PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willians Obina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Suave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obina kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ai se eu te pego. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Obina
vs
Suave

190 cm
20
251 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Willians Obina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rico Suave!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Obina closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Suave's guard.
Suave looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Suave can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Obina controls the pace.
Obina has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Obina scoring with punches to the head and body.
Obina tries to stand but Suave is controlling from the bottom.
Obina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Obina passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Obina wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suave, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suave is trying to improve his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Obina is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Suave is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Obina wants to control but Suave is keeping him busy.
Suave is looking to reverse the position.
Suave should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Suave takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suave tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Obina tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Obina has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Suave sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Obina has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Suave defend it? Obina steps over the head and cranks it - Suave is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Obina!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Willians Obina!