PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark dansted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mark dansted has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

dansted
vs
Batista

197 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark dansted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esteban Batista!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? dansted is fending him off so far but Batista persists. Nope, dansted circles away and we're back to standing.
dansted misses with a double jab.
Mark dansted seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batista shoots in and drives through. dansted sprawls well.
dansted scores with a kick to the midsection.
dansted gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Batista decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in dansted's guard.
Batista looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batista throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
dansted is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Batista stops dansted from standing up.
dansted trying to keep a closed guard but Batista is proving a slippery customer.
dansted preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dansted looking to hit a scissor sweep but Batista is one step ahead there.
dansted with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Batista can't handle though.
dansted looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dansted fails with an attempt to clinch.
dansted with a poor takedown

and Batista counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Batista.
dansted looking for a sweep. Not yet dansted, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Batista missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mark dansted!