PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tyson
vs
Torres

173 cm
20
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Tyson!
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, Felipe Torres!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Torres tries for a takedown but Tyson circles away easily

and Tyson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torres's guard.
Tyson trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.

Torres is looking for a triangle but Tyson pushes his legs off easily.

Torres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Torres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyson pushing down on Torres's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tyson blocks the strikes from Torres.
Tyson is looking to advance position but Torres won't allow it.

Torres looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torres looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Tyson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Torres looks gassed!
Torres is trying to escape the mount.
Tyson takes Torres's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Torres is in trouble.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Tyson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Torres is really stuck here.
Tyson trying to control momentarily.
Torres grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tyson keeps control of the position as Torres tries to break free.
Tyson is looking to control Torres but Torres is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Torres tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Tyson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Torres fails with the takedown

and Tyson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Torres's guard now.

Tyson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Torres misses with a takedown attempt

and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carl Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Torres.
Tyson prevents Torres from improving his position.
Tyson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torres on the ground.

Torres looking for subs from the bottom but Tyson mounts him!
Tyson wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Torres can't escape the position.
Torres has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Torres is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Torres breaks Tyson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Torres drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tyson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tyson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tyson!
Tyson trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Torres stops Tyson from getting back to his feet.
Torres trying to mount his opponent but Tyson defends it.
Tyson taking some punishment here, with Torres in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torres is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.

Tyson is defending against the submission attempts here by Torres.
Tyson is looking to escape.

Torres in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tyson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Torres!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Felipe Torres!