PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edoardo Lozano (ranked 4060 p4p, 4173 weight class) and Dirk Bane (ranked 426 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.

Lozano
vs
Bane

185 cm
23
185
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edoardo Lozano!
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, Dirk Bane!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Bane.

Lozano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bane looking to stall.
Bane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lozano smiles and moves away.

Bane gets a clinch.
Lozano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bane's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lozano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lozano decides to pull guard.

Lozano pushes Bane off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Bane closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lozano to the mat! Lozano manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lozano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Bane got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lozano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bane has managed to get both his arms back between Lozano's legs - danger averted.

Lozano is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bane throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lozano's body to avoid the submission. Lozano has instead reached around Bane's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lozano arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Edoardo Lozano!