PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Orbach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Cezo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Cezo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jerry Orbach's chin.

Orbach
vs
Cezo

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

215 cm
19
169 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Orbach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Cezo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cezo scores a takedown into full mount!
Orbach tries to lock up and control but Cezo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cezo pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Orbach is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Orbach tries to hold on but Cezo postures up.
Orbach tries to reverse the position but Cezo maintains control.

Cezo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Orbach manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Orbach tries to clinch there but Cezo circles away.
Orbach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cezo's sensitive parts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Orbach closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cezo to the mat! Cezo manages to get full guard.
Cezo is trying to keep Orbach in close.

Orbach avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cezo looks gassed!
Orbach sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orbach stands up from Cezo's guard - Orbach perhaps looking for a knockout.
Orbach takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cezo swats away the attempt to clinch by Orbach.
Cezo avoids the head kick by Orbach.
Orbach tries to clinch there but Cezo circles away.
Cezo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Orbach decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cezo's guard.
Cezo wants to sweep but no luck.
Orbach is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cezo wants to sweep but no luck.
Orbach slips nicely into half guard.
Orbach is taking a breather. Cezo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cezo wants to get back to his feet.
Cezo wants to get back to full guard.

Orbach is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Cezo looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cezo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Orbach not doing much here.
Orbach prevents Cezo from improving his position.
Orbach content to control rather than advance.
Cezo is looking to improve his position.

Orbach is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cezo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cezo.

Orbach drops back looking for a leg! Cezo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cezo manages to kick Orbach off! Orbach jumps back into Cezo's guard.
Cezo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orbach passes into half guard.
Cezo taking some punishment here, with Orbach in his half guard.

Orbach wants to work for an arm triangle but Cezo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Cezo looking for submissions off his back.

Orbach has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Cezo defend it? Orbach steps over the head and cranks it - Cezo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Orbach!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jerry Orbach!