PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vegeta Iwanow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Foster might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to gangnam style. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Foster
vs
Iwanow

194 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
131 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vegeta Iwanow!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foster gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Iwanow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Iwanow controlling from the top position.
Foster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Foster wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Iwanow manages to pass to side control.
Iwanow trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Foster actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster trying to control but Iwanow postures up.
Iwanow stalling.

Iwanow decides to return to a standing position.
Foster throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Iwanow gets the takedown into side control.
Foster is breathing heavily.

Iwanow is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Foster looks calm but he's in trouble here. Iwanow gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Foster is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Iwanow lets go of the hold and Foster can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vegeta Iwanow!