PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davide Fontolan (ranked 2244 p4p, 1008 weight class) and Mikheil Berishvili (ranked 180 p4p, 84 weight class). Berishvili has chosen Acharuli Gandagana as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Fontolan
vs
Berishvili

163 cm
24
146
5 - 2 - 0

159 cm
22
135
9 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Black Lab Clothing

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davide Fontolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikheil Berishvili!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Berishvili clinches with his opponent.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fontolan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Berishvili jumps guard but Fontolan stands there with Berishvili around his waist. Berishvili gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Fontolan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Davide Fontolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikheil Berishvili.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Fontolan holds him up against the cage and eventually Berishvili drops back down to his feet.
Berishvili is trying to pull guard but Fontolan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Fontolan won't allow it.
Fontolan wants to break the clinch but can't.
I was talking to Fontolan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Berishvili fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berishvili tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Berishvili fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Fontolan breaks from the clinch.
Fontolan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berishvili moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Fontolan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Berishvili drags the fight down to the ground.

Berishvili looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Berishvili is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Fontolan frees his head nicely. Oh but Berishvili has switched to an armbar! Fontolan is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mikheil Berishvili!
A victorious Mikheil Berishvili thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.