PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rax Fedora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and val garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fedora
vs
garcia

172 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
154 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Rax Fedora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, val garcia!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
garcia shoots for a takedown but Fedora saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
garcia moves in looking to clinch but Fedora pushes him off.

Fedora closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming garcia to the mat! garcia manages to get full guard.
Fedora stops garcia from standing up.
Fedora controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fedora. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fedora trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fedora gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fedora showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fedora defends it easily.
garcia looks gassed!
Fedora slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fedora has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
garcia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fedora is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fedora gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Fedora drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Fedora seems to have locked his on tight now - garcia screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Fedora, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rax Fedora!