PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jesus lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Virga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

lopez
vs
Virga

200 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jesus lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Virga!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

lopez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Virga looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
lopez advances to mount.
Virga tries to hold on but lopez postures up.
Virga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Virga is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
lopez controlling the pace for now.
Virga wants to hold on but lopez pushes him away.
Virga tries to control the position but lopez now has his back.
Virga trying to control the hands but lopez won't let him.
Virga covering up well under a series of strikes from lopez.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lopez avoiding Virga 's attempts to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lopez is trying to stick to Virga's back but Virga is turning into lopez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in lopez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Virga.

Virga is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! lopez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! lopez has escaped and now he's on top!
lopez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
lopez wants to stand but Virga is controlling his posture from full guard.

Virga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but lopez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Virga looking for submissions from the bottom but instead lopez passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lopez is trying to control the action in half guard but Virga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
lopez prevents Virga from improving his position.
Virga trying to hold on to lopez's head to control him but lopez postures up.
lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Virga keeps working.
Virga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Virga is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! lopez has his hands clasped together but Virga extends an breaks lopez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Virga.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vincenzo Virga!