PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Velington Rado (ranked 8820 p4p, 598 weight class) and Hercille Geraldo (ranked 5219 p4p, 476 weight class). Rado has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Rado
vs
Geraldo

155 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Velington Rado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hercille Geraldo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rado is breathing heavily.
Rado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geraldo.
Geraldo lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Velington Rado has been cut.

Geraldo has managed to clinch.

Geraldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Geraldo misses its intended target.
Geraldo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geraldo throws out the jab.
Rado really is a fat lump.
Geraldo tries to land a leg kick but Rado saw it coming and moves away.

Geraldo clinches up with Rado and pushes him back against the cage.
Geraldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rado backwards.

Rado is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Geraldo.
Oh Rado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rado working hard to break the clinch.
Geraldo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Geraldo lands an elbow inside that Rado shrugs off.
Rado blocks an elbow strike.
Geraldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rado or not.
Geraldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Geraldo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rado.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geraldo is leaning against Rado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rado avoids the elbow strike from Geraldo, against the cage.
Geraldo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stalling in the clinch from Geraldo.

Geraldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Geraldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Geraldo tries to bum rush Rado with a series of wild strikes but Rado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Geraldo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Geraldo showed some decent athleticism there.

Geraldo seems to be looking for submissions.
Rado might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Geraldo working over Rado with some ground and pound. Rado looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Geraldo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Geraldo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Geraldo wants to pass the guard but Rado is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Geraldo decides to stand and escape the position.
Geraldo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geraldo.
Geraldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Geraldo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rado right on the button. Rado goes down! Geraldo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Geraldo gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hercille Geraldo!