PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kjartan Finnbogason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danjie Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finnbogason's entrance music is D12 - Fight Music. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Finnbogason
vs
Mercado

170 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

KAISER

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kjartan Finnbogason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danjie Mercado!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercado keeps the fight on the outside.
Mercado misses with a head kick.
Finnbogason is looking to clinch.
Finnbogason keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mercado looks for a takedown but Finnbogason sprawls well.
Finnbogason tries to clinch but Mercado moves out of range.
Finnbogason fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finnbogason is looking to clinch but Mercado is avoiding it.

Mercado gets tackled into the cage by Finnbogason. Finnbogason maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finnbogason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercado wants a takedown but no success here.
Kjartan Finnbogason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danjie Mercado.
Finnbogason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Finnbogason lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finnbogason.
Mercado can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mercado is looking for a takedown.
Finnbogason throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercados head.
Mercado drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Finnbogason gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mercado seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Mercado drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Finnbogason gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mercado looking for a takedown.
Finnbogason lands an uppercut.
Finnbogason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Finnbogason.
Finnbogason has Mercado pressed against the cage, preventing Mercado from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado looking to slow down the pace here.
Finnbogason avoiding damage as Mercado throws knees to the body.
Finnbogason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Finnbogason.
Mercado is trying to force a seperation but Finnbogason has the dominant position.
Finnbogason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercado backwards.
Finnbogason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Finnbogason stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Finnbogason.

Mercado is rocked!
Finnbogason gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mercado.
Mercado is still on wobbly legs! Can Finnbogason finish him?
Mercado looks winded!
Finnbogason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Finnbogason.
Mercado seems to have recovered his senses.
Finnbogason lands with a light punch inside.
Finnbogason working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercado wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Finnbogason gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Finnbogason lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finnbogason.
Finnbogason lands a left hand.
Finnbogason scores with a hook to the body.
Finnbogason pushes Mercado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finnbogason lands with a light punch inside.
Mercado wants a takedown.
Finnbogason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Finnbogason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercado backwards.
Mercado wants to take the fight to the mat but Finnbogason manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finnbogason.
Finnbogason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Finnbogason - that landed with a thud.
Mercado changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Finnbogason fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mercado swats away the attempt to clinch by Finnbogason.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnbogason tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mercado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mercado.
Finnbogason is pushing Mercado's head away, looking to escape. Mercado manages to hold on to the position though.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Danjie Mercado!