PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiwi Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mendes
vs
Bird

180 cm
18
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 46 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 46 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiwi Bird!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mendes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Mendes stands up out of the half guard.
Mendes scores with a head kick.

Mendes closes the distance and clinches.

Mendes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mendes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bird, pushing him back against the cage.

Mendes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mendes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes lands strikes from half guard.

Mendes is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bird is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arthur Mendes!