PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between High Lighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lighter comes to the cage accompanied by What What (In the Butt). Gabriel Pereira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lighter
vs
Pereira

168 cm
27
172 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, High Lighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lighter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pereira dodges an elbow strike from Lighter.

Pereira jumps guard.
Lighter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lighter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lighter trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lighter stops Pereira from standing up.
Pereira is wriggling around but Lighter manages to pass to half guard.

Lighter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pereira is trying to stand back up but Lighter is controlling him
Lighter working the head and body with strikes.
Pereira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lighter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lighter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Lighter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pereira doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lighter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pereira has managed to free his arm - good work.

Lighter is looking for a kimura here.
Pereira trying to control from the bottom.

Lighter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lighter stops Pereira from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lighter is looking for a kimura but Pereira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lighter to get the leverage.

Lighter in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pereira tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). High Lighter!
An out of breath High Lighter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.