PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Infante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Pending
vs
Infante

150 cm
34
130 lbs
35 - 51 - 0

225 cm
21
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 35 - 51 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fyodor Pending!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Infante!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Infante pushes Pending up against the cage in a clinch.
Pending wants a takedown.
Infante lands a nice elbow.
Infante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pending tries to score a body lock takedown but Infante shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Infante manages to break the clinch.
Infante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Infante scores with the left hand. Pending knows he should have avoided that one.

Infante instigates a clinch.
Infante is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fyodor Pending. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Infante successfully pulls guard.
Pending looking to pass the guard.
Infante keeping moving, preventing Pending from controlling successfully.
Infante looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Infante is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pending is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Infante keeping moving, preventing Pending from controlling successfully.
Infante thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Infante is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pending pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Infante is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pending tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Infante breaks the clinch.
Pending could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Infante shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pending is refusing to be controlled, as Infante sits in half guard.

Pending looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pending regains full guard. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Infante pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pending is keeping the position for now.

Infante is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Pending has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Infante is looking to defend but Pending has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Infante! Pending pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Infante taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fyodor Pending!