PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcio Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natty Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcio Fontes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Fontes
vs
Light

188 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcio Fontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Natty Light!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontes misses with a two punch combination.

Light closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Light lands in his opponent's guard.
Fontes is wriggling around but Light manages to pass to half guard.

Fontes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Light on the ground.
Light is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fontes wants to control but Light is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontes is not content to let Light control the position.
Light looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fontes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Light is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Light is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fontes!
Light controlling from the full mount.
Light lands a big elbow - Fontes is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Fontes is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Natty Light!