PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thoth Chontamenti (ranked 1339 p4p, 1256 weight class) and Christophe Dupree (ranked 174 p4p, 165 weight class). Dupree has chosen Eddie Vedder - Society as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Chontamenti
vs
Dupree

204 cm
30
275
17 - 9 - 0

190 cm
41
244
39 - 32 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thoth Chontamenti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Dupree!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chontamenti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Christophe Dupree has been cut.
Dupree lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chontamenti at a distance.
Dupree throws a leg kick which misses Chontamenti's front leg but catches the back leg as Chontamenti tries to avoid it.

Dupree gets caught flat footed, as Chontamenti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dupree looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chontamenti puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chontamenti with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Chontamenti is looking for a kimura but Dupree is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chontamenti to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chontamenti in particular looking to stall.
Dupree is trying to get back to full guard.
Chontamenti is pressing down on Dupree's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dupree is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Chontamenti is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dupree wants to get back to full guard.
Chontamenti looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chontamenti works his foot free and advances to mount.

Dupree reaches up to try and pull Chontamenti in and control his posture, but Chontamenti latches on to an arm and pivots quickly for an armbar! Dupree taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thoth Chontamenti!
After winning the bout, Thoth Chontamenti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.