PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo Mondragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael De Los Demonios (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.

Mondragon
vs
De Los Demonios

187 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Geronimo Mondragon!
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, Raphael De Los Demonios!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Los Demonios has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Los Demonios there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Los Demonios takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mondragon with a hook.

De Los Demonios instigates a clinch.

Mondragon is fighting off a takedown attempt but De Los Demonios is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mondragon to the mat. Mondragon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mondragon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Los Demonios is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Los Demonios stopping the sweep attempt from Mondragon.
Mondragon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mondragon is looking to stand up but De Los Demonios isn't so interested in that idea.
De Los Demonios works over Mondragon with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Los Demonios wants to control from the top but Mondragon keeps moving.
Mondragon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mondragon keeping moving, preventing De Los Demonios from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondragon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mondragon looking to control but De Los Demonios is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Los Demonios working to try and regain half guard.
Mondragon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Los Demonios slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Los Demonios is not content to let Mondragon control the position.
De Los Demonios is looking to control Mondragon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Los Demonios avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Los Demonios is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mondragon pulls his head out easily.
De Los Demonios makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Los Demonios.

De Los Demonios looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mondragon wants to stand but De Los Demonios is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mondragon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Los Demonios swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mondragon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
De Los Demonios looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon wants to stand but De Los Demonios has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
De Los Demonios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mondragon is one step ahead there.
Mondragon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of De Los Demonios is proving hard to escape from.
De Los Demonios keeping moving, preventing Mondragon from controlling successfully.
Mondragon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mondragon tries to stand but De Los Demonios is controlling from the bottom.

De Los Demonios is working an open guard so Mondragon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mondragon feints a jab promting De Los Demonios to slip. Mondragon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Los Demonios slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Raphael De Los Demonios has been cut.
De Los Demonios looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mondragon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Mondragon.
A right-left combo lands from Mondragon.
Geronimo Mondragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Los Demonios takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Oooooh!!! Mondragon has knocked De Los Demonios down with a huge combo! Mondragon steps away and waves a wobbly De Los Demonios back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

De Los Demonios is rocked!
Mondragon scores with a body shot.
De Los Demonios is still on wobbly legs! Can Mondragon finish him?
Mondragon drops De Los Demonios with a big left hand! De Los Demonios is injured, injured bad! Mondragon jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geronimo Mondragon!
Geronimo Mondragon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.