PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Loyoto Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarah Northcote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loyoto Rua looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Rua
vs
Northcote

185 cm
20
136 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
21
138 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

FIT FOR LIFE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loyoto Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sarah Northcote!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Northcote drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rua looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rua being controlled here, momentarily.
Northcote forces his way into half guard.

Northcote decides to stand and escape the position.
Northcote avoids the head kick by Rua.

Northcote scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Northcote escapes and gets back to his feet.

Northcote drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Northcote is controlling him.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Northcote from controlling successfully.
Northcote forces his way into half guard.
Northcote trying to control the action but Rua is working from the bottom.

Northcote decides to stand and escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Northcote buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Northcote looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Northcote controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Northcote passes into half guard.
Northcote is pressing down on Rua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rua is holding on for now.
Rua really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Northcote has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Rua defend it? Northcote steps over the head and cranks it - Rua is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Northcote!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sarah Northcote!