PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Paxio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Lapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Lapitan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Paxio
vs
Lapitan

169 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Paxio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Lapitan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lapitan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lapitan prevents Paxio from getting the reversal.
Paxio tries to hold on but Lapitan postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Paxio is looking to get to half guard.
Paxio regains half guard.
Paxio gets full guard.
Paxio is adopting a defensive guard.
Paxio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lapitan's guard.
Lapitan is trying to control the position but Paxio postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paxio 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. Paxio seems to have locked his on tight now - Lapitan screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Paxio, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Thiago Paxio!