PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Letang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilson
vs
Letang

172 cm
20
148 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

165 cm
28
145 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Letang!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letang throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierre Letang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letang blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Letang misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Letang is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.

Letang has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Letang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Letang wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Letang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Letang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Letang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Letang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Letang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letang is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Letang tries for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson is pushing Letang's head away, looking to escape. Letang manages to hold on to the position though.
Wilson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Letang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Wilson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Letang to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Wilson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Letang pulls down on the head and he's put Wilson to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pierre Letang!