PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thales Leites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Correia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Correia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cidadão Instigado - Os urubus só pensam em te comer. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Leites
vs
Correia

200 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
255 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thales Leites!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Correia!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leites closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Leites slows the pace down in half guard.
Correia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Correia wants to get back to his feet.
Leites working over Correia with some ground and pound. Correia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leites is keen to just control but Correia is a slippery customer.
Leites missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leites has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leites content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Leites is looking to take a break and control but Correia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Leites is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Correia is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

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