PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vontae Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Correa's entrance music is Paranoid. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Correa
vs
Thomas

172 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romulo Correa!
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, Vontae Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to land a front kick but Correa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thomas is defended easily by Correa.

Correa closes the distance and clinches.

Correa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Correa sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Correa saw that one coming.
Correa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Correa moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thomas looks to throw a body kick

and Correa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Correa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Correa wants to stand but Thomas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Correa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Correa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Correa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Correa wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas manages to get back to half guard.
Correa working the head and body with strikes.

Thomas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomas tries to roll over but Correa keeps him under control.
Thomas looks gassed!
Correa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.

Thomas is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Correa pulls his head out easily.
Correa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Correa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thomas for as long as he can get away with.

Thomas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Correa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thomas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Correa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Correa wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Correa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thomas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Romulo Correa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Correa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thomas gets back to full guard.

Correa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Correa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Correa stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
Correa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
Thomas wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Correa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Correa wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Correa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Correa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Correa trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Correa landing with the ground and pound.

Thomas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romulo Correa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Correa forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.

Correa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt

and Correa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Correa slows the pace down in half guard.

Thomas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Correa not doing much here.
Correa wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Correa is looking to advance position but Thomas won't allow it.
Thomas trying to control here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas gets full guard.

Thomas had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Correa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Thomas Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Correa's back instead.
Correa turns into Thomas and is now in his guard.
Thomas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Correa wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.

Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Correa wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Correa wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thomas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Correa preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Thomas.
Correa just trying to survive but Thomas is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Correa wants to get back to his feet.

Thomas working for the choke.
Correa rolls, trying to escape but Thomas keeps control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa wants to control his opponent's hands but Thomas gets his hands free.

Thomas is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Correa taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Thomas.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vontae Thomas!