PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arbi Minasian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks / Uncommon Valor as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Minasian
vs
Speed

185 cm
21
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arbi Minasian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Speed!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed throws a shot to the body.
Speed cracks Minasian with an open hand slap.
Speed throws a right hand that misses
and Minasian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Minasian misses with an uppercut. Speed saw that one coming.
Speed lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Minasian.
Minasian throws a jab but it's blocked by Speed.
Speed lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Minasian misses the target.
Speed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Speed lands a jab to Minasian's midsection.
Minasian slips a straight right by Speed.

Speed looking to score a takedown here. Minasian is defending well but Speed drives through and ends up in Minasian's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed passes easily into side control. Nice work.

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

Speed wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Minasian, who protects the arm well.

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

Speed is trying to get an arm triangle but Minasian is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Minasian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Speed content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Minasian is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Minasian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Minasian tries to get out of the position.

Speed in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Minasian is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dante Speed!
Dante Speed decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.