PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Finklestein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Midas Melanthios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Finklestein
vs
Melanthios

180 cm
20
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frederick Finklestein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Midas Melanthios!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melanthios tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finklestein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Melanthios swats away the attempt to clinch by Finklestein.
Finklestein doesn't manage to clinch there - Melanthios circles away.

Finklestein gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Melanthios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Finklestein takes an elbow to the temple.

Melanthios pulls Finklestein into guard.
Finklestein stands up over Melanthios, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Finklestein slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Melanthios is looking to regain half guard here but Finklestein keeps moving and retains side control.
Finklestein working away.
Finklestein is chipping away with strikes.
Melanthios is looking for a sweep.
Finklestein works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Melanthios takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Melanthios being controlled for a moment.
Finklestein creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Melanthios sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
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.
Melanthios avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Finklestein.
Finklestein grinds an elbow into Melanthios's temple.
Finklestein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melanthios keeps working.
Finklestein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Melanthios on the ground.
Melanthios tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Melanthios prevents Finklestein from improving position.
Melanthios manages to work his way to half guard, despite Finklestein's best efforts.
Finklestein lands strikes from half guard.
Finklestein seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Melanthios does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Melanthios keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Melanthios looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Finklestein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Finklestein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Melanthios is pressing down on Finklestein's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Melanthios is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Melanthios keeping moving, preventing Finklestein from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Finklestein thows a body shot but no joy.

Finklestein pushes Melanthios up against the cage in a clinch.
Finklestein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Melanthios with a knee to the head.
Melanthios tries to land knees in the clinch but Finklestein avoids the damage to the body.
Melanthios with a knee to the head.
Finklestein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Finklestein is breathing heavily.
Melanthios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Finklestein misses with a knee to the head.
Melanthios lands a knee to the head.
Melanthios lands a knee to the head.
Melanthios with a knee to the head.
Melanthios scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melanthios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Melanthios drags the fight down to the ground.

Finklestein is posturing up here but Melanthios has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Finklestein tries to roll out but it's too tight and Finklestein has to tap! Slick submission there by Melanthios!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Midas Melanthios!