PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Silli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jarkko Silli has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silli
vs
Lesnar

164 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 The Island, Jarkko Silli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
Silli takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Silli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lesnar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lesnar tries to move into full mount but can't pass Silli's legs.
Lesnar lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lesnar has hold of Silli's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Silli tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lesnar cranks the arm and Silli screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Silli, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alex Lesnar!
Alex Lesnar opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.