PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vito Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Corleone
vs
Nascimento

181 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Hilo, Vito Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice sprawl there from Corleone as Nascimento shoots in.
Corleone is looking to clinch but Nascimento is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Corleone or perhaps it was just good defense by Nascimento which made him look bad.
Corleone misses with a body shot.

Nascimento gets a takedown into half guard.
Nascimento trying to control from half guard but Corleone is working away.

Corleone looking for submissions off his back.
Nascimento is keen to just control but Corleone is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento prevents Corleone from improving his position.
Corleone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Corleone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nascimento won't allow Corleone to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nascimento wants to control from the top but Corleone keeps moving.
Corleone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nascimento is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Corleone has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Nascimento is looking to defend but Corleone has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Nascimento! Corleone pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Nascimento taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vito Corleone!