PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cynical Christoph (ranked 2306 p4p, 2928 weight class) and Yaden Dhargey (ranked 285 p4p, 371 weight class). Dhargey has chosen Gyallu - Anthem of Tibet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cynical Christoph has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Christoph
vs
Dhargey

175 cm
19
160
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
155
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cynical Christoph!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yaden Dhargey!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christoph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dhargey.
Christoph misses with a few strikes there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dhargey has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Christoph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dhargey with the counter takedown but Christoph avoids it easily.
Dhargey doesn't manage to clinch there - Christoph circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dhargey is defended easily by Christoph.
Christoph throws a big counter combination but Dhargey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cynical Christoph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christoph misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christoph misses the jab.
Dhargey tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot lands for Christoph.
Christoph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dhargey shoots in looking for a takedown but Christoph manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dhargey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhargey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christoph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dhargey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dhargey, as that shot connected.
Christoph swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Dhargey rushes Christoph and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dhargey gets control of Christoph's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dhargey will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Dhargey has his feet on Christoph's thighs here. He's pushed Christoph off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Christoph screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yaden Dhargey!
Yaden Dhargey is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Yaden Dhargey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.