PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bareris Anskuld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge comes to the ring accompanied by Tropa de Elite. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Jorge
vs
Anskuld

187 cm
22
212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
220 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Jorge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bareris Anskuld!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge slips a jab and a cross from Anskuld.
Jorge ducks under a wild hook from Anskuld.
Jorge is looking to clinch.

Jorge closes the distance and pushes Anskuld back into the ropes.
Jorge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anskuld avoids it.
Jorge wants to take the fight to the mat but Anskuld manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jorge is trying to drag Anskuld to the mat but Anskuld just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Anskuld is trying to push Jorge away but Jorge has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Jorge turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jorge lands a few punches from side control.
Jorge lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Anskuld's face as Jorge controls the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anskuld can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Anskuld!
Jorge unloads with some shots from mount but Anskuld bucks and avoids them well.
Anskuld is looking to improve his position but Jorge isn't that keen on the idea.
Anskuld is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anskuld is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anskuld taking shots to the head.
Jorge has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anskuld's face.

Anskuld is rocked!

It looks like Bareris Anskuld has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anskuld is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Jorge there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Jorge! Anskuld is hurt baaadly! Jorge is firing away with more strikes - Anskuld is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Jorge!
Tiago Jorge is the new light heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Tiago Jorge took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Well... I wanna thank my boss Alex for the chance to do this title fight, and my fans that cheered me tonight. Now I\'ll take a shower and rest for some weeks... All right Mr. Alex?'.