PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban El Martillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The
vs
El Martillo

180 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Billy The!
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, Esteban El Martillo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The throws a low kick but El Martillo moves out of range easily.
The fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
El Martillo slaps away a takedown attempt from The, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. El Martillo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy The. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Martillo has his takedown stuffed

and The counters with a shoot takedown. El Martillo fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Martillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
El Martillo keeping full guard, as The tries to pass.
The postures up.

El Martillo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The trying to control but El Martillo is working from the bottom.
El Martillo trying to keep a closed guard but The is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The wants to control from the top but El Martillo keeps moving.

El Martillo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The defends well.
The preventing the sweep.
The wants to control from the top but El Martillo keeps moving.
The's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The advances to half guard.
The is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for El Martillo!

El Martillo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

The looking to secure an arm triangle but El Martillo defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The has isolated one of El Martillo's arms. El Martillo looking to fight him off but The twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy The!