PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lancelote Von der Rib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Hondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Lancelote Von der Rib has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lancelote Von der Rib seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Von der Rib
vs
Hondo

180 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lancelote Von der Rib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Hondo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hondo lands with a straight right. Von der Rib didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Lancelote Von der Rib has been cut.
Von der Rib ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von der Rib avoids the body shot from Hondo.
Horrible takedown by Von der Rib or perhaps it was just good defense by Hondo which made him look bad.
Von der Rib fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hondo lands a big shot that drops Von der Rib! Can he finish him?

Von der Rib is rocked!

Von der Rib has an active guard here but Hondo has managed to pass into half guard.
Oh Von der Rib is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Von der Rib is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hondo pulls his head out easily.
Von der Rib seems to have got his legs back now.

Von der Rib looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Von der Rib is breathing heavily.

Von der Rib looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von der Rib on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Hondo.
Hondo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Von der Rib. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hondo lands a nice short elbow.
Hondo scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Hondo decides to stand up.
Hondo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Von der Rib to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Von der Rib looks to clinch but Hondo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Von der Rib taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Trent Hondo!