PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between NICOLAS ROCHA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Tolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

ROCHA
vs
Tolo

185 cm
19
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, NICOLAS ROCHA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samuel Tolo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tolo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

ROCHA drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
ROCHA has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

ROCHA drops back looking for a leg! Tolo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tolo manages to kick ROCHA off! ROCHA jumps back into Tolo's guard.
ROCHA slips nicely into half guard.

ROCHA seems to be looking for submissions.

ROCHA is working for a kimura but Tolo is defending it quite comfortably.

ROCHA is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from ROCHA there.
ROCHA trying to pass the guard but Tolo defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tolo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

ROCHA is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tolo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time ROCHA.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

ROCHA is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tolo is just riding it out for now. ROCHA eventually gives up the hold.

ROCHA is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tolo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time ROCHA.
Tolo trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ROCHA not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tolo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but ROCHA scores with a couple of nice shots.
ROCHA is keen to just control but Tolo is a slippery customer.

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.

ROCHA is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Tolo has managed to free his arm - good work.
ROCHA throwing shots but Tolo is blocking nicely.
Tolo trying to control here.

ROCHA is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tolo tries to kick ROCHA off but ROCHA keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

ROCHA is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tolo is just riding it out for now. ROCHA eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

NICOLAS ROCHA dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

ROCHA fails with a takedown attempt.

ROCHA shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than ROCHA was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

ROCHA is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tolo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tolo is looking to improve his position but ROCHA isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolo wants to hold on but ROCHA pushes him away.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). NICOLAS ROCHA!