PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomato Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Sabio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Can
vs
Sabio

180 cm
29
180 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

177 cm
28
177 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomato Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Sabio!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Can changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sabio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Can is trying to ground and pound but Sabio uses the momentary lack of control by Can to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sabio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Can passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Sabio bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sabio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Can swings for the body but Sabio moves out of range.
Can has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Sabio as Can shoots in.
Sabio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sabio lands with an uppercut that bounces Can off the cage and back into rage.

Can gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabio preventing the sweep.
Sabio won't allow Can to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabio preventing the sweep.
Can preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabio is working Can over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Can avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sabio trying to control the position from guard on top but Can is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sabio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sabio lands with a punch from half guard.
Can on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Can is trying to stand up here but Sabio is controlling him well.
Sabio throwing shots but Can is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sabio lands a nice short elbow.
Can is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Can tries to reverse the position but Sabio maintains control.
Sabio is landing with some decent strikes but Can is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sabio prevents Can from getting the reversal.
Can is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can is working hard here to advance position.
Sabio postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Can looks a forlorn figure.
Sabio controlling his opponent.
Can tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sabio tries to control but Can wriggling away.
Sabio with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabio lands a heavy elbow.

Can is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Can is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Can in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Can tries to hold on but Sabio postures up.
Sabio postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Can bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Sabio and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ariel Sabio!