PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patada Nabouca (ranked 9965 p4p, 0 weight class) and Energy Rating (ranked 5012 p4p, 457 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nabouca
vs
Rating

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patada Nabouca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Energy Rating!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rating looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nabouca!
Nabouca prevents Rating from improving position.

Rating stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nabouca throws a head kick that misses.
Nabouca misses with a combination

and Rating counters with a single leg into guard. Nabouca didn't expect that.
Rating slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rating decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nabouca is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nabouca. That's going to slow Rating down.
Nabouca throws a lazy head kick

and Rating moves into the clinch.

Rating gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nabouca is looking to get back to is feet but Rating passes into side control.
Rating lands some shots froms side control.
Nabouca knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rating on the ground.
Nabouca trying his best to control but Rating has mounted him.
Rating controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rating scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rating controlling the pace for now.
Rating is landing with some decent strikes but Nabouca is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rating sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nabouca in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rating controlling the position easily from mount.
Rating unloading with bombs!
Rating takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rating is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Nabouca is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Energy Rating!