PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dameshek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Darwin
vs
Dameshek

175 cm
30
192 lbs
16 - 18 - 1

192 cm
29
200 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Dameshek!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin slaps away a takedown attempt from Dameshek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Darwin scores with a hook.
Dameshek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Darwin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dameshek is trying to defend but Darwin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darwin is thwarting Dameshek's attempts to control the position.

Dameshek looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dameshek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Darwin drops back looking for a leg! Dameshek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dameshek manages to kick Darwin off! Darwin jumps back into Dameshek's guard.

Dameshek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin looking to sit in guard and control but Dameshek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Darwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Darwin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dameshek is aware though and is defending well.

Darwin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dameshek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Darwin is tightening it up a little... Dameshek has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Dameshek reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Dameshek taps out! Nice BJJ there by Darwin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Charles Darwin!
Charles Darwin gave a mention to GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).