PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 884 p4p, 37 weight class) and Matel Huchkov (ranked 2655 p4p, 112 weight class). Marcelo Costa De Andrade had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Marcelo Costa De Andrade had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Costa De Andrade
vs
Huchkov

175 cm
21
150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
37
143 lbs
22 - 20 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matel Huchkov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huchkov gets the takedown into side control.
Huchkov working the ground and pound.

Huchkov has hold of De Andrade's arm. He's looking for a kimura. De Andrade seems comfortable defending it but Huchkov has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! De Andrade is real pain and he's forced to tap out! De Andrade is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Huchkov couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matel Huchkov!
Matel Huchkov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.