PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John The Bomber will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lopez
vs
The Bomber

167 cm
24
134 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
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 Helsinki, Manny Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John The Bomber!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Bomber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Bomber showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The Bomber frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lopez avoids a series of strikes thrown by The Bomber.
The Bomber tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lopez is trying desperately to improve position.
The Bomber misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bomber trying to control but Lopez is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The Bomber has control of Lopez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lopez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Bomber controlling the pace for now.
Lopez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Bomber looking for a guillotine from mount but Lopez is having none of it.
The Bomber wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The Bomber controlling from mount.

The Bomber has isolated one of Lopez's arms. Lopez looking to fight him off but The Bomber twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John The Bomber!
John The Bomber decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.