PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Coulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos comes to the ring accompanied by Nego drama. Coulter has chosen here comes the boom by neley as his entrance music. Andrew Coulter struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Andrew Coulter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Carlos
vs
Coulter

183 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

200 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Coulter!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carlos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Coulter on his heels. He'll look to pass Coulter's guard now, I'm sure.
Coulter looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Carlos controls from within his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Coulter can do anything to dispel that myth.

Carlos stands up and waves to Coulter to follow him.

Carlos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Carlos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Coulter defend it? Carlos steps over the head and cranks it - Coulter is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Carlos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joao Carlos!