PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pasha Dasari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Lopes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dasari comes to the cage accompanied by Stinkfist. Lopes has chosen Pulse of the Magoots as his entrance music. Tiago Lopes looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Dasari
vs
Lopes

166 cm
25
140 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

173 cm
19
138 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Syndicate Drugs
Blaze Ronin Reborn

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasha Dasari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Lopes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dasari is looking to land body kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Lopes. No joy for Dasari on that attempt.
Lopes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dasari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Dasari moves into range and clinches up with Lopes.

Dasari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dasari misses with a hook. Lopes ducked under it nicely.

Lopes tries to keep at a distance but Dasari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Dasari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lopes tries for a takedown. No joy.

Lopes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lopes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dasari working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dasari seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lopes for as long as he can get away with.

Dasari avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lopes looks gassed!
Dasari is working Lopes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopes is on top in guard.
Dasari throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lopes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dasari pulls Lopes in close to prevent any damage.
Dasari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dasari controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lopes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dasari.
Dasari controlling from the full mount.
Lopes is looking to get to half guard.
Dasari controlling from the full mount.
Dasari's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopes tries to reverse the position but Dasari maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dasari is landing with some decent strikes but Lopes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dasari prevents Lopes from getting the reversal.
Dasari looking to finish Lopes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lopes!

Lopes has left one of his arms exposed and Dasari doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Lopes screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pasha Dasari!