PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delphino Atlantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atlantis comes to the cage accompanied by Rancid - Time Bomb. Atlantis has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Delphino Atlantis had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Delphino Atlantis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Atlantis
vs
Chat

175 cm
32
170 lbs
19 - 12 - 2

160 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Delphino Atlantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, El Chat!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atlantis misses the shot to the body.
Chat drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Atlantis defends it well.
Atlantis thuds his right hand into Chat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Chat gets the takedown into side control.
Atlantis tries to buck Chat off but Chat is having none of it.
Chat tries to move to mount but Atlantis blocks the move with his legs.
Atlantis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Atlantis keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chat moves into full mount!
Atlantis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chat tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Atlantis keeps working.
Atlantis wants to control but Chat is keeping busy.
Chat is keen to just control but Atlantis is a slippery customer.
Atlantis is looking to improve his position.
Chat is keen to just control but Atlantis is a slippery customer.
Atlantis is looking to control Chat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Atlantis avoid being mounted?
Atlantis tries to roll over but Chat keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Atlantis manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Atlantis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atlantis lands a two punch combo.
Atlantis is breathing heavily.

Chat closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Atlantis quickly recovers to half guard.
Atlantis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chat's back!
Chat trying to control the action but Atlantis just sinks the hooks in.
Chat has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Atlantis.
Atlantis gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Atlantis somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chat is trying to defend against the choke here but Atlantis has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Atlantis Tightens the hold and Chat taps out furiously! Atlantis displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Delphino Atlantis!
After winning the bout, Delphino Atlantis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.