PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Embry (ranked 3522 p4p, 4435 weight class) and Bing Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Embry
vs
Bang

178 cm
25
140
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
17
141
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mateo Embry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bing Bang!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bang misses.
Embry scores with a jab.
A nice combination there by Embry.

Bang scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Embry keeps working.
Bang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Embry's head.
Bang moves nicely into side control.
Embry's coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

Bang is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Embry looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bang gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Embry is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bang lets go of the hold and Embry can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bing Bang!
During a confident post fight interview, Bing Bang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.