PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silva Looka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cauliflower Ears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Looka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Looka
vs
Ears

175 cm
24
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silva Looka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cauliflower Ears!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ears shoots in looking for a takedown but Looka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ears's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Looka has his takedown stuffed

and Ears counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ears tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Looka wants to improve his position but Ears is controlling well.

Looka actively working from the bottom here.
Ears content to control rather than advance.
Ears seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Looka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ears's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ears's back!

Looka has got his arm under Ears's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Ears has spun round into Looka's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Ears must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ears looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ears wanted to stand there but Looka had control of the position.

Ears decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ears looks gassed!
Looka slaps away a takedown attempt from Ears, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Looka shoots and misses

and Ears counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Looka's guard now.
Ears should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Looka pushes a forearm under Ears's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ears is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Silva Looka!