PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Felix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Felix has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shannon Bender's chin.

Bender
vs
Felix

156 cm
25
151 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

177 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shannon Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Felix!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Felix looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bender trying to keep a closed guard but Felix is proving a slippery customer.

Bender had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Felix defends it easily.
Felix advances position into side control!

Felix looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Felix swings around for an armbar but Bender sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Felix's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bender is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Felix has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bender is looking to defend but Felix has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bender! Felix pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bender taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rafael Felix!