PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samir Pashto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezio Auditore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Auditore is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Heart of an Assassin. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pashto
vs
Auditore

179 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samir Pashto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ezio Auditore!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auditore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pashto pinned against the cage. Pashto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Auditore shoots in but Pashto avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Pashto takes the fight into the clinch.
Auditore prevents the takedown attempt.

Auditore manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Auditore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pashto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Auditore is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pashto stays in close to Auditore's body and controls the position.
Pashto wanted to stand there but Auditore had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pashto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pashto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Auditore is looking for a triangle but Pashto pushes his legs off easily.
Pashto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Auditore's guard.

Auditore looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Auditore looks gassed!
Auditore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pashto controls the pace.
Pashto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pashto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pashto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pashto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pashto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Auditore for as long as he can get away with.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Samir Pashto just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Auditore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samir Pashto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezio Auditore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pashto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Auditore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pashto taking a breather here.
Auditore tries to improve position but can't.
Auditore is letting Pashto control him for a moment.
Auditore is looking for a sweep.
Pashto controls the position.
Pashto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Auditore on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The referee stands the fighters back up. Samir Pashto just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Pashto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pashto showed some decent athleticism there.
Still in half guard, Pashto seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samir Pashto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pashto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Auditore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pashto controls the pace.

Auditore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pashto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pashto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Auditore has his feet on Pashto's thighs here. He's pushed Pashto off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Pashto screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ezio Auditore!