PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michal Michal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiwi Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bird has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Kiwi Bird has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michal Michal's chin.

Michal
vs
Bird

180 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 94 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michal Michal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 94 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiwi Bird!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michal is looking to slow Bird down with leg kicks.
Bird should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Michal drives through with a takedown into Bird's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Michal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Michal advances to half guard.
Bird looks gassed!
Bird is in trouble now - Michal has advanced to mount!
Michal controlling his opponent.
Michal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michal unloading with bombs!

Michal working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bird looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Michal! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michal Michal!