PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Flow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sanavio
vs
Flow

188 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 Montreal, Diego Sanavio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Flow!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanavio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Flow looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanavio wants to control but Flow is keeping him busy.
Sanavio in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sanavio 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.
Sanavio cracks Flow with a big elbow.
Sanavio working the ground and pound.

Sanavio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flow, who protects the arm well.
Sanavio advances nicely into full mount.
Sanavio in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sanavio moves to the back.

Sanavio has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Flow has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanavio misses with punches from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanavio is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Flow is defending well though. Sanavio let's go of the attempt for now.
Sanavio lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Sanavio.
Sanavio lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Sanavio looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Flow taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Diego Sanavio!