PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fartpants McSpongeBob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Along Recto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McSpongeBob
vs
Recto

180 cm
21
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fartpants McSpongeBob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Along Recto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McSpongeBob has managed to clinch.

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

McSpongeBob has taken the fight to the clinch.

McSpongeBob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Recto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Recto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and McSpongeBob counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Recto's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Recto isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McSpongeBob stacks Recto on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McSpongeBob!
Recto can't do much from the bottom here.

McSpongeBob tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Recto wants to control but McSpongeBob postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Recto manages to get back to half guard.

Recto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Recto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Recto.
McSpongeBob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Recto controls McSpongeBob momentarily but McSpongeBob frees himself.

Recto is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! McSpongeBob rolls with it to try and escape but Recto cranks on the arm and McSpongeBob is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Along Recto!