PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Pao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Sabelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Sabelo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pao
vs
Sabelo

177 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Pao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Sabelo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabelo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sabelo connects with an inside leg kick.

Pao gets a double leg takedown into Sabelo's guard.
Pao is looking to work some ground and pound but Sabelo has wrist control.
Pao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sabelo is keeping the position for now.
Pao is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sabelo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pao slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Pao has hold of Sabelo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sabelo seems comfortable defending it but Pao has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sabelo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sabelo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Pao couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Igor Pao!