PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lemana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Sasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Joe Lemana has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joe Lemana seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lemana
vs
Sasi

200 cm
24
206 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

179 cm
24
201 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Lemana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Sasi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemana shoots for a takedown but Sasi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lemana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Sasi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lemana parries the strikes from Sasi easily there. Sasi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lemana to escape.
Lemana is trying to improve his position.
Lemana can't do much from the bottom here.
Lemana is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lemana manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lemana is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sasi rolls with it to try and escape but Lemana cranks on the arm and Sasi is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Lemana!