PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Panda (ranked 4230 p4p, 5528 weight class) and Paolo Del Geno (ranked 220 p4p, 268 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Panda
vs
Del Geno

150 cm
19
135
3 - 2 - 0

169 cm
19
136
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Arcticus University: London
Vegan Gains

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Napoleon Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paolo Del Geno!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Geno slaps away a takedown attempt from Panda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Del Geno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Del Geno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Panda really is a fat lump.
Del Geno lands with a right hand.
Del Geno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Del Geno moves into range and clinches up with Panda.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Del Geno has him pressed against the cage.
Del Geno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Del Geno manages to break the clinch.
Del Geno punishes Panda's body with a nice straight punch.

Panda clinches up against the cage.

Del Geno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Del Geno avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Panda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Panda has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Del Geno can do anything to dispel that myth.
Del Geno looks to move to half guard but instead Panda has passed into mount! Damn!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Panda looking to isolate an arm here. Del Geno doesn't see it coming and as Panda extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Panda!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Napoleon Panda!