Britney Spears as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Berretta
vs
Apollo

175 cm
27
149
5 - 3 - 0

167 cm
26
154
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Massimo Berretta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berretta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berretta connects with a body shot.
Berretta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apollo was well out of range. Poor timing from Berretta.
Berretta misses with a body punch

so Apollo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Apollo trying to control the position from guard on top but Berretta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berretta wants to sweep but no luck.

Apollo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Apollo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Apollo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Berretta's guard.

Apollo seems to be looking for submissions.

Apollo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Apollo works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Apollo swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Apollo!
Our winner, Ray Apollo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.