PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charmaine Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nacho Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dela Cruz
vs
Grande

188 cm
24
212 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

195 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charmaine Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nacho Grande!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande swings widly with a right hand

and Dela Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dela Cruz.

Grande looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dela Cruz passes into side control.
Grande manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Grande is looking for a kimura but Dela Cruz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grande to get the leverage.

Grande is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Grande is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dela Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grande.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grande is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Grande is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dela Cruz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grande frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Grande wants to take Dela Cruz's back but he can't do it this time.
Grande avoids the attempt from Dela Cruz to control.

Grande is working for a guillotine from mount but Dela Cruz frees his head quite easily.
Dela Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grande on the ground.
Dela Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Grande's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grande works his way to his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grande sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Dela Cruz taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nacho Grande!