PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kik mAn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gil Brother (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

mAn
vs
Brother

180 cm
18
201 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kik mAn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gil Brother!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brother gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brother not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mAn trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brother blocks the strikes from mAn.
Brother not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brother is controlling the pace.
mAn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gil Brother.
Brother wants to clinch up but mAn keeps it at a distance.

Brother fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging mAn to the ground. Brother is now in mAn's guard.
Brother not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Brother decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
mAn swats away the attempt to clinch by Brother.
Brother uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from mAn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mAn throws a quick inside leg kick.

Brother gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Brother.
mAn wants to control but Brother is keeping busy.
Brother throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Brother is working for a kimura but mAn is defending it quite comfortably.
Brother has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Brother decides to return to a standing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mAn fails with a takedown attempt.
mAn is breathing heavily.

Brother scores with a takedown into mAn's guard.

Brother stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Brother decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brother takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brother wants to control but mAn is keeping him busy.
Brother keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brother is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for mAn!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brother content just to control the position here.
mAn is just holding on here. Brother manages to take his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Brother has got one arm under mAn's chin. This could be trouble... mAn trying to control the other hand but Brother gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, mAn has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gil Brother!