PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Gites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Inoue
vs
Gites

170 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

171 cm
21
132 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keiji Inoue!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Gites!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Inoue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gites missing with a left hand there. Inoue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inoue throws a head kick that misses.
Inoue throws a sloppy head kick and Gites moves out of range easily.
Keiji Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gites lands a body shot.
Gites lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inoue at a distance.

Gites shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gites wants to pass to mount but Inoue is defending the position.
Gites is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Inoue looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Gites is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Gites has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Inoue defend it? Gites steps over the head and cranks it - Inoue is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gites!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Gites!
John Gites is the new bantamweight champion!