PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Georg Bjarnfredarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georg Bjarnfredarson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bjarnfredarson
vs
Salvatore

175 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

194 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Georg Bjarnfredarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hulk Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salvatore tries to clinch up but Bjarnfredarson circles away and keeps his distance.
Salvatore fails with an attempt to clinch.

Salvatore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bjarnfredarson to the mat! Bjarnfredarson manages to get full guard.

Bjarnfredarson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salvatore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Salvatore decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bjarnfredarson, up you get!

Bjarnfredarson scores with a takedown into Salvatore's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvatore is looking to sweep but instead, Bjarnfredarson has passed into half guard.
Bjarnfredarson controlling the action here.
Bjarnfredarson trying to control from half guard but Salvatore is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Bjarnfredarson seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjarnfredarson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Salvatore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salvatore manages to get to full guard.
Salvatore throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Salvatore can't keep his opponent in guard - Bjarnfredarson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Salvatore kicks off Bjarnfredarson and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore tries to clinch but Bjarnfredarson moves out of range.

Bjarnfredarson instigates a clinch.

Salvatore jumps into guard, dragging Bjarnfredarson to the mat.
Bjarnfredarson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bjarnfredarson is breathing heavily.
Bjarnfredarson is standing up over Salvatore. Salvatore looks to escape but Bjarnfredarson dives into side control.
Bjarnfredarson just content to control the position.
Salvatore is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjarnfredarson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Salvatore wants to get back to his feet.
Salvatore is trying to escape the position but Bjarnfredarson is controlling the position.

Bjarnfredarson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Salvatore is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Georg Bjarnfredarson!