PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and luis inacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Immortal Technique - Point of No Return. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Tavares
vs
inacio

182 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, luis inacio!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

inacio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tavares manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tavares looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Tavares had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. inacio is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tavares Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take inacio's back instead.
inacio rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
inacio regains full guard. Nicely done.
inacio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tavares!

Tavares has left one of his arms exposed and inacio doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Tavares screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). luis inacio!