PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Andres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Falcao
vs
Andres

184 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Esquiva Falcao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Andres!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andres ducks under a wild hook from Falcao.
Falcao misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Falcao misses its intended target.
Falcao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Andres shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Falcao's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Falcao is working an open guard so Andres takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Esquiva Falcao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Andres with that takedown attempt.
Andres avoids the body shot from Falcao.
Andres slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andres.
A big left from Falcao misses.
Falcao misses with a series of wild punches.
Falcao looks to land a left hand but Andres moved out of range nicely.
Falcao just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao looks to land a right hand but Andres moved out of range.
A slow jab from Falcao misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Andres.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao throws out a loose jab but Andres uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Falcao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andres fails to land the takedown.
Falcao throws a lazy right hand but Andres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcao misses with a looping right.
Andres fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Esquiva Falcao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Andres.
Andres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Andres drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Andres thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andres controls the position from side control.
It looks like Andres might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Andres's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Andres stalls from top position.

Chris Andres has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Falcao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andres.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcao throws a jab but it's blocked by Andres.
Andres moves out of range as Falcao strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Andres dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Andres bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Falcao wants to control but Andres postures up.
Andres is staying tight to Falcao's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Falcao tries to improve position but can't.
Falcao is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Andres is staying tight to Falcao's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chris Andres.

Andres drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andres slows the pace down.
Let's hope that Andres has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Andres wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Falcao, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here as Andres stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andres thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here.

Andres has hold of Falcao's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Falcao tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Andres cranks the arm and Falcao screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Falcao, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chris Andres!
Our winner, Chris Andres, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.