PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Schill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdula Mesopyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monty Schill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Schill
vs
Mesopyan

182 cm
27
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
207 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monty Schill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdula Mesopyan!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Schill. That snapped Mesopyan's head back.

Schill shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mesopyan is trying to defend but Schill finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Schill stands up and beckons Mesopyan to join him on the feet.
Mesopyan tries to clinch up.

Schill tries to sprawl but Mesopyan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schill misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schill has his hands on Mesopyan's head, controlling the position.
Schill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Monty Schill!