PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olan Zapina (ranked 4628 p4p, 4709 weight class) and Brendan Armbrust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Zapina
vs
Armbrust

174 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 New York, Olan Zapina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Armbrust!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zapina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armbrust.
Armbrust with a poor takedown

and Zapina moves into the clinch.
Armbrust takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Brendan Armbrust has been cut.
Armbrust fails to pull guard.
Armbrust looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zapina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zapina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zapina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Brendan Armbrust's cut even more.
Zapina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Armbrust is rocked!
Armbrust is pressed against the cage. Zapina pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Armbrust! Two more big strikes from Zapina and Armbrust crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Olan Zapina!