PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dante (ranked 4274 p4p, 4004 weight class) and Henry Cejudo (ranked 0 p4p, 236 weight class). Cejudo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Olympic Spirit. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dante
vs
Cejudo

200 cm
21
130
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
24
130
3 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Conquer
Urban Fighter

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Dante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Cejudo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dante shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dante showed some decent athleticism there.
Dante will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cejudo is staying active underneath Dante, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cejudo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dante scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cejudo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Cejudo has his foot on Dante's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dante works his way back into a safe position though.

Dante stands up and waves to Cejudo to follow him.

Dante shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cejudo is trying to defend but Dante finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cejudo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cejudo is trying to get back to full guard.

Cejudo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dante prevents Cejudo from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cejudo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dante trying to control but Cejudo is working from the bottom.

Cejudo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Cejudo looking for a guillotine here but Dante defends easily.

Cejudo looking for a triangle here. Dante is fighting it but it looks tight! Cejudo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Dante is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Henry Cejudo!
Henry Cejudo took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You can accomplish anything that you dedicate yourself to. Think how many people struggle across the world, across the country. I know anything is possible if you set your mind, your body, your soul, and your faith to it.'.