PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Red (ranked 4624 p4p, 4614 weight class) and Larry Work (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Red
vs
Work

150 cm
22
145
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
145
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Larry Work!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Nice sprawl there from Red as Work shoots in.
Red changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red shoots for a takedown but Work saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Work with the counter takedown but Red avoids it easily.
Red shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Red. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Red misses with a takedown attempt

so Work counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Red is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Work frees his head nicely. Oh but Red has switched to an armbar! Work is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mark Red!