PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Sagaltici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero has chosen No shelter - Rage against the machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sagaltici
vs
Hero

180 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

177 cm
33
180 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdullah Sagaltici!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christopher Hero!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hero clinches up with Sagaltici and pushes him back against the cage.
Sagaltici misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sagaltici scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sagaltici swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sagaltici lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sagaltici lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sagaltici creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sagaltici misses with a body punch.

Hero pulls guard.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sagaltici is looking to stand up but Hero won't let him.
Sagaltici missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sagaltici has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hero is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sagaltici accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sagaltici with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaltici trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hero is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sagaltici frees his head nicely. Oh but Hero has switched to an armbar! Sagaltici 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). Christopher Hero!