PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse The Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Mbugua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Mbugua struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. William Mbugua is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

The Devil
vs
Mbugua

175 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
201 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Team S.W.A.T.

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse The Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Mbugua!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mbugua!
The Devil throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Devil misses with a wild body shot.
The Devil finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Devil shoots in but no luck this time.
The Devil misses with a takedown attempt - Mbugua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mbugua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Devil tries for a takedown but Mbugua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse The Devil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Devil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Devil misses with a leg kick.
The Devil blocks a head kick by Mbugua.
The Devil fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mbugua is out of range.
Mbugua lands a head kick!
The Devil throws a body punch but Mbugua moves out of range.

Mbugua rushes The Devil and presses him up against the cage.

Mbugua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Devil misses with a low kick as Mbugua jumps back.
Good work by Mbugua as he checks the leg kick.
The Devil is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbugua throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Devil takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Devil throws a chopping leg kick but Mbugua manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mbugua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mbugua throws a nice head kick!
Mbugua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Mbugua gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Devil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mbugua is keeping the position for now.
The Devil won't allow Mbugua to get back to his feet.
The Devil is stalling in the full guard.
The Devil looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Devil stands and throws Mbugua's legs to the side, diving into side control.

The Devil tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Devil has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Mbugua takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The Devil in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbugua is not content to let The Devil control the position.
Mbugua is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, The Devil asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The Devil fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mbugua is looking for a sweep.
The Devil working away.
The Devil advances to full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, The Devil cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The Devil is working for a guillotine from mount but Mbugua frees his head quite easily.
The Devil moves to back control.

The Devil has got one arm under Mbugua's chin. This could be trouble... Mbugua trying to control the other hand but The Devil gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Mbugua has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jesse The Devil!