PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Ranega (ranked 4425 p4p, 3087 weight class) and Rio Boy (ranked 493 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ranega
vs
Boy

199 cm
25
280
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
255
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Kaito Ranega !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Boy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Ranega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ranega tries to counter by clinching up but Boy breaks away and moves out of range.
Boy sizes up Ranega with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Kaito Ranega has been cut.
Ranega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy.
Boy digs a good hook to Ranega 's body.
Boy jabs Ranega right on the nose. Ranega blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boy lands a left and a right that send Ranega crashing to the mat, dazed. Boy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Ranega is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy finds Ranega 's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Ranega flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Boy lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Ranega will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rio Boy!