PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lito Lapid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lito Lapid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Lapid

225 cm
30
145 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

173 cm
21
144 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lito Lapid!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Lapid lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lapid.

Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown trying to control the position but Lapid is working away.

Brown swings around for an armbar but Lapid sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brown's guard.
Lapid postures up.

Brown isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lapid stacks Brown on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lapid!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lapid is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapid is trying to get back to full guard.

Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lapid defends it well.
Brown stops Lapid from getting back to his feet.

Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lapid defends it well.

Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lapid sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown is keen to just control but Lapid is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lapid wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lapid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lapid wants to get back to his feet.

Lapid looking for submissions off his back.
Brown not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lapid has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lapid is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mark Brown!