PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sau Minneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minneo comes to the cage accompanied by PowerTrip by Monster Magnet. Palhares is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Flo Rida- 54321. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Minneo
vs
Palhares

167 cm
27
141 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

173 cm
28
135 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sau Minneo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Palhares !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minneo manages to avoid it.
Palhares takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Minneo.
A bone on bone clash there as Minneo blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Minneo gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Minneo tries for a kimura but Palhares is defending well.

Minneo is trying to get an arm triangle but Palhares is defending well.
Minneo trying to control the position but Palhares is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares is looking for a sweep.

Minneo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palhares is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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!
Minneo tries to advance position but instead Palhares slips a leg back in to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Minneo in particular looking to stall.
Minneo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Palhares is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Minneo has latched onto it... Big trouble! Minneo pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Palhares is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Minneo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sau Minneo!
Sau Minneo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 5th Round Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.