PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Macarenco Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariobaldo Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macarenco Jr's entrance music is Eye of the Tiger. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!

Macarenco Jr
vs
Tavarez

187 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

181 cm
22
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Macarenco Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariobaldo Tavarez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tavarez closes the distance and clinches.
Tavarez landing knees to the head.

It looks like Daniel Macarenco Jr has been cut.
Macarenco Jr is trying to force a seperation but Tavarez has the dominant position.
Tavarez is stalling here.

Tavarez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Macarenco Jr wants to get back to his feet.

Tavarez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Macarenco Jr is trying to stand.

Tavarez seems to be working for a kimura but Macarenco Jr defends the submission attempt.
Tavarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tavarez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Macarenco Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tavarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Macarenco Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarez prevents Macarenco Jr from standing back up.
Tavarez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tavarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tavarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tavarez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tavarez is trying to control. Macarenco Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tavarez is controlling the pace.

Tavarez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Macarenco Jr defends it well.
Macarenco Jr is trying to stand back up but Tavarez is controlling him

Tavarez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez prevents Macarenco Jr from standing back up.
Macarenco Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tavarez on the ground.

Tavarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Macarenco Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Macarenco Jr is in trouble now - Tavarez has advanced to mount!

Tavarez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Macarenco Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Macarenco Jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tavarez.

Tavarez working for a guillotine from mount but Macarenco Jr is in no mood to give up.

Tavarez wants to finish this one by submission but Macarenco Jr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tavarez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco Jr is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Tavarez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Macarenco Jr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tavarez throwing strikes here but Macarenco Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Macarenco Jr is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tavarez raining down shots from the mount!

Tavarez working for a submission but Macarenco Jr is keeping him at bay.

Tavarez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Macarenco Jr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Macarenco Jr shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tavarez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Macarenco Jr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavarez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Daniel Macarenco Jr's cut is getting worse.
Tavarez is landing with some decent strikes but Macarenco Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Macarenco Jr is rocked!

Jeez, Daniel Macarenco Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Macarenco Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ariobaldo Tavarez!
After winning the bout, Ariobaldo Tavarez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.