PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between World Peace (ranked 24842 p4p, 5094 weight class) and Ines Lato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peace comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy. Ines Lato has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Peace
vs
Lato

165 cm
21
135
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
27
140
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, World Peace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ines Lato!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peace slips a jab from Lato.
Peace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lato.
Lato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lato moves away.
Lato misses with a looping left.
Lato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lato looks to land a right hand but Peace moved out of range.
Lato throws a body shot but no joy.
Peace throws a body punch but Lato moves out of range.
Lato throws a lazy uppercut

and Peace decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lato's guard.
Lato wants to get back to his feet but Peace is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lato can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peace stops Lato from standing up.
Lato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Peace drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peace jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Peace drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peace jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lato wants to stand and escape but Peace is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Peace drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peace jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Peace drops back looking for a leg! Lato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lato manages to kick Peace off! Peace jumps back into Lato's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lato wants to get back to his feet but Peace is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lato is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Peace drops back looking for a leg! Lato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lato manages to kick Peace off! Peace jumps back into Lato's guard.

Peace 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peace 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.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Lato manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Peace fails to pull guard.
Peace tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lato is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Peace to keep the fight standing.
Peace jumps guard but Lato turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for World Peace. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peace misses with a body shot.

Peace scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lato tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Peace manages to move to mount!

Peace is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lato has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Peace throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Lato has his hands clasped together but Peace breaks the hold and Lato is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Peace!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). World Peace!
World Peace very nearly forgot to thank Nutritional Shaved Ice amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.