PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sid Lagove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagove comes to the cage accompanied by What you say. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lagove
vs
Negreanu

193 cm
31
210 lbs
20 - 19 - 1

184 cm
31
215 lbs
23 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sid Lagove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Negreanu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negreanu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Negreanu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lagove throws a half hearted mid kick.
Negreanu cracks Lagove with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Negreanu misses.

Lagove looking to score a takedown here. Negreanu is defending well but Lagove drives through and ends up in Negreanu's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Negreanu is on top in guard.
Lagove working a defensive guard here.

Lagove is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Negreanu defends well.
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!

Lagove has his foot on Negreanu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Negreanu works his way back into a safe position though.
Negreanu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Negreanu wants to control from the top but Lagove keeps moving.
Negreanu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lagove is proving hard to escape from.
Negreanu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Negreanu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lagove is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lagove on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lagove can't do much from the bottom here.

Negreanu is trying to get an arm triangle but Lagove is defending well.
Negreanu lands a decent elbow from side control.

Negreanu has an Americana. Lagove didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Negreanu is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Negreanu hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Daniel Negreanu!
A very excited looking Daniel Negreanu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.