PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ian Laperierre (ranked 533 p4p, 24 weight class) and Future Winger (ranked 1250 p4p, 70 weight class). Laperierre comes to the cage accompanied by Tha Shiznit. Winger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Remember The Name. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Future Winger was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Laperierre
vs
Winger

177 cm
22
137 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

169 cm
28
147 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Laperierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Future Winger!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laperierre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laperierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laperierre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Winger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Winger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winger needs to keep his hands up - Laperierre had a free shot at his head there.
Winger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laperierre throws a jab when Winger was well out of range.
Winger scores with a hook to the body. Laperierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Winger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laperierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Laperierre has closed the distance and engaged Winger in a clinch.
Winger misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laperierre.
Laperierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Winger avoids the damage to the body.
Laperierre tries to work over Winger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laperierre lands with a short shot to the head.
Laperierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laperierre.
Laperierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Laperierre breaks the clinch.

Laperierre closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Winger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Winger misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laperierre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laperierre tries a knee to the head but Winger blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Laperierre has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Laperierre blocks an uppercut.
Laperierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laperierre.

Laperierre pulls guard effortlessly.

Laperierre pushes a forearm under Winger's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Winger is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ian Laperierre!
Ian Laperierre retains his bantamweight title!
An intense looking Ian Laperierre took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Easy money. Those fighting odds and fight preview made me chuckle.'.