PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Garelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelio Esteveznenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garelli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Patriarch on a Vespa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garelli
vs
Emelio Esteveznenko

180 cm
31
184 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

180 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Garelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelio Esteveznenko!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esteveznenko misses with a hook
and Garelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Fedor Emelio Esteveznenko has been cut.
Garelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Esteveznenko. That snapped Garelli's head back.
Esteveznenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Garelli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esteveznenko.

Garelli manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Garelli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
Esteveznenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Garelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Garelli looking for a guillotine here but Esteveznenko defends easily.
Garelli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Garelli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garelli keeping moving, preventing Esteveznenko from controlling successfully.

Garelli had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Esteveznenko defends it easily.
Garelli keeping moving, preventing Esteveznenko from controlling successfully.

Garelli is looking to sinch up a triangle. Esteveznenko throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Garelli's body to avoid the submission. Garelli has instead reached around Esteveznenko's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Garelli arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Garelli!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Garelli thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.