PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Asiong Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mia St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St John is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Bitch is back. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Salonga
vs
St John

170 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

168 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asiong Salonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mia St John!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St John misses with a series of wild punches.
St John displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salonga.
A nice inside leg kick there by St John. That's going to slow Salonga down.
St John tries to clinch up but Salonga circles away and keeps his distance.
Salonga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St John as he avoids it easily.
Salonga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asiong Salonga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St John misses with a jab, cross combination.
St John tries to clinch

and Salonga counters by clinching up.
St John can't break the clinch.
Salonga is trying to pull guard but St John turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Salonga has hold of one of St John's legs. St John is fighting the takedown attempt but Salonga gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

St John working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Salonga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but St John is tightening it up a little... Salonga has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Salonga reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Salonga taps out! Nice BJJ there by St John!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mia St John!
Mia St John really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Broken Halo Pride Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.