PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Verekedos Istvan (ranked 5460 p4p, 4068 weight class) and Anthony Merel (ranked 447 p4p, 391 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Istvan
vs
Merel

175 cm
20
152
4 - 2 - 0

171 cm
20
152
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Verekedos Istvan!
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, Anthony Merel!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Istvan throws a right and a left that Merel avoids nicely.
Merel misses with a shot to the body
and Istvan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Merel throws a shot from downtown. Istvan moves away and avoids it.
Merel lands the left hand.

It looks like Verekedos Istvan has been cut.
Merel jabs Istvan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Istvan jabs at Merel's body.

Merel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Istvan can't do much from the bottom here.
Merel advances to mount.
Istvan wants to hold on but Merel pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Merel is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Merel extends the arm and Istvan is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Merel!
Our winner, Anthony Merel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.