PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renan Aguiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baba Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renan Aguiar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aguiar
vs
Ali

185 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 Sydney, Renan Aguiar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Baba Ali!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguiar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ali is fending him off so far but Aguiar persists. Nope, Ali circles away and we're back to standing.

Ali closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aguiar to the mat! Aguiar manages to get full guard.
Aguiar keeping full guard, as Ali tries to pass.

Aguiar working for a triangle but Ali defends it easily.
Ali looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguiar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali tries to free his leg and advance position but Aguiar is retaining full guard.
Aguiar trying to keep a closed guard but Ali is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renan Aguiar!