PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanuki Shinra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanuki Shinra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raul Lorenzo's chin.

Lorenzo
vs
Shinra

190 cm
22
265 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
28
220 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raul Lorenzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanuki Shinra!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lorenzo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lorenzo lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lorenzo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lorenzo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Lorenzo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Lorenzo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Lorenzo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lorenzo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Lorenzo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Lorenzo drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Lorenzo seems to have locked his on tight now - Shinra screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Lorenzo, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Raul Lorenzo!