PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elena Bel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Petersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Elena Bel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bel
vs
Petersen

180 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elena Bel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Petersen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bel tries to clinch there but Petersen circles away.
Bel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Petersen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bel won't be happy with that.
Petersen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bel's shoulder. That is not cool.
Let's hope that Petersen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Petersen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bel has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here as Petersen stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petersen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Petersen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here as Petersen stalls from top position.

Petersen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bel is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Petersen yanks on the arm and Bel is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Petersen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Petersen!