PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Magron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Fernandes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fernandes
vs
Magron

196 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Magron!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Magron shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Magron showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fernandes is trying to control but can't.
Fernandes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fernandes manages to get to full guard.
Fernandes tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandes keeping moving, preventing Magron from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fernandes looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magron stops Fernandes from standing up.

Fernandes is looking to sinch up a triangle. Magron throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Fernandes's body to avoid the submission. Fernandes has instead reached around Magron's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Fernandes arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pedro Fernandes!