PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Andreev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Estrada might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alice in Chains - Man In The Box . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Estrada
vs
Andreev

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Estrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Andreev!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estrada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Estrada swinging wildly here.
Estrada tries to close the distance and clinch but Andreev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Estrada tries to clinch but Andreev is having none of it.

Andreev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Estrada to the mat! Estrada manages to get full guard.
Andreev wants to control from the top but Estrada keeps moving.
Estrada working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Andreev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Andreev pushing down on Estrada's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev stops Estrada from getting back to his feet.
Andreev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Andreev seems content to control.
Estrada is refusing to be controlled, as Andreev sits in half guard.
Estrada is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Andreev scores with a couple of nice shots.

Andreev maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Estrada could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Andreev has cracked it and Estrada is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Andreev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrei Andreev!