PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bite Size (ranked 4276 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manlio Minuto (ranked 4617 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Size
vs
Minuto

172 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bite Size!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manlio Minuto!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Size bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Size misses the shot to the body.
Bite Size seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Minuto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Size to the ground. Minuto is now in Size's guard.
Size will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Minuto trying to control but Size is working from the bottom.

Size is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Minuto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Minuto trying to control but Size is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Size can't keep his opponent in guard - Minuto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Size knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minuto on the ground.
Size is looking to improve his position.

Minuto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Size doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Minuto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minuto is trying to control. Size wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Minuto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Minuto is trying to control the action in half guard but Size is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Minuto trying to mount his opponent but Size defends it.
Size regains full guard. Nicely done.
Minuto advances position into side control!
Minuto trying to control the position but Size is working away.

Minuto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Size tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Minuto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Minuto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Minuto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Size keeps working.
Size is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Minuto tries for a kimura but Size is defending well.

Minuto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Size has escaped the position, nice work there.
Size tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Size prevents Minuto from moving into mount.

Minuto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Minuto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Size is trying to get back to half guard.

Minuto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Minuto is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Size looks calm but he's in trouble here. Minuto gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Size is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Minuto lets go of the hold and Size can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Manlio Minuto!