PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mendes Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orion Tenga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes Lima could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Orion Tenga's chin.

Lima
vs
Tenga

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

167 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mendes Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Orion Tenga!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lima dives in and scores a takedown into Tenga's guard.
Lima postures up.
Tenga is looking to sweep but instead, Lima has passed into half guard.
Lima looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tenga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lima is trying to control. Tenga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Lima is working for a submission of some sort.
Tenga wants to improve his position but Lima is controlling well.
Tenga is still trying to improve position.
Tenga keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenga flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Tenga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tenga is trying to get back to full guard.
Tenga trying to control but Lima postures up.
Lima stops Tenga from getting back to his feet.

Lima has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tenga defend it? Lima steps over the head and cranks it - Tenga is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lima!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mendes Lima!