PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Rasmussen (ranked 6612 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Anderson (ranked 6960 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen So Tem Jogador as his entrance music. Mathew Rasmussen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rasmussen
vs
Anderson

224 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
139 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Garra Nutri

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mathew Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sammy Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rasmussen gets caught flat footed, as Anderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rasmussen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Rasmussen's legs - danger averted.
Anderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rasmussen wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Rasmussen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sammy Anderson!
A very excited looking Sammy Anderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.