PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between cross lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lerry Sancio (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.

lindland
vs
Sancio

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, cross lindland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lerry Sancio!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sancio takes the fight into the clinch.

Sancio works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Sancio stands up from lindland's guard - Sancio perhaps looking for a knockout.
lindland fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by lindland or perhaps it was just good defense by Sancio which made him look bad.

Sancio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Sancio is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, lindland has managed to escape the submission attempt.
lindland is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
lindland working to try and regain half guard.
lindland taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lindland is trying desperately to improve position.
Sancio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with lindland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Sancio get's back to his feet.
lindland shoots and misses

and Sancio counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cross lindland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
lindland avoids the elbow strike from Sancio, against the cage.
lindland blocks an elbow strike from Sancio.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sancio.
lindland tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sancio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sancio lands a nice elbow.

Sancio breaks the clinch.

Sancio rushes lindland and presses him up against the cage.
lindland fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Sancio gets control of lindland's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sancio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sancio wants to sweep but no luck.

Sancio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but lindland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sancio looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

lindland drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sancio manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now lindland has Sancio in his guard.

Sancio decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on lindland, up you get!
Sancio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

lindland drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lindland trying to control but Sancio is working from the bottom.
lindland preventing the sweep.
lindland advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sancio pushes lindland away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, lindland gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

lindland tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no lindland has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
lindland tries to advance to mount but Sancio denies him.
lindland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sancio keeps working.
Sancio is looking to regain half guard here but lindland keeps moving and retains side control.

lindland looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sancio misses with an elbow from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sancio wants to get back to his feet.
Sancio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sancio pushes lindland away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, lindland gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

lindland tries for a kimura but Sancio is defending well.
Sancio stops lindland from passing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sancio is trying to buck lindland off.

lindland is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sancio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lerry Sancio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

lindland fails with the takedown

and Sancio moves into the clinch.
Sancio with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Sancio breaks the clinch.
lindland misses with a takedown
enabling Sancio to counter with a crisp jab.
lindland with a poor takedown

and Sancio counters with a shoot takedown. lindland fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cross lindland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sancio passes into half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lerry Sancio!