PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valiant Thorr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Nazario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thorr
vs
Nazario

180 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valiant Thorr!
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, Ronaldo Nazario!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazario shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thorr but Thorr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Nazario as Thorr shoots in.

Thorr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nazario sprawls well initially but Thorr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nazario trying to control from the bottom.
Nazario is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thorr wants to take a breather but Nazario is having none of it.
Thorr trying to pass the guard but Nazario defending well.
Thorr is keen to just control but Nazario is a slippery customer.
Nazario trying to control here.
Nazario is in trouble now - Thorr has advanced to mount!

Thorr working for a submission but Nazario is keeping him at bay.
Nazario really wants to buck Thorr off and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorr trying to control but Nazario is having none of it.
Nazario is trying to escape the mount but Thorr keeps good control and instead manages to take Nazario's back.
Thorr somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Thorr is trying to control but Nazario is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Nazario is trying desperately to improve position.

Thorr goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nazario turns into him and now he's in Thorr's guard.
Thorr is breathing heavily.
Nazario missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nazario wants to pass the guard but Thorr is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thorr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nazario working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thorr's head.
Nazario looking to pass the guard.
Nazario wants to stand but Thorr is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nazario trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazario wants to control from the top but Thorr keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Nazario. No joy for Thorr on that attempt.

Thorr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Thorr decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nazario, up you get!
Some wild striking there from Thorr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorr fails with the takedown
and Nazario counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valiant Thorr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Nazario or perhaps it was just good defense by Thorr which made him look bad.

Thorr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nazario is trying to control but can't.
Thorr controlling the action here.
Thorr is looking to take a break and control but Nazario is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Thorr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nazario is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazario is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nazario is trying to maintain the position but Thorr is very close to passing his half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thorr moves out of range as Nazario throws a body kick.

Nazario shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thorr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nazario cracks Thorr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thorr is in all sorts of trouble here.

Nazario working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Thorr flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Thorr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valiant Thorr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice sprawl there from Thorr as Nazario shoots in.
Thorr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Thorr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nazario sprawls well initially but Thorr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thorr is thwarting Nazario's attempts to control the position.
Thorr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Thorr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nazario doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thorr.
Nazario is trying to stand back up but Thorr is controlling him
Nazario is breathing heavily.
Thorr is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nazario!
Nazario is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thorr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazario is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nazario taking shots to the head.

It looks like Ronaldo Nazario has been cut.
Thorr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nazario is looking to escape.
Thorr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Thorr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nazario is looking to escape.
Nazario is trying to escape the mount.
Nazario tries to lock up and control but Thorr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thorr swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nazario is now in Thorr's guard. A big mistake from Thorr there, giving up the dominant position!
Thorr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nazario trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thorr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thorr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thorr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thorr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nazario is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thorr is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nazario is surviving well by controlling Thorr's body position as best he can.
Thorr tries to control but Nazario wriggling away.
Nazario wants to hold on but Thorr pushes him away.

Thorr looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Thorr tries to control but Nazario wriggling away.
Thorr dominating with strikes here.

Nazario is rocked!
Thorr controlling from mount.
Nazario is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorr finish him?

Thorr has isolated one of Nazario's arms. Nazario looking to fight him off but Thorr twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Valiant Thorr!