PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valio Mashinata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mashinata has chosen Dinosaur song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Conway
vs
Mashinata

177 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Conway!
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, Valio Mashinata!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway staying out of range there.
Mashinata misses the shot to the body.
Conway throws a series of punches but Mashinata avoids them all with ease.
Conway shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mashinata keeps the fight on the outside.
Mashinata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Mashinata closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Conway to the mat! Conway manages to get full guard.
Mashinata passes into half guard.
Mashinata performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mashinata passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Valio Mashinata!