PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Legace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Dos Anos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Legace
vs
Dos Anos

185 cm
23
198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
194 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Legace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Dos Anos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Anos cracks Legace with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Dos Anos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Legace manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Legace trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Legace throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dos Anos forces his way into half guard.

Dos Anos is working for a kimura but Legace is defending it quite comfortably.
Dos Anos working over Legace with some ground and pound. Legace looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Legace is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dos Anos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Legace tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Dos Anos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Legace sees it coming and defends easily.
Dos Anos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Legace tries to roll over but Dos Anos keeps him under control.
Dos Anos is trying to control. Legace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dos Anos is controlling the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legace avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Anos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legace tries to get to full guard but Dos Anos has control of the leg.
Legace landing strikes from the bottom.
Dos Anos is controlling the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Legace shoots and misses

and Dos Anos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Legace won't be happy with that.
Dos Anos is chipping away with strikes.
Legace throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Legace is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dos Anos connects with a decent elbow.
Dos Anos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dos Anos cracks Legace with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Legace is rocked!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dos Anos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Legace, who protects the arm well.
Oh Legace is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee asks Dos Anos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dos Anos prefers to stall for the moment though.
Legace seems to have got his legs back now.
Legace is looking to reverse the position.
Dos Anos avoids the strikes from the bottom by Legace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anos scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dos Anos in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Legace is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Dos Anos!