PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Leites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sorvino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luiz Leites could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Sorvino's chin.

Leites
vs
Sorvino

185 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Leites!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Sorvino!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leites tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sorvino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leites looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leites fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leites wants to clinch.
Sorvino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sorvino circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leites tries to clinch but Sorvino is having none of it.
Leites wants to clinch up but Sorvino keeps it at a distance.
Sorvino swats away the attempt to clinch by Leites.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorvino keeps the fight on the outside.
Leites wants to clinch.
Sorvino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Leites fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sorvino sprawls well initially but Leites persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Sorvino looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sorvino tries to get to full guard but Leites has control of the leg.
Sorvino makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sorvino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sorvino working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Leites has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorvino is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Leites seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorvino gets full guard.
Leites is looking to stand up but Sorvino won't let him.

Sorvino has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Leites doesn't defend quickly enough and Sorvino has managed to lock this one up! Can Leites escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sorvino on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paul Sorvino!