PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Puerto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pele Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Puerto
vs
Ronaldo

225 cm
27
227 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

177 cm
27
266 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Puerto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pele Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ronaldo gets the takedown into side control.

Puerto sneaks out the side door and pushes Ronaldo away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Puerto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Ronaldo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Puerto tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo struggling to keep hold of the position.
Ronaldo avoiding Puerto 's attempts to control his hands.

Ronaldo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Puerto knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Puerto for a finish.
Ronaldo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Puerto is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ronaldo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Puerto surviving as best he can, preventing damage.

Ronaldo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Puerto knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Puerto for a finish.

Ronaldo tightening his grip on Puerto, looking for the choke.
Even with his hooks in, Ronaldo manages to miss with strikes from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Puerto trying to control but not successfully.
Puerto covering up well and avoiding damage.
Puerto covering up well under a series of strikes from Ronaldo.

Puerto is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ronaldo missing with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ronaldo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Puerto has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Ronaldo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Puerto defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Ronaldo is looking for the choke from the back position but Puerto is controlling his hands well.

Ronaldo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Puerto looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ronaldo working for a choke but Puerto is defending well.
Puerto covering up well under a series of strikes from Ronaldo.

Puerto fending off the submission attempt from Ronaldo.
Puerto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Ronaldo is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Puerto won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Ronaldo off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pele Ronaldo!
A very excited looking Pele Ronaldo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.