PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between gs Seg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Valakas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Seg
vs
Valakas

164 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

166 cm
25
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, gs Seg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitor Valakas!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valakas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Seg quickly recovers to half guard.
Valakas prevents Seg from improving his position.
Seg trying to control but Valakas postures up.
Valakas lands strikes from half guard.
Valakas passes to side control.
Valakas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Seg to see if he's OK.
Valakas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valakas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Seg down.
Valakas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valakas is working Seg over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seg is trying to escape the position but Valakas is controlling the position.
Valakas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Seg down.
Seg is not content to let Valakas control the position.
Valakas advances nicely into full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Valakas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

It looks like gs Seg has been cut.
Valakas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valakas wants to control the pace but Seg is squirming around nicely.
Valakas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Valakas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Valakas working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valakas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Seg is bucking up trying to escape but Valakas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Valakas landing strikes from the mount.
Valakas lands with some strikes.
Valakas lands a big shot there that rocks Seg but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Seg is rocked!

gs Seg's cut is getting worse.
Valakas lands a big shot to the head and Seg winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vitor Valakas!
Vitor Valakas made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Gimme the mic'.. Yeah MMA world I am here, come test me and you'll see I am the greatest Superstar in the world at anything I do. NEXT!.....'.