PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Habanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vitor Maia was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Habanero
vs
Maia

174 cm
20
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

HARDCORE Fighting Brand

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, Vinny Habanero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Maia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habanero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Maia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Habanero clinches with his opponent.
Habanero avoids the elbow strike from Maia, against the cage.

Habanero pulls Maia into guard.
Habanero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maia manages to get himself to full guard.
Habanero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Habanero wants to pass the guard but Maia is keeping the position.
Habanero passes Maia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Habanero is looking to advance position but Maia won't allow it.
Habanero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Habanero is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maia defends it well.
Habanero uses his free foot to push down on Maia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Habanero working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Habanero with good strikes from the mount here!

Maia is rocked!

It looks like Vitor Maia has been cut.
Habanero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maia is still in real trouble! Can Habanero finish him?
Habanero looking to finish Maia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maia!
Habanero landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Habanero looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Habanero lands a big shot there that rocks Maia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Habanero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maia's face.
Habanero putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Habanero connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Habanero quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Habanero but it's paid off an Maia is forced to tap! Nice work by Habanero.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinny Habanero!