PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Icaro O Voador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roque Fabricio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icaro O Voador looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

O Voador
vs
Fabricio

180 cm
21
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Icaro O Voador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roque Fabricio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabricio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fabricio stuffs the takedown.
Fabricio tries for a takedown but O Voador circles away easily

and O Voador counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
O Voador working hard to break the clinch.
O Voador taking a breather.
O Voador wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fabricio wants a takedown.
O Voador can't break the clinch.
O Voador's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

O Voador jumps guard and drags Fabricio to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
O Voador is breathing heavily.
Fabricio postures up.
Fabricio trying to control but O Voador is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabricio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fabricio throwing strikes from guard but O Voador blocks nicely.
Fabricio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fabricio advances position into side control!
O Voador taking a bit of punishment here - Fabricio scoring with strikes.
Fabricio lands a nice forearm strike.

Fabricio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fabricio is putting a hurting on O Voador here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio working the ground and pound.
O Voador is looking to regain half guard here but Fabricio keeps moving and retains side control.
Fabricio works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
O Voador is trying to get back to his feet.

Fabricio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Voador is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
O Voador being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabricio scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio trying to control the position but O Voador is working away.
Fabricio working the head with strikes.
O Voador tries to improve position but can't.
Fabricio trying to control the action but O Voador is working from the bottom.

Fabricio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Fabricio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio cracks O Voador with a big right hand but O Voador just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Fabricio has worked his way into a potential kimura here. O Voador is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Fabricio yanks on the arm and O Voador is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Fabricio.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roque Fabricio!