PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Finalizador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wall has chosen Tupac Feat. Phil Collins-In The Air as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Finalizador
vs
Wall

188 cm
27
194 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

185 cm
23
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Solid 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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Finalizador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Wall!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finalizador defends it nicely.
Wall lands a head kick!
Finalizador lands an overhand right.
Wall looks for a takedown but Finalizador sprawls well.

Finalizador moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Wall goes down! Can Finalizador finish him!?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wall is trying to control the position but Finalizador postures up.
Finalizador prevents Wall from getting back to his feet.
Finalizador looking to pass the guard.
Finalizador working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wall's head.
Finalizador passes Wall's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finalizador tries to pass to full mount but Wall defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finalizador is keen to just control but Wall is a slippery customer.
Wall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Finalizador is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wall wants to get back to his feet.
Wall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Finalizador.

Finalizador is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wall defends it well.
Finalizador tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Finalizador 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.
Finalizador moves into full mount! Wall won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall tries to hold on but Finalizador pushes him away.
Finalizador looking to control and managing it successfully.
Finalizador sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Finalizador lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wall hang on?
Wall tries to hold on but Finalizador pushes him away.
Finalizador trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Finalizador tries to control but Wall wriggling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finalizador looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wall tries to lock up and control but Finalizador gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wall is looking to get to half guard.
Finalizador trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Finalizador putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finalizador in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Finalizador can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wall is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall is looking to get to half guard.
Finalizador can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wall is looking to escape.
Finalizador pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Finalizador can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wall is looking to escape.

Finalizador working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Wall looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Finalizador! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ricardo Finalizador!