PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramzi Mahjoub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Wanlei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahjoub comes to the cage accompanied by Show me your genitals. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mahjoub
vs
Wanlei

170 cm
20
150 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramzi Mahjoub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shogun Wanlei!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanlei tries to clinch but Mahjoub is having none of it.
Wanlei avoids the body shot from Mahjoub.
Wanlei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wanlei lands with a kick to the temple. Mahjoub shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Mahjoub gets the takedown into side control.

Mahjoub is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wanlei has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mahjoub tries to score with some ground and pound. Wanlei controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Mahjoub thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mahjoub has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wanlei!
Mahjoub throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wanlei because Mahjoub loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Mahjoub there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wanlei has left one of his arms exposed and Mahjoub doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Wanlei screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ramzi Mahjoub!