PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Read (ranked 5307 p4p, 3579 weight class) and Bruno Epolito (ranked 432 p4p, 347 weight class). Bruno Epolito will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Read
vs
Epolito

150 cm
25
148
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
153
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaiden Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Epolito!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read tries to clinch but Epolito moves out of range.
Epolito tests Read's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaiden Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read tries to clinch there but Epolito circles away.
Read takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Read wants to clinch.

Read gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Epolito.
Epolito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Epolito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Read backwards.
Epolito swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.

Read jumps into guard, dragging Epolito to the mat.
Epolito must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Epolito is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Read has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Epolito is looking to defend but Read has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Epolito! Read pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Epolito taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kaiden Read!