PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivo Lascasas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivo Lascasas looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Lascasas
vs
Rico

190 cm
23
250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

200 cm
24
275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivo Lascasas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Rico!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lascasas at a distance.
Rico bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lascasas's head.

It looks like Ivo Lascasas has been cut.
Lascasas is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rico bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rico wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lascasas keeps working.
Rico working the body and head with strikes.
Rico cracks Lascasas with a big elbow.
Rico scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rico creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lascasas taking a bit of punishment here - Rico scoring with strikes.
Lascasas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lascasas wants to control but Rico postures up.
Rico scoring with punches and elbows.
Rico lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lascasas down.
Rico working the head with strikes.
Rico working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rico in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rico wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lascasas keeps working.
Rico landing strikes.
Rico has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lascasas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Ivo Lascasas's cut is getting worse.
Rico content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lascasas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rico working the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rico working the ground and pound.
Rico working the ground and pound.
Rico scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lascasas to see if he's OK.

Ivo Lascasas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rico working the head with strikes.

Jeez, Ivo Lascasas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivo Lascasas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Rico!