PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercito Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Trout
vs
Gesta

181 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Trout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mercito Gesta!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gesta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Trout sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Trout is staying active underneath Gesta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trout is trying to get back to full guard.

Trout looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gesta winds up and cracks Trout with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gesta working Trout over with strikes.

Gesta is trying to work for a kimura but Trout is defending well.
Gesta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trout defending well though.

Trout looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Trout looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Trout looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trout actively working from the bottom here.
Gesta trying to control the action but Trout is working from the bottom.

Trout is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gesta pulls his head out easily.

Gesta has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Trout defend it? Gesta steps over the head and cranks it - Trout is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gesta!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mercito Gesta!