PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randy The Irritator (ranked 2522 p4p, 3780 weight class) and Mad Panda (ranked 150 p4p, 227 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

The Irritator
vs
Panda

170 cm
20
140
3 - 2 - 0

150 cm
20
135
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Fast

Conviction
Fantasy Threads

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 Hilo, Randy The Irritator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mad Panda!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda closes the distance but The Irritator moves to the side
and The Irritator counters with a series of strikes. Panda will be more careful next time no doubt.

Panda looking to score a takedown here. The Irritator is defending well but Panda drives through and ends up in The Irritator's guard.
Panda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The Irritator isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Panda stacks The Irritator on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Panda!
You can see the frustration on The Irritator's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Irritator's coaches at PhoQus Fight Club 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Irritator tries to escape but Panda is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Irritator is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Irritator being controlled for a moment.

Panda is trying to get an arm triangle but The Irritator is defending well.
The Irritator trying to control but Panda flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Panda tightening his grip on The Irritator, looking for the choke.
The Irritator rolls, trying to escape but Panda keeps control of the position.
The Irritator looking very determined here, making life difficult for Panda.
Panda is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Panda gets his hands free as The Irritator looks to control.
Panda tries to get the hooks in deep but The Irritator pushed the leg off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Panda is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and The Irritator taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Panda.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mad Panda!