PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Moscatel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ardian Kurniawan (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.

Moscatel
vs
Kurniawan

177 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Moscatel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ardian Kurniawan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurniawan tries to close the distance and clinch but Moscatel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Moscatel.
Kurniawan misses with a takedown attempt

and Moscatel counters by moving into the clinch.
Kurniawan can't break the clinch.
Kurniawan tries to break free but Moscatel pushes him back against the cage.

Kurniawan breaks the clinch.
Moscatel throws a combination that misses
and Kurniawan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurniawan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kurniawan!
Kurniawan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurniawan misses with the combination.
Kurniawan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Moscatel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kurniawan keeping full guard, as Moscatel tries to pass.
Moscatel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kurniawan is looking to stand up but Moscatel isn't so interested in that idea.
Moscatel wants to control from the top but Kurniawan keeps moving.
Moscatel passes Kurniawan's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Moscatel maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kurniawan could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Moscatel has cracked it and Kurniawan is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Moscatel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Moscatel!
A very excited looking Gabriel Moscatel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.