PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Garelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garelli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Patriarch on a Vespa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garelli
vs
Zing

180 cm
25
184 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Garelli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Zing!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Garelli. Zing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garelli misses with an uppercut

and Zing counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garelli won't be happy with that.
Garelli takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Garelli manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zing's best efforts.
Zing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zing wants to control but Garelli is keeping him busy.
Zing thows a huge punch but Garelli dodges it nicely.
Garelli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zing wants to pass the guard but Garelli is defending well.
Garelli tries to roll over but Zing keeps him under control.
Zing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Garelli looking for submissions off his back.

Zing is looking for a kimura but Garelli is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zing to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zing slips a nice elbow through Garelli's hands, connecting with Garelli's forehead.

Garelli makes his way to full guard, as Zing worked for a kimura.
Garelli keeping moving, preventing Zing from controlling successfully.
Zing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garelli's head.
Zing wants to pass the guard but Garelli is keeping the position.
Garelli wants to sweep here but Zing controlling him for the moment.

Garelli is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Zing has his hands clasped together but Garelli extends an breaks Zing's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Garelli.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Garelli!
Joe Garelli is the new middleweight champion!