PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ripp Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sau Minneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buster's entrance music is Waco Jesus. A fine choice. Minneo has chosen PowerTrip by Monster Magnet as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sau Minneo enters the cage!

Buster
vs
Minneo

170 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

167 cm
24
141 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

5th Round Clothing
BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ripp Buster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sau Minneo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buster takes the fight into the clinch.
Minneo blocks the elbow strike.

Minneo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Minneo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Buster uses it to pass to side control.
Minneo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Buster presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Minneo tries to hold on but Buster pushes him away.

Buster is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Minneo gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Minneo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Buster knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Minneo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Buster knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Buster's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buster stops Minneo from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster struggling a bit here.
Buster is trying to get back to half guard.

Minneo is trying to get an arm triangle but Buster is defending well.
Buster prevents Minneo from improving position.

Minneo tries for a kimura but Buster is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Buster is looking to reverse the position.

Minneo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Buster struggling a bit here.

Minneo is working to tighten is grip on Buster's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Buster has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Minneo is really squeezing tight and eventually Buster passes out! Minneo breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sau Minneo!
Sau Minneo very nearly forgot to thank 5th Round Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.