PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Yanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Malblanche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malblanche is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Orishas - Represent. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yanez
vs
Malblanche

186 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

164 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruben Yanez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Malblanche!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malblanche will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yanez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Malblanche.
Yanez thumps Malblanche with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yanez. That's going to slow Malblanche down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yanez.
Malblanche walks into a straight right hand from Yanez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yanez.

Malblanche closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yanez did well to prevent Malblanche getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Malblanche prevents Yanez from standing back up.
Malblanche not doing much here.

Malblanche is working for a submission of some sort.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Malblanche is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malblanche prevents Yanez from standing back up.
Malblanche wants to pass to mount but Yanez is defending the position.
Yanez's coaches at Ultimate Fighting Federation Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Yanez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malblanche.

Malblanche seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Yanez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Javier Malblanche!