PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Horne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valio Mashinata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mashinata's choice of entrance music: Dinosaur song. Valio Mashinata will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Horne
vs
Mashinata

179 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Horne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valio Mashinata!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mashinata throws a series of strikes that have Horne backpedaling.

Horne closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mashinata quickly recovers to half guard.

Mashinata looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mashinata wants to control but Horne is keeping busy.

Mashinata looking for submissions off his back.
Horne tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mashinata.
Mashinata is looking to control Horne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mashinata avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashinata avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Horne.
Horne tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mashinata controls his leg.
Horne is pressing down on Mashinata's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mashinata is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Horne seems content to control.
Mashinata makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mashinata.
Mashinata wants to sweep here but Horne controlling him for the moment.

Mashinata is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Horne has his hands clasped together but Mashinata extends an breaks Horne's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mashinata.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Valio Mashinata!