PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Apollo (ranked 479 p4p, 1380 weight class) and Donato Bilancia (ranked 29 p4p, 83 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Apollo
vs
Bilancia

168 cm
24
140
10 - 2 - 0

160 cm
21
135
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Conviction
PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donato Bilancia!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo scores with a sloppy right hand. Bilancia should have avoided that one.
Apollo 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.
Bilancia needs to keep his hands up - Apollo had a free shot at his head there.
Apollo misses with an uppercut.
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bilancia with a poor takedown
and Apollo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bilancia manages to avoid it.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bilancia manages to avoid it.
Bilancia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Apollo swivels and escapes.
Apollo looks to throw the jab but Bilancia is out of range.
Apollo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Bilancia tries to counter it with a takedown but Apollo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Apollo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bilancia.
Lindsay Apollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donato Bilancia.
Apollo looks to land a right hand but Bilancia moved out of range.
Apollo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Apollo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bilancia.
Apollo lands with a nice body kick.
Bilancia tries to clinch up.
Apollo lands a jab.
Apollo thumps Bilancia with a low kick.
Apollo throws a hook but Bilancia avoids it easily.
Bilancia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bilancia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bilancia there as he acknowledges the shot.

Apollo sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Bilancia to the ground! Apollo dives into full mount looking to finish!

Bilancia is rocked!

It looks like Donato Bilancia has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollo takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Bilancia is still in real trouble! Can Apollo finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Apollo has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Bilancia is defending well but eventually Apollo manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Bilancia has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lindsay Apollo!
Lindsay Apollo retains his bantamweight title!
Lindsay Apollo 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.