PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Valley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valley has chosen 2pac-Street Fame as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jean Paul Valley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jacques
vs
Paul Valley

178 cm
23
182 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
175 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giorgio Jacques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Paul Valley!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jacques counters with a single leg into guard. Valley didn't expect that.
Jacques showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jacques missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jacques keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jacques controlling the position for now.
Jacques trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Valley manages to pass to mount!
Valley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jacques?
Jacques wants to hold on but Valley pushes him away.
Jacques regains half guard.
Valley working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jacques's thigh. Jacques counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques keeping moving, preventing Valley from controlling successfully.
Valley is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Valley has gone for a leg lock! Jacques slips out almost immediately though and dives into Valley's guard.
Valley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jacques.
Jacques stopping the sweep attempt from Valley.
Jacques scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jacques postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jacques controls the pace.
Valley is looking to sweep but instead, Jacques has passed into half guard.
Jacques throwing shots but Valley is blocking nicely.
Valley wants to get back to full guard.

Valley actively working from the bottom here.

Jacques is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Valley wants to get back to full guard but Jacques has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacques working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Valley tries to bench press Jacques off him but Jacques keeps the position.
Jacques controlling from side mount.
Jacques postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jacques misses with the ground and pound.
Jacques scores with a couple of short elbows.
Valley defending against the ground and pound.

Valley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jacques's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Jacques! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Valley has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Giorgio Jacques!