PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khames Asher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marizio Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Asher
vs
Da Souza

191 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
208 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Khames Asher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marizio Da Souza!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Da Souza circles away.
A punch combination from Da Souza misses.
Asher scores with a nice strike.

Da Souza drops Asher with a left and a right! Oh, Asher is hurt - Da Souza dives into side control looking to finish!

Asher is rocked!

It looks like Khames Asher has been cut.
Da Souza wants to stand but Asher is controlling his arm.
Oh Asher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asher manages to get back to half guard.
Asher seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Asher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Asher looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Da Souza is defending well. Asher quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Da Souza has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Asher celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Khames Asher!