PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 1080 p4p, 131 weight class) and Paddy Bateman (ranked 1003 p4p, 120 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gariniho
vs
Bateman

185 cm
26
196 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

185 cm
38
195 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars
Arcticus University: London

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paddy Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman lands a nice shot that snaps Gariniho's head back.
A low kick from Gariniho is predictable there

and Bateman counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gariniho tries to buck Bateman off but Bateman is having none of it.
Bateman trying to control the action but Gariniho is working from the bottom.
Bateman slows the pace down.
Bateman tries to advance to mount but Gariniho denies him.
Bateman wants to control but Gariniho is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariniho prevents Bateman from improving position.
Bateman in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho is trying to buck Bateman off.
Bateman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gariniho will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Gariniho is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bateman's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Bateman! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Gariniho has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paddy Bateman!
After the fight, Paddy Bateman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.