PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Do Armario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serafim Do Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Do Armario
vs
Do Pinto

185 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

196 cm
28
280 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Do Armario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serafim Do Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Do Armario drives through with a takedown into Do Pinto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Do Pinto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Do Pinto keeping moving, preventing Do Armario from controlling successfully.
Do Armario is really struggling to control Do Pinto but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Do Pinto is looking for a triangle here but Do Armario uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Do Armario trying to control the position but Do Pinto is working away.
Do Pinto struggling a bit here.
Do Armario trying to control the action but Do Pinto is working from the bottom.

Do Armario working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Do Armario tries for a kimura but Do Pinto is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Pinto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Do Armario wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Do Armario is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Do Pinto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Do Armario tries to advance to mount but Do Pinto denies him.
Do Armario working away.
Do Armario wants to control but Do Pinto is keeping him busy.
Do Pinto tries to bench press Do Armario off him but Do Armario keeps the position.

Do Armario is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Do Pinto looks calm but he's in trouble here. Do Armario gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Do Pinto is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Do Armario lets go of the hold and Do Pinto can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mario Do Armario!