PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Nistico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Davidson (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.

Nistico
vs
Davidson

166 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Montreal, Robbie Nistico !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nistico gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davidson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davidson looking to pass the guard.
Davidson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nistico has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Davidson has passed into side control.

Davidson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nistico knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nistico is looking to regain half guard here but Davidson keeps moving and retains side control.
Davidson trying to control the position but Nistico is working away.
Nistico can't do much from the bottom here.
Nistico is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davidson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Davidson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Davidson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nistico is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Davidson taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nistico takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Davidson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Nistico is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Davidson!