PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thie Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krendal Svorak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svorak has chosen David Bowie - Heroes as his entrance music. Thie Lion had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lion
vs
Svorak

193 cm
23
157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
153 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thie Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krendal Svorak!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Lion as Svorak shoots in.

Lion has managed to clinch.
Svorak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lion lands with a left to the head.
Lion tries to land knees in the clinch but Svorak avoids the damage to the body.
Svorak wants to get back to striking at distance but Lion won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Lion.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lion.
Lion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Svorak wants a takedown.
Lion lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Krendal Svorak has been cut.

Svorak jumps guard.
Lion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Svorak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lion wanted to stand there but Svorak had control of the position.

Lion drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Svorak dives on top into guard.
Lion throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Lion looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lion is breathing heavily.
Lion wants to stand but Svorak is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svorak passes into half guard.

Svorak seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lion is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Krendal Svorak!