PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saintly Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lock Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Fish
vs
Down

180 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
26
214 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saintly Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lock Down!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fish with a lazy takedown attempt
and Down makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Down misses the shot to the body.
Fish seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fish dives in for a single leg takedown but Down sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Down lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fish shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Down sprawls well. Down wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fish gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saintly Fish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Down throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Fish fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Down to the ground. Fish is now in Down's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Down is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Down can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish trying to control the position from guard on top but Down is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Down keeping full guard, as Fish tries to pass.
Fish pushes down on Down's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Fish maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Down could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Fish has cracked it and Down is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Fish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Saintly Fish!