PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Amore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Vegata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Amore
vs
Vegata

184 cm
27
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Amore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Vegata!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amore doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Vegata counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vegata is trying to control. Amore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Vegata is working for a kimura but Amore is defending it quite comfortably.
Vegata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amore keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Amore is looking to control Vegata's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Amore avoid being mounted?
Vegata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amore keeps working.
Vegata is thwarting Amore's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegata trying to mount his opponent but Amore defends it.

Vegata is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Amore is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Amore tries to roll over but Vegata keeps him under control.

Vegata is working for a kimura but Amore is defending it quite comfortably.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vegata looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Vegata is looking for a kimura here.

Vegata is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Amore defends it well.

Vegata maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Amore could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Vegata has cracked it and Amore is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Vegata!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Vegata!