PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erupcion Volcanica (ranked 5173 p4p, 6712 weight class) and Young Gangster (ranked 592 p4p, 675 weight class). Erupcion Volcanica has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Volcanica
vs
Gangster

193 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
185
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erupcion Volcanica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Young Gangster!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Volcanica closes the distance and clinches.
Gangster can't find room to land a body shot as Volcanica controls the action.

Volcanica breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gangster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gangster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Volcanica rushes Gangster and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Volcanica.

It looks like Young Gangster has been cut.

Volcanica lands a takedown into guard.
Gangster wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Volcanica manages to pass to side control.

Volcanica looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gangster is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangster taking some punishment here, with Volcanica in his half guard.
Volcanica scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Volcanica 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.

Volcanica looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Volcanica decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volcanica stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Volcanica wants it to stay on the feet.

Volcanica scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Volcanica controls the position.
Volcanica scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gangster to see if he's OK.
Gangster looks winded!

Volcanica has hold of Gangster's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Gangster seems comfortable defending it but Volcanica has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Gangster is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Gangster is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Volcanica couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Erupcion Volcanica!