PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakuraba Zanchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moises Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista has chosen Before I Forget as his entrance music. Sakuraba Zanchi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zanchi
vs
Batista

181 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Win Nutritional

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakuraba Zanchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moises Batista!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Batista looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zanchi fails with a takedown attempt.
Batista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Zanchi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Zanchi wants to work for an arm triangle but Batista is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zanchi wants to pass to mount but Batista is defending the position.
Batista wants to get back to his feet.

Zanchi has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Batista defend it? Zanchi steps over the head and cranks it - Batista is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Zanchi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sakuraba Zanchi!