PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fellipe Briz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Poutine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Briz comes to the cage accompanied by Go night night. Poutine has chosen Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Briz
vs
Poutine

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fellipe Briz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexi Poutine!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poutine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Briz avoids it really well and circles away.
Poutine shoots in for a takedown but Briz shows good takedown defense.
Poutine dives in and grabs Briz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Briz pushes down on Poutine's head and hops out.
Fellipe Briz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexi Poutine.

Poutine scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briz sneaks back into half guard.

Briz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Poutine pulls his head out easily.

Briz actively working from the bottom here.
Poutine passes to full mount!
Poutine throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Briz is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Poutine there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poutine lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Briz hang on?
Poutine looking to finish Briz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Briz!
Poutine scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Poutine lands with some strikes.
Poutine lands a nice shot to the head.
Poutine is landing with some decent strikes but Briz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poutine lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Briz hang on?
Briz gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Briz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poutine.
Poutine throwing shots but Briz is blocking nicely.
Poutine thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Briz to regain full guard.
Poutine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Briz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Poutine has his hands clasped together but Briz extends an breaks Poutine's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Briz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fellipe Briz!