PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genival Lacerda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Arabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genival Lacerda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lacerda
vs
Arabi

198 cm
23
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
262 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genival Lacerda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Arabi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arabi tries for a takedown but Lacerda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Lacerda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Lacerda 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.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacerda is keen to just control but Arabi is a slippery customer.

Lacerda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Arabi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lacerda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lacerda is just content to waste time from the top position. Arabi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lacerda trying to control the position from guard on top but Arabi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lacerda is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Arabi is trying to control the position here. Lacerda has hold of a guillotine from the top though... oh, that looks naaaaasty, will Arabi tap? Yes he will! The fight is all over! Lacerda jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Genival Lacerda!