PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armando Garcilazo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Garcilazo
vs
Winner

187 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Armando Garcilazo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Winner!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcilazo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Garcilazo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Garcilazo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Garcilazo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winner keeps working.

Garcilazo swings around for an armbar but Winner sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Garcilazo's guard.

Garcilazo has his foot on Winner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winner works his way back into a safe position though.
Winner should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Garcilazo working a defensive guard but Winner passes into half guard.
Garcilazo is trying to maintain the position but Winner is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo wants to get back to full guard but Winner has passed into side control.
Garcilazo can't do much from the bottom here.

Winner has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Garcilazo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Garcilazo is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Winner as he works his way to full guard.
Garcilazo prevents Winner from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner keeping moving, preventing Garcilazo from controlling successfully.
Garcilazo slips nicely into half guard.

Winner is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcilazo.
Garcilazo trying to control the action but Winner is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcilazo is looking for a kimura here.

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

Garcilazo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Winner defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Garcilazo seems to be looking for submissions.
Winner is trying to stand back up but Garcilazo is controlling him
Garcilazo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Winner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Garcilazo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Winner is just riding it out for now. Garcilazo eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Garcilazo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Garcilazo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Armando Garcilazo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcilazo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Winner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Winner wants to get up but he can't break Garcilazo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Winner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcilazo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Garcilazo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Winner frees his head nicely. Oh but Garcilazo has switched to an armbar! Winner is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Armando Garcilazo!