PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dj Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Generic Brazilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Generic Brazilian enters the cage!

Paul
vs
Brazilian

170 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dj Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Generic Brazilian!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brazilian drives through with a takedown into Paul's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brazilian drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Paul manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brazilian has Paul in his guard.

Brazilian isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Paul stacks Brazilian on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Paul!
Paul tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brazilian's legs.
You can see the frustration on Brazilian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paul trying to control the action but Brazilian is working from the bottom.
Paul tries to advance to mount but Brazilian denies him.

Paul tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paul has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Paul tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazilian is trying to improve his position.
Paul trying to control the action but Brazilian is working from the bottom.
Brazilian is trying to get back to half guard.
Paul landing strikes.
Brazilian is trying to control Paul's posture but Paul avoids it.
Brazilian takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Paul grinds an elbow into Brazilian's temple.
Brazilian can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brazilian is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Paul is staying active.

Paul is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brazilian knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Paul scores with a couple of short elbows.

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

Paul working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brazilian is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Paul is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brazilian has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul is chipping away with strikes.
Paul is chipping away with strikes.
Brazilian is not content to let Paul control the position.
Paul scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brazilian to see if he's OK.

Brazilian is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Paul in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Brazilian is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dj Paul!