PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dimas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimundo Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raimundo Sobral is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lima
vs
Sobral

180 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
202 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dimas Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raimundo Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima throws a combination that misses

and Sobral counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lima won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Sobral wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lima, who protects the arm well.
Lima stops Sobral from passing to mount.

Sobral is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lima has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobral tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lima's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lima will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Sobral is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lima is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Sobral is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lima knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Sobral is working to tighten his grip on Lima's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Lima has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sobral is really squeezing tight and eventually Lima passes out! Sobral breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Raimundo Sobral!
Our winner, Raimundo Sobral, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.