PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Bahia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romano comes to the cage accompanied by Search and Destroy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Romano
vs
Bahia

177 cm
23
187 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vic Romano!
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, Vitor Bahia!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooh a lovely combination from Bahia sends Romano down but not out. Bahia dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Vic Romano has been cut.
Romano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Romano tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romano is looking to reverse the position.
Bahia moves into full mount!
Romano is squirming around, avoiding Bahia's attempts to control the action.
Bahia thowing shots but they're missing.
Bahia controlling the pace for now.
Romano throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Romano wants to hold on but Bahia pushes him away.
Romano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Romano srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Bahia biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bahia is looking to control Romano but Romano is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano is trying to stand back up.

Romano is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bahia gets his way!
Will Bahia go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bahia scores with punches to the body.
Romano staying busy and making it hard for Bahia to control.
Romano is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bahia trying to control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vitor Bahia!