PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Mas Loco (ranked 6611 p4p, 571 weight class) and Nazim Bardakci (ranked 6870 p4p, 579 weight class). Bardakci has chosen Edis - Çok Çok as his entrance music. El Mas Loco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mas Loco
vs
Bardakci

176 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Knockdown Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Mas Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nazim Bardakci!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco thuds a left hand into Bardakci's body.
Loco connects with a solid leg kick.
Bardakci tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bardakci's calf.
Loco connects with a solid leg kick.
Loco throws a leg kick that is checked

so Bardakci counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bardakci slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bardakci is working to tighten his grip on Loco's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Loco has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bardakci is really squeezing tight and eventually Loco passes out! Bardakci breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nazim Bardakci!
After the fight, Nazim Bardakci was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.