PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick sanfillipo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Henry
vs
sanfillipo

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick sanfillipo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with sanfillipo but sanfillipo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
sanfillipo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henry circles away quickly and effectively.
sanfillipo tries for a takedown but Henry circles away easily

and Henry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in sanfillipo's guard.
sanfillipo has Henry pulled in close to control his posture.
sanfillipo is striking but Henry is not phased and passes to half guard.
sanfillipo desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Let's hope that sanfillipo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
sanfillipo wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Henry seems content to control.

sanfillipo actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sanfillipo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

sanfillipo working for a triangle but Henry defends it easily.

sanfillipo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
sanfillipo looks gassed!

sanfillipo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Henry passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to stand but sanfillipo is controlling his head.
Henry working the ground and pound but sanfillipo is defending the strikes.
sanfillipo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
sanfillipo is refusing to be controlled, as Henry sits in half guard.
sanfillipo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for sanfillipo.
sanfillipo working a defensive guard here.

Henry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to clinch but sanfillipo is having none of it.
Henry misses with a takedown

and sanfillipo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sanfillipo works his way into full mount!
sanfillipo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
sanfillipo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Henry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for sanfillipo on the ground.
Henry is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry avoids a series of strikes thrown by sanfillipo.

sanfillipo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Henry has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Henry is looking to improve his position but sanfillipo isn't that keen on the idea.

Henry defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from sanfillipo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
sanfillipo looking to ground and pound but Henry is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry is working to get back to half guard.

sanfillipo is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! sanfillipo extends the arm and Henry is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick sanfillipo!