PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dougie Fredricton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Napanderi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fredricton
vs
Napanderi

172 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dougie Fredricton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kari Napanderi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napanderi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fredricton throws a jab but it's blocked by Napanderi.
Napanderi misses with a body punch

and Fredricton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Napanderi won't be happy with that.
Fredricton working the body and head with strikes.
Napanderi wants to control but Fredricton postures up.
Fredricton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fredricton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Napanderi struggling a bit here.
Fredricton wants to stand but Napanderi is controlling his arm.
Fredricton is trying to ground and pound but Napanderi uses the momentary lack of control by Fredricton to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredricton prevents Napanderi from improving his position.
Napanderi is trying to control but can't.
Fredricton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fredricton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Napanderi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fredricton with the ground and pound but Napanderi uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napanderi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fredricton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Napanderi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fredricton throwing strikes but missing.
Fredricton throws an elbow that misses. Napanderi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fredricton's guard. Nice move by Napanderi!
Napanderi forces his way into half guard.
Fredricton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Napanderi trying to control from half guard but Fredricton is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Napanderi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fredricton sees it coming and defends easily.
Fredricton is looking to improve his position.
Fredricton is controlling Napanderi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Napanderi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fredricton keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredricton is trying to stand.
Fredricton is in trouble now - Napanderi has advanced to mount!

Napanderi wants to finish this one by submission but Fredricton is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Napanderi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Napanderi working for a guillotine from mount but Fredricton is in no mood to give up.
Fredricton is controlling an arm, preventing Napanderi from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Napanderi wants to finish this one by submission but Fredricton is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Napanderi.
Napanderi wants to control the pace but Fredricton is squirming around nicely.
Fredricton gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Napanderi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fredricton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Napanderi.
Napanderi looks gassed!
Napanderi wants to free his trapped foot but Fredricton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dougie Fredricton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fredricton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Fredricton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Napanderi has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Fredricton. Oh but Napanderi has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Fredricton goes limp - he's gone! Napanderi jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kari Napanderi!
Our winner, Kari Napanderi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.