PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Panzer Dalton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panzer Dalton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dalton
vs
Pending

225 cm
24
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
20
130 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Panzer Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fyodor Pending!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton throws a series of punches but Pending moves out of range.
Pending avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dalton just misses with a punch to the body.
Pending swats away the attempt to clinch by Dalton.

Dalton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dalton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pending working to try and regain half guard.
Dalton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dalton is landing with some decent strikes but Pending is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pending can't escape the position.
Dalton content just to control the position here.
Pending tries to reverse the position but Dalton maintains control.
Pending blocking the ground and pound.
Dalton unloads with some shots from mount but Pending bucks and avoids them well.
Dalton prevents Pending from getting the reversal.
Dalton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pending regains half guard.
Pending trying to control but Dalton postures up.
Dalton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pending tries to roll over but Dalton keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dalton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pending's head.
Pending trying to control from the bottom.
Dalton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Dalton is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Pending is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Panzer Dalton!