PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricco Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bader has chosen It's a Long Way to the Top as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Fernandez
vs
Bader

200 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricco Bader!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fernandez tries to clinch up but Bader circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick from Fernandez lands but Bader takes it in his stride.
Bader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernandez tries to clinch up.
Fernandez tries to bum rush Bader with a series of wild strikes but Bader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernandez tries to clinch up but Bader circles away and keeps his distance.
Bader shoots in looking for a takedown. Fernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Bader keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bader fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Bader shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bader showed some decent athleticism there.

Bader is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fernandez wants to improve his position but Bader is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader moves nicely into side control.
Fernandez prevents Bader from moving into mount.

Bader looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fernandez is trying to improve his position.

Bader has an Americana. Fernandez didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bader is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bader hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ricco Bader!