PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zedong Xu (ranked 4359 p4p, 4305 weight class) and Yang Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 507 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Xu
vs
Wang

195 cm
25
200
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
209
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zedong Xu!
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, Yang Wang!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Xu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xu feinted with a counter takedown.

Xu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Wang looking for submissions off his back.

Wang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Xu pulls his head out easily.
Wang gets back to full guard.

Wang looking for a guillotine here but Xu defends easily.
Xu wanted to stand there but Wang had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wang pushes a forearm under Xu's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Xu is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yang Wang!