PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Houthaifa Majdeddine (ranked 7148 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Winter (ranked 3825 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Majdeddine
vs
Winter

181 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Houthaifa Majdeddine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Winter!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majdeddine dives in for a single leg takedown but Winter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Winter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Majdeddine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Majdeddine scores with a spinning back kick!
Majdeddine tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Winter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Majdeddine won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Winter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Majdeddine has escaped the position, nice work there.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Winter!