PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Kendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Arturo Pinto enters the cage!

Kendricks
vs
Pinto

170 cm
25
182 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Kendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pinto fails with the takedown

and Kendricks moves into the clinch.

Kendricks lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pinto is trying to get back to full guard.
Kendricks frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kendricks raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kendricks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Arturo Pinto has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kendricks wants to finish this one by submission but Pinto is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kendricks.

Kendricks working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Pinto looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kendricks! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jackson Kendricks!