PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherman Tribbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fernandez
vs
Tribbett

185 cm
27
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
213 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francis Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sherman Tribbett!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernandez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fernandez, right into the meat.
Tribbett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tribbett throws a leg kick
and Fernandez counters with an outside leg kick.
Tribbett throws a sloppy head kick
and Fernandez counters with a solid body kick.
Fernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tribbett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tribbett misses with a low kick.
Tribbett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fernandez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tribbett's sensitive parts.
Fernandez shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Fernandez.
Fernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Fernandez gets a takedown into half guard.
Tribbett looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tribbett trying to control but Fernandez postures up.
Fernandez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tribbett on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez working the head and body with strikes.
Tribbett is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Fernandez 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.
Fernandez wants to stand up but Tribbett manages to regain full guard.
Tribbett keeping moving, preventing Fernandez from controlling successfully.
Tribbett controlling Fernandez's posture.
Tribbett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fernandez manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribbett preventing the sweep.
Fernandez is trying to keep Tribbett in close.
Fernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tribbett is one step ahead there.

Fernandez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tribbett passes into half guard.

Tribbett is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tribbett is trying for a kimura here. Fernandez looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tribbett wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sherman Tribbett!