PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Rampage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Melo
vs
Rampage

191 cm
30
177 lbs
9 - 23 - 0

185 cm
31
170 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Melo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rampage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Rampage drops back looking for a leg! Melo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Melo manages to kick Rampage off! Rampage jumps back into Melo's guard.

Rampage drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Melo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rampage has Melo in his guard.

Rampage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rampage has a closed guard, preventing Melo from standing up.

Rampage is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rampage had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Melo defends it easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Rampage!