PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between ALtropos Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Pelano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelano has chosen I Wanna Be Somebody by WASP as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lion
vs
Pelano

178 cm
20
170 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

181 cm
26
183 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ALtropos Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Pelano!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pelano moves in looking to clinch but Lion pushes him off.
Pelano is looking to clinch.
Pelano lands a nice shot to the body.
Pelano wants to clinch.

Lion gets a double leg takedown into Pelano's guard.
Lion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pelano is trying to keep Lion in close.
Pelano wants to stand and escape but Lion is having none of it.
Pelano is looking to sweep but instead, Lion has passed into half guard.

Pelano is defending against the submission attempts here by Lion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelano is trying to control but can't.
Lion drops an elbow to the side of Pelano's head.
Lion stops Pelano from getting back to his feet.
Lion wants to free his trapped foot but Pelano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lion lands strikes from half guard.
Lion is taking a breather. Pelano says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pelano works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pelano is trying to keep Lion in close.
Lion passes Pelano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lion is looking to take a break and control but Pelano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lion uses his free foot to push down on Pelano's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pelano.
Pelano is squirming around, avoiding Lion's attempts to control the action.
Pelano taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lion cracks Pelano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lion lands a heavy elbow.

Lion looking for a guillotine from mount but Pelano is having none of it.
Lion with the ground and pound from mount.
Pelano is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pelano is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lion is staying active.
A nice elbow there by Lion.
Pelano taking shots to the head.
Lion landing strikes, looking to finish!

Pelano is rocked!
Pelano is squirming around, avoiding Lion's attempts to control the action.
Lion punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pelano is still in real trouble! Can Lion finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lion lands a big shot to the head and Pelano winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). ALtropos Lion!
ALtropos Lion really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Happy Pills 159Q - 90% Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.