PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor Heatrt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange has chosen ACDC-You Shook Me(All Night Long) as his entrance music. Artie Lange has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Heatrt
vs
Lange

168 cm
20
133 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

183 cm
29
145 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor Heatrt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artie Lange!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heatrt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lange's guard.
Heatrt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Heatrt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lange is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lange has escaped and now he's on top!

Heatrt has his foot on Lange's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lange works his way back into a safe position though.
Lange looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Lange avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Heatrt isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lange stacks Heatrt on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lange!
Lange is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Lange stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lange dives in and scores a takedown into Heatrt's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lange with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Heatrt is looking for a triangle here but Lange uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Heatrt is breathing heavily.
Heatrt trying to remain calm as Lange controls from the top position.
Lange has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Lange swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Artie Lange!
Artie Lange took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Key Clothing LLC for their support in the buildup to the fight.