PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heurelho King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

King
vs
Garcia

175 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heurelho King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.

Garcia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garcia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.

King is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Garcia frees his head nicely. Oh but King has switched to an armbar! Garcia is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Heurelho King!