PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Cardozo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better comes to the cage accompanied by Mother by Danzig. This should be fireworks!

Better
vs
Cardozo

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Dragon

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Cardozo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardozo.
Cardozo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
Cardozo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Better tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cardozo swivels and escapes.
Cardozo looks for a takedown but Better sprawls well.
Better shoots in for a takedown but Cardozo shows good takedown defense.
Better throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cardozo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Better stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Better wants it to stay on the feet.
Cardozo tries to clinch up

and Better decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cardozo's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Better slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Better lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardozo wants to get back to full guard.
Better trying to mount his opponent but Cardozo defends it.
Cardozo is staying active underneath Better, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Better is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Better not doing much here.
Cardozo wants to get back to full guard but Better has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better controlling his opponent.
Cardozo is trying to escape the mount.

Better is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cardozo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cardozo shrugs it off.
Cardozo wants to control but Better is having none of it.
Better tries to control but Cardozo wriggling away.
Better lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cardozo hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better wants to control the pace but Cardozo is squirming around nicely.
Cardozo is trying desperately to improve position.

Better wants to finish this one by submission but Cardozo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Better.
Better trying to control but Cardozo is having none of it.
Better dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Better tries to control but Cardozo wriggling away.
Better breaks from Cardozo's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Better looking to isolate an arm here. Cardozo doesn't see it coming and as Better extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Better!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evan Better!
An intense looking Evan Better took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to thank the guys at BLACKSMITH GYM - Las Vegas for helping me prepare for this fight. I honestly had no idea what the hell I was doing, but the great coach to fighter ratio and terrific sparring schedule sorted me right out. Turned me from Emmanuel Yarborough into Anderson Silva'.