PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bender
vs
Dansson

165 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

196 cm
23
269 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thaddeus Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Dansson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender closes the distance but Dansson moves to the side
and Dansson counters with a three punch combo that has Bender backing up. Bender nods at Dansson to acknowledge the strikes.

Bender gets caught flat footed, as Dansson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Dansson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Dansson drops back looking for a leg! Bender is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bender manages to kick Dansson off! Dansson jumps back into Bender's guard.
Bender being controlled here, momentarily.
Dansson stands and throws Bender's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bender really is a fat lump.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dansson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bender keeps working.

Dansson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Dansson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dansson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Dansson has hold of Bender's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bender seems comfortable defending it but Dansson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bender is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bender is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Dansson couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Dansson!