PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Candy Panties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestle Wrestle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Panties
vs
Wrestle

196 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Candy Panties!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wrestle Wrestle!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panties tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wrestle swivels and escapes.

Wrestle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wrestle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wrestle thows a big elbow that misses.
Wrestle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wrestle landing with the ground and pound.
Panties will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wrestle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wrestle postures up.

Panties looking for a guillotine here but Wrestle defends easily.
Wrestle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panties is keeping the position for now.
Wrestle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wrestle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Panties's head.
Wrestle wants to pass the guard but Panties is keeping the position.
Wrestle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Panties keeping full guard, as Wrestle tries to pass.
Wrestle preventing the sweep.
Wrestle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Panties controls Wrestle momentarily but Wrestle frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wrestle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wrestle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wrestle wants to control from the top but Panties keeps moving.
Panties can't keep his opponent in guard - Wrestle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Panties is breathing heavily.
Wrestle keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Wrestle Wrestle just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wrestle tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Panties tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Wrestle counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Panties!
Wrestle content just to control the position here.
Panties keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Panties wants to control but Wrestle is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wrestle lands a heavy elbow.
Wrestle content just to control the position here.
Wrestle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wrestle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Panties is looking to escape.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle controlling the pace for now.
Panties working to try and regain half guard.
Wrestle content just to control the position here.
Wrestle landing shots from mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wrestle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wrestle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Panties wants to control but Wrestle is having none of it.
Wrestle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wrestle with a couple of short strikes.
Wrestle landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wrestle controlling from the full mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Panties is squirming around, avoiding Wrestle's attempts to control the action.
Wrestle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Panties hang on?
Panties tries to lock up and control but Wrestle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wrestle with good strikes from the mount here!
Wrestle dominating with strikes here.
Wrestle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wrestle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Wrestle throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Panties has his hands clasped together but Wrestle breaks the hold and Panties is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Wrestle!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wrestle Wrestle!
Wrestle Wrestle is the new bantamweight champion!