PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Del Potro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sloan's choice of entrance music: What you know about that. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Del Potro
vs
Sloan

180 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Del Potro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trevor Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Potro connects with a high kick.
Sloan misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Del Potro throws a head kick that misses.

Sloan clinches up against the cage.
Del Potro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Del Potro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Del Potro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Del Potro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sloan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Del Potro lands a shoulder strike.
Del Potro fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Sloan pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sloan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Del Potro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sloan dives on top into guard.
Sloan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sloan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Del Potro is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sloan frees his head nicely. Oh but Del Potro has switched to an armbar! Sloan is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Carlos Del Potro!