PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Meranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Meranda's choice of entrance music: Whats Beef. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pain
vs
Meranda

189 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Zombie Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Pain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Meranda!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain stuffs the takedown attempt from Meranda. Meranda gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain lands with a nice body punch.
Meranda shoots for a takedown but Pain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Meranda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Meranda manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Meranda looking for a sweep. Not yet Meranda, not yet.

Pain is posturing up here but Meranda has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Pain tries to roll out but it's too tight and Pain has to tap! Slick submission there by Meranda!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gustavo Meranda!
Gustavo Meranda is the new welterweight champion!
Johnny Pain was interviewed post fight and said 'ALLAHU AKBAR!!'.