PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baboo Valencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall has chosen You Don't Know-50 Cent, Eminem as his entrance music. Baboo Valencia looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Valencia
vs
Randall

189 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

213 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Nice elbows
Determined

Fight King Nutrition

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Baboo Valencia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antoine Randall!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Randall misses with a series of wild punches.
Randall keeps the fight on the outside.
Randall drops Valencia with a right and a left! Randall comes rushing in but Valencia regains his composure and manages to keep Randall in guard.

Valencia is rocked!
Randall stands and throws Valencia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oh Valencia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Randall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valencia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Randall working away.
Valencia is breathing heavily.
Randall just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Randall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Randall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valencia keeps working.
Randall working the ground and pound from side control.
Randall scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Valencia tries to buck Randall off but Randall is having none of it.
Valencia seems to have got his legs back now.
Valencia wants to control but Randall postures up.
Randall tries to stand but Valencia is controlling his head.
Valencia can't do much from the bottom here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Randall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valencia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valencia checks a low kick from Randall.

Valencia feints and as Randall raises his hands in defense, Valencia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Randall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Valencia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Valencia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valencia advances to mount.

Valencia swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Baboo Valencia!