PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerrard Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Veil Brides - Heart of Fire. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gerrard Lannister was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kid
vs
Lannister

170 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerrard Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister tries for a takedown but Kid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lannister will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lannister.
Rocky Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerrard Lannister.
Lannister shoots in for a double leg but Kid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kid lands with a nice body punch.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.

Kid clinches up against the cage.

Kid jumps into guard, dragging Lannister to the mat.

Lannister drops back looking for a leg! Kid is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kid manages to kick Lannister off! Lannister jumps back into Kid's guard.

Kid is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lannister drops back looking for a leg! Kid is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kid manages to kick Lannister off! Lannister jumps back into Kid's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister preventing the sweep.

Lannister is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kid trying to strike off his back.
Kid on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kid tries to get out of the position.
Kid keeping full guard, as Lannister tries to pass.

Lannister is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kid keeping full guard, as Lannister tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Lannister is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Kid working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lannister doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lannister manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lannister preventing the sweep.

Lannister is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lannister won't allow Kid to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister advances position into side control!

Lannister is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kid is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lannister has an Americana. Kid didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lannister is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lannister hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gerrard Lannister!
After winning the bout, Gerrard Lannister thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.