PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Lazada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Lupus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lazada might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to America - Sandman. Duke Lupus looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Lazada
vs
Lupus

177 cm
25
215 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

193 cm
27
208 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Lazada !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Lupus!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lazada .
Lupus looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lazada looks for a takedown but Lupus sprawls well.

Lazada shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lazada was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lupus wants to get back to his feet but Lazada is dominant here and he's now got Lupus's back!

Lupus defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Lupus is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lazada controlling from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazada is landing with strikes from the back.

Lupus showing good submission defense here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lazada misses with an elbow to the head.

Lazada is working for a rear naked choke. Lupus is not defending it well and Lazada has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Lupus refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Lupus's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Lazada !
Gabriel Lazada seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.