PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monster Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Soares
vs
Machine

174 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Machine Fight Gear

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monster Machine!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares walks forward, straight into a front kick from Machine.
Soares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machine.
Machine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Machine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Machine. Machine obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been hearing reports that Soares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Soares closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Machine's guard.
Machine wants to improve his position but instead Soares has moved into half guard.

Soares seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Machine is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andre Soares!