PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymore Ardonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eseng Lacoste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lacoste has chosen "Red Heaven" by General Luna as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ardonia
vs
Lacoste

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raymore Ardonia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eseng Lacoste!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Ardonia does no damage.
Ardonia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lacoste shoots in but no luck this time.
Lacoste misses with a takedown attempt - Ardonia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lacoste feints and then cracks Ardonia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ardonia down.

Ardonia tries to keep at a distance but Lacoste has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lacoste breaks the clinch.
Lacoste closes the distance and clinches up with Ardonia, looking for a takedown. Lacoste pushes Ardonia against the cage but Ardonia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raymore Ardonia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eseng Lacoste.
Ardonia throws a series of punches but Lacoste avoids them all with ease.
Ardonia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ardonia is breathing heavily.
Ardonia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lacoste showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ardonia.

Lacoste scores a takedown into full mount!
Ardonia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ardonia throws a strike from the bottom but Lacoste uses the opportunity to take his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacoste gets his hands free as Ardonia looks to control.
Ardonia is trapped and Lacoste is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Lacoste lands shots from the back.

Lacoste is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Ardonia taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Lacoste.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eseng Lacoste!