PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Makarov (ranked 4362 p4p, 4512 weight class) and Christopher Pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Makarov
vs
Pike

179 cm
23
150
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
158
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Makarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Pike!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pike gets the takedown into side control.
Makarov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Makarov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Makarov gets back to full guard.

Makarov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pike is defending well. Makarov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pike has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Makarov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Khabib Makarov!