PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tad Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezio Auditore (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.

Warren
vs
Auditore

185 cm
21
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 Tokyo, Tad Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezio Auditore!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Auditore pushes Warren up against the cage in a clinch.

Warren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warren avoids a kick to the body.
Warren checks a leg kick nicely.

Warren looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Auditore looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Warren puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Warren postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Auditore to stand up.

Warren fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Auditore to the ground. Warren is now in Auditore's guard.

Auditore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Warren doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Warren manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Warren postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warren is posturing up here but Auditore has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Warren tries to roll out but it's too tight and Warren has to tap! Slick submission there by Auditore!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ezio Auditore!