PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Habib Arellano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Terrible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arellano
vs
Terrible

183 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Habib Arellano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Terrible!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arellano keeps the fight on the outside.
Arellano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Terrible pinned against the cage. Terrible gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Terrible swats away the attempt to clinch by Arellano.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Terrible.
Arellano tries to improve position but can't.
Arellano is working hard here to advance position.
Terrible takes a little break here. Arellano wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Arellano manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Terrible slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Arellano postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Terrible is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Arellano, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arellano trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arellano has a closed guard, preventing Terrible from standing up.

Arellano is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Terrible has his hands clasped together but Arellano extends an breaks Terrible's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Arellano.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Habib Arellano!