PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Riot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick sanfillipo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rudy Riot has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Riot
vs
sanfillipo

180 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
194 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Riot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick sanfillipo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riot throws a right and a left that sanfillipo avoids nicely.
Riot misses with a series of wild punches.
sanfillipo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riot throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Riot tries to bum rush sanfillipo with a series of wild strikes but sanfillipo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

sanfillipo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
sanfillipo advances nicely into full mount.
sanfillipo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

sanfillipo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Riot to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Riot shrugs it off.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, sanfillipo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
sanfillipo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
sanfillipo controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sanfillipo landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sanfillipo lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by sanfillipo.

Riot is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. sanfillipo locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Riot is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick sanfillipo!