PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Esta me Dinero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Freefallin by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Esta me Dinero has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

me Dinero
vs
Lannister

185 cm
38
130 lbs
11 - 26 - 0

170 cm
25
140 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Esta me Dinero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dinero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Dinero takes one to the chin there.
Dinero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lannister stuffs the takedown attempt from Dinero. Dinero gets slowly back to his feet.
Lannister has a takedown stuffed.
Dinero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dinero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lannister sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dinero somewhat.
Dinero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dinero dives in for a single leg takedown but Lannister sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esta me Dinero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinero stops a takedown attempt from Lannister.
Dinero lands a nice knee to the body.

Dinero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lannister has his takedown stuffed
and Dinero counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lannister is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dinero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lannister.
Lannister lands the left hand.

Dinero throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lannister tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dinero is in Lannister's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lannister manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Lannister has control of Dinero's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dinero regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lannister wants to control the pace but Dinero is squirming around nicely.
Dinero is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lannister might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dinero haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lannister looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lannister is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dinero has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dinero!
Lannister wants to improve his position but instead Dinero has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister tries to get to full guard but Dinero has control of the leg.

Lannister looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister tries to get to full guard but Dinero has control of the leg.
Lannister moves into full guard.

Lannister had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dinero defends it easily.
Lannister is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dinero makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Dinero closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dinero lands in his opponent's guard.
Lannister manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dinero manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister tries to free his leg and advance position but Dinero is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinero wants to stand but Lannister is controlling the position.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lannister is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dinero is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dinero has escaped and now he's on top!

Lannister has his foot on Dinero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dinero works his way back into a safe position though.
Lannister is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dinero wanted to stand there but Lannister had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lannister looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dinero passes into side control.
Lannister prevents Dinero from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrion Lannister dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lannister closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Dinero is rocked!
Lannister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Dinero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Lannister closes the distance looking for a takedown. Dinero stuffs it but Lannister still has hold of him. Lannister picks Dinero up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Lannister slams Dinero to the floor and that's really hurt Dinero - he doesn't know where he is! Lannister throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrion Lannister!
Our winner, Tyrion Lannister, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.