PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyan Garimonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Sierra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cyan Garimonde's chin.

Garimonde
vs
Sierra

192 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

199 cm
22
273 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Mundo Green - World Verde

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cyan Garimonde!
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, Matt Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra tries to clinch but Garimonde is having none of it.
Garimonde fails with a takedown attempt.
Sierra tries to clinch up but Garimonde circles away and keeps his distance.
Sierra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sierra is looking to clinch but Garimonde is avoiding it.
Sierra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garimonde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sierra tries to close the distance and clinch but Garimonde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garimonde avoids the body shot from Sierra.
Sierra is looking to slow Garimonde down with leg kicks.
No luck for Garimonde with that takedown attempt.

Sierra gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sierra can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garimonde is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garimonde works over Sierra with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Garimonde drops back looking for a leg! Sierra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sierra manages to kick Garimonde off! Garimonde jumps back into Sierra's guard.
Sierra wants to stand but Garimonde is controlling the position.
Garimonde throws a big right hand that misses.
Garimonde won't allow Sierra to get back to his feet.
Garimonde with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Garimonde is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sierra is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garimonde trying to control but Sierra is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sierra - that will leave a mark!
Garimonde is breathing heavily.
Garimonde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sierra tries to clinch there but Garimonde circles away.
Sierra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sierra throws the kick towards the body but Garimonde avoids it.
Sierra tries to clinch there but Garimonde circles away.
Sierra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sierra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garimonde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sierra doesn't manage to clinch there - Garimonde circles away.
Sierra throws a series of punches but Garimonde moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garimonde looks for a takedown but Sierra sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyan Garimonde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sierra tries to clinch up.
Garimonde keeps the fight on the outside.

Garimonde looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sierra!
Garimonde landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Garimonde.
Garimonde lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sierra is trying to stand up.
Garimonde lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sierra hang on?

Garimonde working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Sierra turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Garimonde off and cradles Sierra's limp body as Garimonde celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Cyan Garimonde!