PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raquel Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunez has chosen I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Raquel Juarez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Juarez
vs
Nunez

188 cm
25
174 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Intelligent

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raquel Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Nunez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunez throws a sloppy head kick and Juarez moves out of range easily.
As Nunez tries to get set, Juarez tries to push him back and clinch up but Nunez manages to avoid the attempt.
Juarez tries to clinch up but Nunez circles away and keeps his distance.
Juarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nunez looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Nunez darts in and clinches Juarez up against the cage.
Nunez working hard to break the clinch.

Nunez tightens his grip and picks Juarez up, before dumping him to the ground. Juarez manages to land in guard.
Juarez has a closed guard, preventing Nunez from standing up.
Juarez working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunez controls from within his opponent's guard.

Juarez is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Nunez rolls with it to try and escape but Juarez cranks on the arm and Nunez is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raquel Juarez!
In defeat, Orlando Nunez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want a title shot!'.