PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Winfred Lindsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Staale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sven Staale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lindsay
vs
Staale

184 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Winfred Lindsay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Staale!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staale looks to clinch

and Lindsay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Staale is defending against the submission attempts here by Lindsay.
Staale is trying to get back to full guard.

Lindsay is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Staale doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lindsay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staale trying to control from the bottom.

Staale has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lindsay escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lindsay!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lindsay is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Staale looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lindsay gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Staale is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lindsay lets go of the hold and Staale can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Winfred Lindsay!