PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Venkamorre Mermao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Gazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gazer has chosen Psycho Killer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mermao
vs
Gazer

225 cm
26
266 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
268 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Venkamorre Mermao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Gazer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazer misses with a wild body shot.
Gazer slips under a jab from Mermao.
Mermao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mermao swinging wildly here.
Mermao moves in looking to clinch but Gazer pushes him off.
Gazer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gazer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gazer looks to land a combination but Mermao avoids it well.
Mermao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gazer misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Mermao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mermao throws a series of punches but Gazer moves out of range.
Mermao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gazer.

Mermao gets a clinch.

Gazer manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gazer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mermao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gazer has Mermao up against the cage in a clinch.

Mermao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mermao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Peter Gazer has been cut.
Mermao fails to land with a series of punches.
Mermao looks to land a combination but Gazer avoids it well.
Gazer slips a jab and a cross from Mermao.
Mermao is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mermao throws the left hand but Gazer avoids the punch easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gazer.
Mermao is trying to improve his position.
Gazer grinds an elbow into Mermao's temple.
Mermao wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Gazer in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mermao is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Gazer!