PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titan Old (ranked 4315 p4p, 212 weight class) and Diego Gaspar (ranked 3409 p4p, 172 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Old
vs
Gaspar

167 cm
26
143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

169 cm
20
139 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Titan Old!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Gaspar!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Old counters with a nice leg kick.
Old definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gaspar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Old.
Old appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Old displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaspar throws out the jab.

Old darts in and clinches Gaspar up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Old misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaspar.
Gaspar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Gaspar.
Gaspar misses with an elbow over the top.
Old missing with knees to the body.
Gaspar stalling.
Old throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Gaspar as the two fighters clinch.
Gaspar lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaspar stalling.
Old looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gaspar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gaspar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gaspar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Old being controlled against the cage.
Gaspar blocking some punches.
Gaspar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gaspar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Old gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gaspar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Old is trying to control the action in half guard but Gaspar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar gets full guard.
Old trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gaspar trying to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gaspar looking for a guillotine here but Old defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Old accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gaspar looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaspar, not yet.
Old trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaspar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at mickeyharts the greatest inform us that Gaspar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gaspar is trying to control the position but Old postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gaspar has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Old doesn't defend quickly enough and Gaspar has managed to lock this one up! Can Old escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gaspar on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Gaspar!