PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Agrippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Blake
vs
Agrippa

180 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Blake!
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, Marcus Agrippa!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Agrippa.
Agrippa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Agrippa somewhat.

Agrippa dives in and scores a takedown into Blake's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blake is controlling Agrippa's posture.
Agrippa controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Blake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Agrippa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Agrippa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blake has his feet on Agrippa's thighs here. He's pushed Agrippa off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Agrippa screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ethan Blake!