PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Girth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isheet mipantz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Isheet mipantz enters the cage!

Girth
vs
mipantz

175 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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, Jimmy Girth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Isheet mipantz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Girth with a poor takedown

and mipantz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Girth's guard now.
mipantz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Girth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
mipantz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
mipantz wants to pass the guard but Girth is keeping the position.
Girth is trying to keep mipantz in close.
mipantz throwing strikes but missing.
mipantz trying to control but Girth is working from the bottom.

Girth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Girth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

mipantz looking for submissions off his back.
mipantz looks gassed!
mipantz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Girth tries to free his leg and advance position but mipantz is retaining full guard.
mipantz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Girth is not content to let mipantz control the position.

mipantz decides to stand up.
Girth fails with the takedown

and mipantz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girth is staying active underneath mipantz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Girth trying to hold on to mipantz's head to control him but mipantz postures up.
mipantz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Girth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

mipantz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Girth is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Isheet mipantz!