PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Formula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Baptiste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Formula might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Barbie girl. Keith Formula has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Formula
vs
Baptiste

195 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Formula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emmanuel Baptiste!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Formula looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Formula stalling.
Baptiste tries to get to full guard but Formula has control of the leg.
Formula looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Formula tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Baptiste.

Baptiste is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Formula pulls his head out easily.
Baptiste looks gassed!

Formula is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Formula looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Baptiste is trying to stand up here but Formula is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Baptiste fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Formula sprawls well initially but Baptiste persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Baptiste prevents Formula from improving his position.
Baptiste not doing much here.

Baptiste seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Formula is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Emmanuel Baptiste!