PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fight Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin The French Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pride
vs
The French Pride

170 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fight Pride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valentin The French Pride!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The French Pride changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pride tries to avoid it but The French Pride manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pride to the ground. Pride escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pride tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pride avoids the body shot from The French Pride.

Pride gets the takedown into side control.
The French Pride dodges the ground and pound from Pride.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pride decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Pride scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The French Pride gets back to half guard.
The French Pride is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The French Pride moves into full guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
The French Pride wants to sweep here but Pride controlling him for the moment.

The French Pride has his foot on Pride's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pride works his way back into a safe position though.

The French Pride throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The French Pride looks gassed!
Pride thows a big elbow that misses.
The French Pride working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pride.
Pride is looking to stand up but The French Pride won't let him.
Pride trying to control the position from guard on top but The French Pride is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pride would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The French Pride wants to sweep here but Pride controlling him for the moment.
Pride tries to stand but The French Pride is controlling from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pride tries to score a power double leg takedown but The French Pride sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pride somewhat.
Pride tries to clinch but The French Pride moves out of range.
A slow jab from Pride misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pride tries to clinch there but The French Pride circles away.

Pride closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pride lands in his opponent's guard.
Pride won't allow The French Pride to sweep him here.
The French Pride bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pride's guard.
The French Pride slips nicely into half guard.
The French Pride passes to full mount!

The French Pride working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Pride looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by The French Pride! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Valentin The French Pride!