PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isaias Vasconcelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vasconcelos
vs
Vieira

180 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Isaias Vasconcelos!
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, Rodolfo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasconcelos is just out of range.
Vasconcelos leaves Vieira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Vieira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vasconcelos is looking for a sweep.
Vieira gets to mount! Vasconcelos was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Vieira with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Vieira has control of Vasconcelos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vasconcelos regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Vieira looking to secure an arm triangle but Vasconcelos defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasconcelos wants to hold on but Vieira pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vieira is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vasconcelos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Vasconcelos is trying to escape the mount.
Vasconcelos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Vieira has isolated one of Vasconcelos's arms. Vasconcelos looking to fight him off but Vieira twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodolfo Vieira!