PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Efe Ajagba The Nigerian (ranked 7056 p4p, 509 weight class) and Horacio Romeu Pinto (ranked 3499 p4p, 336 weight class). Efe Ajagba The Nigerian has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ajagba The Nigerian
vs
Romeu Pinto

205 cm
18
235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Efe Ajagba The Nigerian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Horacio Romeu Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romeu Pinto swats away the attempt to clinch by The Nigerian.
Romeu Pinto feints the counter takedown.
The Nigerian swings widly with a right hand
and Romeu Pinto counters with a body kick.
Romeu Pinto walks into a stiff left hand from The Nigerian.
The Nigerian throws a poor cross that misses

and Romeu Pinto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Romeu Pinto told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Romeu Pinto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romeu Pinto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Nigerian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romeu Pinto stands and throws The Nigerian's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Nigerian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Nigerian takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Romeu Pinto controls the position.
It looks like Romeu Pinto might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Romeu Pinto scores with a couple of short elbows.
The Nigerian throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Nigerian takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romeu Pinto is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romeu Pinto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The Nigerian taking punishment in the form of punches.
Romeu Pinto in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Romeu Pinto is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. The Nigerian is trying to escape and Romeu Pinto transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and The Nigerian is forced to tap! Nice work there by Romeu Pinto! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Horacio Romeu Pinto!