PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Gites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Le Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Tank has chosen The Trooper as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gites
vs
Le Tank

171 cm
23
132 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

169 cm
31
141 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Gites!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Le Tank!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gites tries a head kick but it misses.
Hank Le Tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gites throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Le Tank drives through with a takedown into Gites's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gites keeping moving, preventing Le Tank from controlling successfully.

Gites is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Le Tank is aware though and is defending well.

Gites throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Le Tank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Le Tank is sitting in close to Gites's body. Gites has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Le Tank is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Le Tank is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gites.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Gites!
John Gites really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Rōnin logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.