PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between demian mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelo Rios has the eye of the tiger tonight.

mia
vs
Rios

189 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
193 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, demian mia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Rios!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from mia as Rios shoots in.
Marcelo Rios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rios gets caught flat footed, as mia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells mia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
mia throws a big right hand that misses.
mia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
mia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Rios has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. mia is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rios.

mia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rios has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rios regains half guard, as mia was trying to land strikes.
mia lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rios is staying active underneath mia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rios gets back to full guard.
mia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

mia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rios looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! mia has picked Rios up and slammed him! Rios can't keep hold of the triangle and mia manages to pass to side control!
mia wants to control but Rios is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rios is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rios is looking for a sweep.
mia tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rios's legs.
mia working the ground and pound.
mia scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Rios is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and mia can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). demian mia!