PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Soufian Fekar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Monet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fekar comes to the cage accompanied by Down on me. The crowd seem to be enjoying Monet's choice of entrance music: Indestructable. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Fekar
vs
Monet

183 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
169 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soufian Fekar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Monet!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fekar but Fekar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ryan Monet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fekar defends it nicely.
Monet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fekar is fending him off so far but Monet persists. Nope, Fekar circles away and we're back to standing.
Soufian Fekar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Monet.
A head kick misses from Monet.

Monet drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Monet tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Monet wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fekar, who protects the arm well.
Fekar gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fekar is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fekar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

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

Fekar looking for a triangle here. Monet is fighting it but it looks tight! Fekar pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Monet is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Soufian Fekar!