PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sarah Northcote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bum Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. This should be a great matchup!

Northcote
vs
Love

165 cm
26
138 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

176 cm
20
154 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sarah Northcote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bum Love!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northcote misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Northcote fails with a takedown attempt.

Northcote bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Northcote is trying to get an arm triangle but Love is defending well.

Northcote wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Love, who protects the arm well.

Northcote looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Northcote trying to control the action but Love is working from the bottom.

Northcote is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Love looks calm but he's in trouble here. Northcote gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Love is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Northcote lets go of the hold and Love can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sarah Northcote!