PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Cambiasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Stairs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esteban Cambiasso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cambiasso
vs
Stairs

178 cm
21
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
169 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esteban Cambiasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Greg Stairs!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambiasso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stairs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cambiasso lands a front kick.
Stairs swinging wilding here.
Stairs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cambiasso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stairs tries to keep at a distance but Cambiasso has taken the fight into the clinch.

Cambiasso manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambiasso ducks under a wild hook from Stairs.
Stairs has a takedown stuffed.
Cambiasso scores with a hook to the body. Stairs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stairs looks gassed!

Cambiasso closes the distance and clinches.
Cambiasso leaning his opponent against the cage.

Cambiasso pulls Stairs into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambiasso lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stairs!
Stairs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Cambiasso looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cambiasso is trying to take his opponent's back.
Cambiasso forces the positional change into back control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stairs trying to control the action but Cambiasso just sinks the hooks in.
Stairs controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Stairs just trying to survive but Cambiasso is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Cambiasso is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Stairs is defending well though. Cambiasso let's go of the attempt for now.

Cambiasso is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Stairs is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Esteban Cambiasso!