PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pancho Pantera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vera
vs
Pantera

187 cm
19
221 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
214 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pancho Pantera!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pantera bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Vera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Pantera seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Pantera tries for a kimura but Vera is defending well.
Pantera working away.
You can see the frustration on Vera's face as Pantera controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Vera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vera tries to buck Pantera off but Pantera is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pantera throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vera tries to get out of the position.
Vera taking punishment in the form of punches.

Pantera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vera knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pantera remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Vera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pantera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pantera is trying to get an arm triangle but Vera is defending well.
Pantera misses with the ground and pound.

Pantera tries for a kimura but Vera is defending well.
Pantera tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vera's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pancho Pantera!