PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Jose Fernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Stanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Stanford is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jose Fernando
vs
Stanford

180 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcos Jose Fernando !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Stanford!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernando with a poor takedown

and Stanford counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stanford.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Fernando looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stanford postures up and lands a big shot to Fernando 's brow.
Stanford is working Fernando over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stanford throws a strike but Fernando rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Stanford had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fernando defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernando passes into half guard.

Stanford actively working from the bottom here.

Stanford has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Fernando escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Fernando !
Stanford manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fernando looking for a sweep. Not yet Fernando , not yet.
Stanford throws a strike but Fernando rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fernando cracks Stanford with a solid left hand.

Fernando is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fernando passes into half guard.

Stanford is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Fernando is tapping! Great win for Stanford!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jake Stanford!