PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vicco Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Shagowitcz (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.

Vegas
vs
Shagowitcz

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vicco Vegas!
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, Desmond Shagowitcz!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Vegas. No joy for Shagowitcz on that attempt.
Vegas lands a nice hook to Shagowitcz's body. Shagowitcz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shagowitcz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shagowitcz fails to land the takedown.
Vicco Vegas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Shagowitcz.
Shagowitcz tries for a takedown but Vegas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vegas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Shagowitcz gets the takedown into side control.
Vegas tries to improve position but can't.
Vegas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shagowitcz on the ground.
Vegas holds on to Shagowitcz's head and controls the position momentarily.
Vegas sneaks back into half guard.
Vegas is trying to get back to full guard.
Vegas is working hard here to advance position.
Vegas gets back to full guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shagowitcz has gone for a leg lock! Vegas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shagowitcz's guard.
Vegas looking to pass the guard.
Shagowitcz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vegas puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vegas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shagowitcz wants to get back to full guard but Vegas has mounted him!
Shagowitcz looks gassed!
Shagowitcz is in all sorts of trouble here.

Vegas working for a guillotine from mount but Shagowitcz is in no mood to give up.
Shagowitcz is trying desperately to improve position.
Vegas content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas looking to finish Shagowitcz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shagowitcz!
Shagowitcz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vegas is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Shagowitcz is in real trouble.
Vegas slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Shagowitcz is keeping busy.
Shagowitcz is in bad spot here.

Shagowitcz tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Vegas has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Shagowitcz is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vicco Vegas!