PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Rankinstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Datu I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rankinstein
vs
I

169 cm
20
142 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

169 cm
21
147 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Rankinstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Datu I !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice sprawl there from Rankinstein as I shoots in.
Rankinstein throws a right and a left that I avoids nicely.
I fails to land the takedown.
I throws a low kick but Rankinstein avoids it.
Rankinstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rankinstein tries to clinch up but I circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rankinstein, as that shot connected.
I misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Derrick Rankinstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Datu I .
Rankinstein digs a good hook to I 's body.
Rankinstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rankinstein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
I misses with a takedown
and Rankinstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
I misses with a takedown
and Rankinstein counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

I gets a double leg takedown into Rankinstein's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
I throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rankinstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
I throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rankinstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
I working some strikes from top position.
Rankinstein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
I preventing the sweep.
Rankinstein keeping moving, preventing I from controlling successfully.
I trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

I drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rankinstein manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now I has Rankinstein in his guard.

I working for a triangle but Rankinstein defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rankinstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
I has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rankinstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

I has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rankinstein doesn't defend quickly enough and I has managed to lock this one up! Can Rankinstein escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to I on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Datu I !