PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brave is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eco, Eco (somos de taleco). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Houdini
vs
Brave

172 cm
26
152 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

170 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Houdini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rod Brave!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brave lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Alex Houdini has been cut.
Houdini doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Brave counters by moving into the clinch.

Brave breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Houdini doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Houdini with a lazy takedown attempt

and Brave holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Houdini. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brave breaks from the clinch.

Brave fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Houdini, pushing him back against the cage.

Brave pulls Houdini into guard.
Brave is trying to keep Houdini in close.
Houdini looking to pass the guard.
Houdini looking to sit in guard and control but Brave gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brave showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Houdini throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brave wants to get up but he can't break Houdini's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Houdini is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Brave frees his head nicely. Oh but Houdini has switched to an armbar! Brave is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alex Houdini!