PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between azael espinoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gust Ardvacados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for azael espinoza has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

espinoza
vs
Ardvacados

189 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, azael espinoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gust Ardvacados!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardvacados swats away the attempt to clinch by espinoza.
Ardvacados is on the wrong end of a nice combination from espinoza.
The fight stays on the outside here - espinoza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

espinoza looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ardvacados!
espinoza sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ardvacados sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ardvacados is pressing down on espinoza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Ardvacados throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
espinoza postures up.
espinoza wants to stand but Ardvacados is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardvacados trying to control the position here.
espinoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Ardvacados is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ardvacados is looking for a triangle but espinoza pushes his legs off easily.

Ardvacados looking for a guillotine here but espinoza defends easily.
Ardvacados trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
espinoza has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ardvacados is proving hard to escape from.
Ardvacados looking to hit a scissor sweep but espinoza is one step ahead there.

Ardvacados throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ardvacados looks gassed!
espinoza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
espinoza throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
espinoza wanted to stand there but Ardvacados had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ardvacados throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ardvacados controls espinoza momentarily but espinoza frees himself.
espinoza tries to stand but Ardvacados is controlling from the bottom.
Ardvacados looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

espinoza is sitting in close to Ardvacados's body. Ardvacados has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! espinoza is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, espinoza is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ardvacados.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gust Ardvacados!