PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clive Lard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pedro Ricci's chin.

Ricci
vs
Lard

182 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Ricci!
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, Clive Lard!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricci blocks a head kick by Lard.
Ricci fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lard.
Lard misses with the combination.
Lard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricci avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lard takes a swing at Ricci's ribcage but misses.
Ricci shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lard but Lard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ricci throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricci looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lard throws a jab when Ricci was well out of range.
Lard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ricci chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard tries to close the distance and clinch but Ricci swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lard loads up on a big right hand but Ricci slips the punch.
Clive Lard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ricci scores with a leg kick.
Lard misses with a head kick.
Lard looks gassed!
Lard throws a right hand that Ricci ducks under and follows up with a left that Ricci also avoids with ease.
Lard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ricci will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ricci closes the distance and clinches up with Lard, looking for a takedown. Ricci pushes Lard against the cage but Lard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Ricci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lard misses with a series of wild punches.

Ricci drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ricci advances to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ricci wants to take Lard's back here but Lard is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Ricci.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricci sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ricci trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ricci landing shots from mount.
Lard is looking to improve his position but Ricci isn't that keen on the idea.
Ricci looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lard is squirming around, avoiding Ricci's attempts to control the action.

Ricci has isolated one of Lard's arms. Lard looking to fight him off but Ricci twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pedro Ricci!