PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zig Zig (ranked 25396 p4p, 4060 weight class) and Fran Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fran Fernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zig
vs
Fernandez

150 cm
26
277
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
23
265
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zig Zig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fran Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Fernandez shoots in but Zig avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zig is looking for a counter combo.
Fernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fernandez shoots in but no luck this time.
Zig Zig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fran Fernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fernandez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zig tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zig struggling a bit here.

Fernandez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fernandez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Fernandez is trying to get an arm triangle but Zig is defending well.

Fernandez is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Zig is trying to escape and Fernandez transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Zig is forced to tap! Nice work there by Fernandez! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fran Fernandez!