PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neto Gattario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and antonio pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). antonio pereira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gattario
vs
pereira

192 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neto Gattario!
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, antonio pereira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pereira defending well as Gattario loads up on a big left hand.
Gattario looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gattario throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by pereira.
Gattario taking a bit of punishment here - pereira scoring with strikes.

pereira goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gattario has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for pereira but great work by Gattario.
pereira is looking for a sweep.
pereira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
pereira tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
pereira gets back to full guard.
pereira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

pereira is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gattario has his hands clasped together but pereira extends an breaks Gattario's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by pereira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). antonio pereira!