PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spud Spud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares has chosen Lacuna Coil - Enjoy The Silence as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Spud
vs
Tavares

170 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

171 cm
27
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spud Spud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Artur Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spud throws a shot from downtown. Tavares moves away and avoids it.
Spud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spud throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Tavares counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tavares must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tavares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tavares sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tavares throwing strikes but missing.
Tavares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tavares throws a big right hand that misses.
Spud working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tavares.

Tavares stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Spud throws up his legs and catches Tavares in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tavares tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Spud! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Spud Spud!