PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Sinatra (ranked 4786 p4p, 4723 weight class) and Ragib Bandera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinatra comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom the Bell Tolls. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sinatra
vs
Bandera

175 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
178
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Sinatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragib Bandera!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sinatra closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bandera's guard.
Sinatra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bandera's head.
Sinatra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bandera can't keep his opponent in guard - Sinatra advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sinatra lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sinatra perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bandera taking some punishment here, with Sinatra in his half guard.
Sinatra drops an elbow to the side of Bandera's head.
Sinatra lands strikes from half guard.

Bandera is rocked!
Sinatra sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bandera is still in real trouble! Can Sinatra finish him?
Sinatra scores with a big shot! Bandera's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Bandera! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Sinatra!
After the fight, Rick Sinatra was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.