PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Bordin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes to the cage accompanied by Ja posso suportar!. Bruno Almeida looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Almeida
vs
Bordin

160 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
154 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Almeida!
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, Mauricio Bordin!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Almeida avoids the head kick by Bordin.
Bordin looks for a takedown but Almeida sprawls well.
Bordin fails with a takedown attempt.

Bordin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bordin tries to score a body lock takedown but Almeida shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bruno Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Bordin.

Almeida gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bordin is staying active underneath Almeida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bordin gets back to full guard.

Bordin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Almeida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Almeida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bordin looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Almeida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Almeida is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bordin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Almeida is looking to defend but Bordin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Almeida! Bordin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Almeida taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mauricio Bordin!