PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Kubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinji Kubo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lancaster
vs
Kubo

169 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

187 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Aspire Clothing

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Lancaster!
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, Shinji Kubo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kubo.
Kubo connects with a jab.

Lancaster decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lancaster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lancaster could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lancaster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lancaster not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubo is trying to stand.
Lancaster working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lancaster connects with a nice short shot to Kubo's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster lands strikes from half guard.
Lancaster working the head and body with strikes.
Lancaster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Lancaster there.

Lancaster is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kubo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pedro Lancaster!