PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Cezo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez's entrance music is Mobb Deep - Cold as Ice. A fine choice. Ricardo Cezo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raul Sanchez's chin.

Sanchez
vs
Cezo

175 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Cezo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cezo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Cezo gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cezo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cezo wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cezo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cezo manages to get himself to full guard.

Cezo is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Cezo wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.

Cezo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Cezo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Cezo wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.

Sanchez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cezo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Raul Sanchez!