PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikel Skiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I bust heads. 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?

Long
vs
Skiel

165 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

155 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikel Skiel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Skiel clinches with his opponent.
Skiel leaning his opponent against the cage.

Long manages to pull guard.
Long wants to stand and escape but Skiel is having none of it.
Skiel wants to pass the guard but Long is keeping the position.
Long is looking to stand up but Skiel isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skiel.
Skiel preventing the sweep.
Skiel working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skiel trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Long is looking to chop away at Skiel's legs.
Long fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Skiel gets the takedown into side control.
Skiel is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Skiel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Long has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Skiel but great work by Long.

Skiel wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Long has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Skiel's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Skiel is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Long!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dave Long!