PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Pending (ranked 6183 p4p, 3676 weight class) and Marcos De Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 209 weight class). Fyodor Pending could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcos De Lima's chin.

Pending
vs
De Lima

150 cm
71
130
60 - 144 - 0

172 cm
26
140
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 60 - 144 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fyodor Pending!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcos De Lima!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pending looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pending gets cracked there but stands up to it.

De Lima gets a double leg takedown into Pending's guard.
De Lima stands and throws Pending's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De Lima controlling from side mount.
Pending knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Lima on the ground.
De Lima's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De Lima has an Americana. Pending didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! De Lima is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if De Lima hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Marcos De Lima!
A pretty intense looking Marcos De Lima took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.