PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Inferno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Faustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

vs
Faustin

175 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Demonic Drugs
Demonic Drugs

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Inferno !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominic Faustin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faustin clinches with his opponent.
Faustin leaning his opponent against the cage.
looking for a takedown.

Faustin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Faustin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Faustin won't allow to sweep him here.
Faustin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
striking off his back but it's not causing Faustin any problems.

looking for a guillotine here but Faustin defends easily.
Faustin throwing strikes from guard but blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faustin wants to control from the top but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faustin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
with a lazy takedown attempt

and Faustin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
missing with punches from the bottom.
Faustin wants to lay and pray for a moment but keeps working.
throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faustin wants to control but is keeping him busy.
Faustin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
lands with a few short shots to the body.
is staying active underneath Faustin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
gets back to full guard.
Faustin passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Faustin passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Faustin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Faustin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Faustin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as is looking to escape.
holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Faustin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Faustin blocks 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
is working to get back to half guard.
on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if tries to get out of the position.
is squirming around, avoiding Faustin's attempts to control the action.
Faustin controlling from the full mount.
is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Faustin lands with some strikes.
throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
tries to escape the position.
is breathing heavily.
rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Faustin blocks the strikes from .
has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Faustin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Faustin.
Faustin punching from mount but doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Faustin dominated that round.
That's time! 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

with a poor takedown

and Faustin counters with a single leg into guard. didn't expect that.
striking off his back but it's not causing Faustin any problems.

Faustin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on , up you get!
fails with the takedown

and Faustin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faustin thows a big elbow that misses.
doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
being controlled here, momentarily.
Faustin slips nicely into half guard.

looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Faustin works his way into full mount!
Dominic Faustin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
is squirming around, avoiding Faustin's attempts to control the action.
Faustin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
is in all sorts of trouble here.

Faustin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Faustin fails to land with a series of punches.

Faustin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Faustin showed some decent athleticism there.
Faustin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
is in trouble now - Faustin has advanced to mount!
Faustin blocks 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Faustin has hold of 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Faustin looking to control and managing it successfully.
throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Faustin throwing strikes here but is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
throwing hammer fists to the chest of Faustin. What's that going to do exactly?
throwing hammer fists to the chest of Faustin. What's that going to do exactly?
is trying to reverse the position but instead Faustin has taken his back - oops!
Faustin scores with strikes from the back.
is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
is keeping busy.
tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Poor strikes thrown by Faustin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Faustin.
avoids a series of strikes thrown by Faustin.
Faustin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Faustin looking to ground and pound but is blocking nicely.
Faustin punching from mount but doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Faustin controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
is trying desperately to improve position.
Faustin manages to capitalize on a mistake by to take his back!
Faustin misses with an elbow to the head.
is keeping busy.
tries to escape but Faustin has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Faustin throwing sloppy strikes.
covering up well and avoiding damage.

Faustin is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dominic Faustin!