PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Lex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Sadona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Lex
vs
Sadona

175 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dante Lex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Sadona!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sadona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lex is looking to clinch.

Sadona closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sadona wants to control but Lex is keeping him busy.
Lex is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sadona asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sadona is looking to take a break and control but Lex is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lex seems a little lost for a moment, as Sadona dominates the positioning.
Lex is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sadona is controlling him well.
Lex wants to control but Sadona postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lex is trying to buck Sadona off.
Sadona scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lex to see if he's OK.
Lex knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sadona on the ground.

Sadona is trying to get an arm triangle but Lex is defending well.
Sadona wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lex keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lex is trying to buck Sadona off.
Lex tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lex is letting Sadona control him for a moment.

Sadona looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sadona trying to control the action but Lex is working from the bottom.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sadona is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lex knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sadona working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lex is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sadona is controlling him well.

Sadona has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lex misses with a series of wild punches.

Sadona shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lex is breathing heavily.
Sadona works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadona forces the positional change into back control.
Lex controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Lex won't enjoy being in this position. Sadona looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Lex is tapping - it's over boys! Sadona picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Amir Sadona!