PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sidney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jo Mama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garcia
vs
Mama

206 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

165 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sidney Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jo Mama!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mama stuffs the takedown.

Mama closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Garcia looking for subs from the bottom but Mama mounts him!
Mama controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mama gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Mama tries to land a body kick
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.

Mama gets a double leg takedown into Garcia's guard.
Mama would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mama sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mama controls the position.
Mama throws a strike aimed at the side of Garcia's head but Garcia avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama wants to stand but Garcia is controlling his arm.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia throws a counter high kick but Mama was just alert enough to avoid it.

Mama gets a double leg takedown into Garcia's guard.
Garcia controls Mama momentarily but Mama frees himself.
Mama trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.
Mama stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mama content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mama passes Garcia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mama works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jo Mama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mama is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mama is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Garcia!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is trying desperately to improve position.
Mama with good strikes from the mount here!
Mama looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mama is continuing to stall.

Mama is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Garcia is surviving well by controlling Mama's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama with good strikes from the mount here!

Garcia is rocked!
Garcia is trying desperately to improve position.
Oh Garcia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mama controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mama on the ground.
Garcia taking shots to the head.

Mama has isolated one of Garcia's arms. Garcia looking to fight him off but Mama twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jo Mama!