PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Baumgartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Sferntwist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Sferntwist will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Baumgartner
vs
Sferntwist

178 cm
21
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

167 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Baumgartner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Sferntwist!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sferntwist misses with a right hand

and Baumgartner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Baumgartner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Baumgartner is working for a kimura but Sferntwist is defending it quite comfortably.
Baumgartner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sferntwist really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baumgartner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Baumgartner there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgartner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Baumgartner throwing shots but Sferntwist is blocking nicely.
Sferntwist pushes Baumgartner off looking to stand but Baumgartner dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sferntwist is refusing to be controlled, as Baumgartner sits in half guard.

Baumgartner is working for a kimura but Sferntwist is defending it quite comfortably.

Baumgartner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sferntwist is just riding it out for now. Baumgartner eventually gives up the hold.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brandon Baumgartner!
An out of breath and clearly excited Brandon Baumgartner thanked Museum of Monsters & Madmen for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).