PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oemarch Eertdatiere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latham Lawton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Eertdatiere
vs
Lawton

163 cm
19
132 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oemarch Eertdatiere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Latham Lawton!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eertdatiere throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lawton should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Eertdatiere throws a lazy head kick

and Lawton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eertdatiere's guard.
Eertdatiere wants to stand up but Lawton is controlling him.
Eertdatiere keeping moving, preventing Lawton from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawton wants to pass the guard but Eertdatiere is keeping the position.
Lawton trying to control but Eertdatiere is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eertdatiere can't keep his opponent in guard - Lawton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lawton tries to pass to full mount but Eertdatiere defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawton moves into full mount! Eertdatiere won't be happy about that!

Lawton swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Latham Lawton!
Latham Lawton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.