PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Brasco
vs
Howard

173 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

160 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donnie Brasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Howard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasco lands a head kick!

It looks like Floyd Howard has been cut.
Howard walks into a left hand.

Brasco gets a clinch.
Brasco gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Howard.

Brasco decides to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Howard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brasco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brasco looking for a sweep. Not yet Brasco, not yet.
Brasco wants to stand but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard wants to control from the top but Brasco keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Howard's guard.
Howard wants to sweep here but Brasco controlling him for the moment.
Howard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Howard 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.
Brasco advances to half guard.
Howard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Howard is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Brasco jumps into side control!
Brasco wants to control but Howard is keeping him busy.
Howard tries to improve position but can't.
Brasco trying to control the position but Howard is working away.

Brasco in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Howard is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donnie Brasco!