PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bate Pepo (ranked 5217 p4p, 2890 weight class) and Torcadall Sailcirc (ranked 0 p4p, 385 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sailcirc's choice of entrance music: THE SCOTTS. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pepo
vs
Sailcirc

190 cm
19
175
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
30
186
15 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

The Dirty Needle Project

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 Las Vegas, Bate Pepo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Torcadall Sailcirc!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pepo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sailcirc is not content to let Pepo control the position.
Sailcirc manages to get back to half guard.

Sailcirc actively working from the bottom here.
Sailcirc slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sailcirc is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sailcirc is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sailcirc looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pepo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sailcirc is thwarting Pepo's attempts to control the position.

Sailcirc seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sailcirc seems to be looking for submissions.
Sailcirc controlling the action here.
Sailcirc moves into full mount! Pepo won't be happy about that!

Sailcirc working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Pepo looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Sailcirc! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Torcadall Sailcirc!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Torcadall Sailcirc waved his t-shirt featuring The Dirty Needle Project 's logo in front of the cameras.