PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Humberlito Borges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Halberstram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borges comes to the cage accompanied by O que sobrou do ceu. Halberstram has chosen Tool-The Pot as his entrance music. Humberlito Borges is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Borges
vs
Halberstram

185 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humberlito Borges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Halberstram!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borges shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Halberstram defends it nicely.
Halberstram fails to land with a series of punches.
Halberstram misses with a jab, cross combination.

Borges looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Borges not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halberstram is looking for a sweep. Borges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Halberstram is staying active underneath Borges, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Borges prevents Halberstram from improving his position.

Halberstram is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Borges pulls his head out easily.

Borges is working for a kimura but Halberstram is defending it quite comfortably.

Halberstram looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halberstram looking for submissions off his back.
Halberstram looks gassed!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Halberstram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Borges closes the distance and clinches up with Halberstram, looking for a takedown. Borges pushes Halberstram against the cage but Halberstram circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Borges really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Borges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Borges shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Halberstram sprawls well. Halberstram wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borges gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Humberlito Borges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halberstram misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Halberstram finds it's target.
Halberstram drops Borges with a nice combination! Halberstram dives into Borges's guard, looking to finish!

Borges is rocked!

Halberstram drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Halberstram jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oh Borges is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halberstram trying to control but Borges is working from the bottom.
Borges seems to have got his legs back now.
Halberstram looking to pass the guard.
Borges is pulling down on Halberstram's head. It's preventing any offense from Halberstram, at least for the moment.
Halberstram slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borges sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halberstram works his way into side control.
Borges is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Halberstram goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Borges has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Halberstram but great work by Borges.
Halberstram tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Borges wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Halberstram striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

Borges is trying to get an arm triangle but Halberstram is defending well.
Halberstram struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Borges is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Halberstram has escaped the position, nice work there.
Halberstram manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Halberstram is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Borges is tapping! Great win for Halberstram!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcus Halberstram!