PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Cardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Lotion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cardona
vs
Lotion

173 cm
23
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

153 cm
27
139 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Cardona !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Lotion!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cardona closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lotion's guard.
Cardona looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lotion is controlling Cardona 's posture.
Lotion bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cardona 's guard.
Lotion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cardona keeping full guard, as Lotion tries to pass.
Lotion landing some decent shots from guard.
Lotion working some strikes from top position.
Lotion sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cardona 's guard.

Lotion looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Lotion is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cardona is just riding it out for now. Lotion eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotion passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lotion should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Lotion working for a guillotine from mount but Cardona is in no mood to give up.
Cardona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Cardona defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lotion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lotion lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Lotion jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cardona manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Lotion tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lotion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cardona takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotion lands some shots froms side control.
Lotion wants to control but Cardona is keeping him busy.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Lotion!