PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Sequeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Round (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sequeira comes to the cage accompanied by Junior Jack - E Samba. The crowd seem to be enjoying Round's choice of entrance music: Candy Paint. The key to victory for David Sequeira has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sequeira
vs
Round

183 cm
21
186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Knockout Fightware

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Sequeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Round!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Round shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sequeira's guard.
Round trying to control the position from guard on top but Sequeira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Round really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sequeira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Round postures up in Sequeira's guard and throws a big left but Sequeira blocks it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sequeira holds on and takes a little breather.
Sequeira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Round manages to get himself to full guard.
Sequeira sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Round's guard.

Sequeira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Round has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sequeira is thwarting Round's attempts to control the position.
Round is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Sequeira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Round wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sequeira wants to free his trapped foot but Round is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Round trying to control but Sequeira postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sequeira fails to land with a series of punches.

Round scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sequeira is trying to maintain the position but Round is very close to passing his half guard.
Sequeira gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Round trying to control the position from guard on top but Sequeira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sequeira working for a triangle but Round defends it easily.
Round landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Round postures up in Sequeira's guard and throws a big left but Sequeira blocks it.
Round tries to free his leg and advance position but Sequeira is retaining full guard.
Sequeira keeping moving, preventing Round from controlling successfully.
Round is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Round lands a couple of digs.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Sequeira!