PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Christoforidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serguei Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Christoforidis
vs
Fernandez

169 cm
28
135 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

175 cm
24
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Christoforidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serguei Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anton Christoforidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fernandez closes the distance and pushes Christoforidis back into the cage.

Fernandez breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Christoforidis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Christoforidis misses with a combination

and Fernandez counters by clinching up.

Christoforidis pulls guard successfully.

Christoforidis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fernandez passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Christoforidis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Fernandez has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Christoforidis to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Fernandez is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Christoforidis pulls down on the head and he's put Fernandez to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anton Christoforidis!