PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Heras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Tumenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Tumenov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Heras
vs
Tumenov

168 cm
18
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Heras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Tumenov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Heras.
Tumenov is trying to get back to half guard.
Heras throws a strike aimed at the side of Tumenov's head but Tumenov avoids it well.
Tumenov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Heras wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tumenov parries the strikes from Heras easily there. Heras is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tumenov to escape.
Heras creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tumenov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tumenov is trying to control Heras's posture but Heras avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumenov is looking to reverse the position.
Tumenov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heras. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Heras happy to just control the position for now.
Heras is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumenov tries to bench press Heras off him but Heras keeps the position.
Tumenov manages to get back to half guard.

Tumenov has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Heras. Oh but Tumenov has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Heras goes limp - he's gone! Tumenov jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carlos Tumenov!