PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Da La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Da La Rosa
vs
Head

186 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
179 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Da La Rosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Head!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da La Rosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Da La Rosa shoots in and drives through. Head sprawls well.

Head forces Da La Rosa back against the cage and clinches.

Da La Rosa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Head regains guard immediately.
Head working a defensive guard but Da La Rosa passes into half guard.

Da La Rosa seems to be working for a kimura but Head defends the submission attempt.
Da La Rosa seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Head actively working from the bottom here.
Da La Rosa wants to take a breather but Head is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Head is in trouble now - Da La Rosa has advanced to mount!
Da La Rosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Da La Rosa is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Head is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Head flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Da La Rosa anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Head and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Da La Rosa slips an arm under Head chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Da La Rosa has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Da La Rosa is squeezing on Head like an anaconda would it's prey. Head fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Da La Rosa!
Frank Da La Rosa retains his middleweight title!