PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tanguli Sondzia (ranked 4173 p4p, 4182 weight class) and Rob Persone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sondzia
vs
Persone

155 cm
25
134
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 New York, Tanguli Sondzia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Persone!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Persone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sondzia napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Sondzia throws Persone to one side and escapes!

Oooooh!!! Sondzia has knocked Persone down with a huge combo! Sondzia steps away and waves a wobbly Persone back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Persone is rocked!

It looks like Rob Persone has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sondzia darts in and clinches Persone up against the cage.
Persone is still on wobbly legs! Can Sondzia finish him?
Persone has Sondzia pressed against the cage, preventing Sondzia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Persone gets control of Sondzia's arms and successfully pulls guard. Persone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Persone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sondzia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Persone pulls Sondzia in to control the position.
Sondzia stops Persone from standing up.

Sondzia gets to his feet. Persone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Persone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Sondzia bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Persone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sondzia counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Persone badly! He tries to strike back but Sondzia puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Persone out cold! Oh man, Persone will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tanguli Sondzia!