PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gio Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Avila
vs
Cassidy

179 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

152 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gio Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jules Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila shoots for a double leg takedown but Cassidy sprawls well. He's pushed Avila's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Cassidy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cassidy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Avila blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Avila as Cassidy tries to tie him up.

Avila has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cassidy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Avila working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Cassidy is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Avila has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Cassidy taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gio Avila!
An out of breath Gio Avila thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.