PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Spong (ranked 5132 p4p, 4209 weight class) and Alberto Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi has chosen FOLKSTONE - Frammenti as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Spong
vs
Rossi

179 cm
19
152
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
151
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alberto Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rossi shoots in and bounces Spong off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rossi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rossi passes into half guard.
Spong is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Spong is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rossi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rossi controlling the pace.
Rossi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Spong!
Rossi controlling from mount.
Rossi landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rossi controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rossi working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Spong turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Rossi off and cradles Spong's limp body as Rossi celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Alberto Rossi!
A very excited looking Alberto Rossi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.