PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulao Maluko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Maluko
vs
Rocha

183 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 2

183 cm
22
196 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulao Maluko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rocha gets the takedown into side control.
Rocha works to advance to full mount. Maluko defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Maluko wants to try and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocha connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rocha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rocha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maluko hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maluko is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rocha working the ground and pound effectively.
Rocha working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rocha raining down shots from the mount!

Rocha swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demian Rocha!