PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lauritz Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algenir Aguiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Way. Algenir Aguiar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jensen
vs
Aguiar

178 cm
26
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauritz Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Algenir Aguiar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguiar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Aguiar misses

and Jensen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aguiar controls Jensen momentarily but Jensen frees himself.
Jensen trying to control but Aguiar is working from the bottom.
Jensen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Jensen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aguiar prevents Jensen from improving position.
Aguiar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jensen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen is looking to take a break and control but Aguiar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aguiar wants to get back to his feet but Jensen drags him back down.
Jensen moves into full mount!
Jensen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jensen seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Aguiar is holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jensen working for a submission but Aguiar is keeping him at bay.
Aguiar really wants to buck Jensen off and get back to his feet.
Aguiar is squirming around, avoiding Jensen's attempts to control the action.
Jensen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jensen is trying to take his opponent's back.

Jensen working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Aguiar looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jensen! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lauritz Jensen!
Lauritz Jensen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.