PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Batara Sari (ranked 3349 p4p, 25419 weight class) and Amandio Fonseca (ranked 404 p4p, 561 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sari
vs
Fonseca

187 cm
25
193
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
185
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Batara Sari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amandio Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fonseca shoots in and drives through. Sari sprawls well.
Sari feinted with a counter takedown.

Sari closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Sari working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fonseca can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sari happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sari is trying to get an arm triangle but Fonseca is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Fonseca is trying to get back to half guard.

Sari is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fonseca is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sari lands a decent elbow from side control.

Sari working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fonseca should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fonseca is trying to improve his position.
Sari moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca struggling a bit here.
Fonseca is being controlled here.
Fonseca is trying to control Sari's posture but Sari avoids it.
Sari advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sari moves to the back position.
Sari connects with a big shot to the side of Fonseca's head.

Sari patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sari biding his time, controlling Fonseca.
Sari keeps control of the position as Fonseca tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sari softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Sari biding his time, looking for the opening.
Sari is trying to stick to Fonseca's back but Fonseca is turning into Sari. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sari's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fonseca.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sari working for a triangle but Fonseca defends it easily.
Sari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fonseca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Fonseca stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Sari throws up his legs and catches Fonseca in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Fonseca tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Sari! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Batara Sari!