PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buckley Starchwhite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Starchwhite
vs
Alves

197 cm
28
271 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buckley Starchwhite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Alves!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starchwhite shoots in but no luck this time.

Starchwhite drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Starchwhite postures up and lands a big shot to Alves's brow.
Starchwhite is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Starchwhite makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Alves is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Starchwhite has his hands clasped together but Alves extends and breaks Starchwhite's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Alves.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucas Alves!