PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister has chosen Downstait - Say it to my Face as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lil I
vs
Lannister

170 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 Las Vegas, Ba Lil I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister misses with a series of wild punches.
Lil I swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Lannister gets caught napping as Lil I dives in and scores a takedown. Lannister manages to retain guard.
Lil I tries to free his leg and advance position but Lannister is retaining full guard.
Lil I won't allow Lannister to get back to his feet.
Lil I showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lil I tries to free his leg and advance position but Lannister is retaining full guard.
Lil I passes Lannister's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lannister keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lil I scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lil I seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil I prevents Lannister from improving his position.
Lil I has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lil I lands a nice short elbow.
Lil I is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lannister trying to control but Lil I postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil I controlling the pace.

Lil I is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lil I stops Lannister from getting back to his feet.

Lil I seems to be looking for submissions.
Lannister avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lil I.
Lil I trying to control the pace.
Lil I uses his free foot to push down on Lannister's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lannister.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil I sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lannister is looking to get to half guard.
Lil I with a couple of short strikes.
Lil I controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lil I has control of Lannister's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lannister regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lil I sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil I lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Lannister is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lil I unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Lannister wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Lil I celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ba Lil I!