PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonino Loggia (ranked 5734 p4p, 520 weight class) and Steve Foster (ranked 7240 p4p, 571 weight class). Loggia comes into the arena with Your Woman Has Just Been Sighted (Ring The Alarm) blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loggia
vs
Foster

184 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonino Loggia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Foster!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Foster.
Foster in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster landing strikes.
Foster working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loggia wants to get back to his feet but Foster drags him back down.
Foster controlling from side mount.
Loggia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Loggia is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster lands some shots froms side control.
Foster in side control lands a decent elbow.
Loggia wants to control but Foster postures up.
Foster is chipping away with strikes.

Foster tries for a kimura but Loggia is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loggia gets back to half guard.
Foster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Foster controlling the action here.
Foster wants to take a breather but Loggia is having none of it.
Loggia wants to get back to full guard but Foster has mounted him!
Loggia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Foster unloading with bombs!
Loggia slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Foster seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Loggia is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Steve Foster!