PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simeon White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maraco Draco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Simeon White has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

White
vs
Draco

188 cm
27
144 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

194 cm
26
142 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simeon White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maraco Draco!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White wants to slow Draco down by chopping away at his legs.
Draco is looking to chop away at White's legs.

Draco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Draco showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Draco content to control rather than advance.

Draco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
Draco throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.
White is looking to control Draco's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?

Draco is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.

Draco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but White sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Draco is working for a submission of some sort.
Draco working White over with strikes.
Draco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Draco lands a nice short elbow.
Draco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Draco working the head and body with strikes.
Draco controlling the pace.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco is nestled in close to White, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Draco winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Draco scoring with strikes to the body and head.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Draco on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Draco 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White trying to control but Draco postures up.
Draco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Ground and pound from Draco.
Draco sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Draco is working for a submission of some sort.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maraco Draco!