PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Karaoglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and valinteno brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). valinteno brown has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Karaoglu
vs
brown

183 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aziz Karaoglu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, valinteno brown!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brown shoots in for a double leg but Karaoglu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karaoglu looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

brown rushes Karaoglu and presses him up against the cage.

Karaoglu has hold of one of brown's legs. brown is fighting the takedown attempt but Karaoglu gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karaoglu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karaoglu won't allow brown to sweep him here.

brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Karaoglu won't allow brown to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
brown trying to control the position.
brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
brown looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brown throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karaoglu has a takedown stuffed.
brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karaoglu circles away quickly and effectively.
Aziz Karaoglu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karaoglu is defended easily by brown.
The fight stays on the outside here - brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
brown shoots and misses

and Karaoglu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for brown!
Aziz Karaoglu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of valinteno brown.
brown is trying to stand up.
Karaoglu thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
brown wants to control but Karaoglu is having none of it.
Karaoglu punishing his opponent with strikes.
brown tries to control the position but Karaoglu now has his back.
brown tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

brown is trying to control the position but Karaoglu manages to sink in the RNC - brown is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aziz Karaoglu!