PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Travis Casada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vanovcan's choice of entrance music: Moskau. Travis Casada has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Casada
vs
Vanovcan

175 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

153 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Casada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justina Vanovcan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanovcan shoots in for a takedown but Casada shows good takedown defense.
Casada lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Casada misses with a takedown attempt

so Vanovcan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vanovcan preventing the sweep.
Casada working a defensive guard here.
Vanovcan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Casada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vanovcan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vanovcan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vanovcan pushing down on Casada's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vanovcan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Casada with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vanovcan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vanovcan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan blocks Casada's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Vanovcan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Vanovcan.
Vanovcan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Casada is rocked!

Vanovcan is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Vanovcan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Justina Vanovcan!