PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard The Enforcer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago comes to the cage accompanied by Drake - Forever. The key to victory for Paulo Thiago has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Thiago
vs
The Enforcer

190 cm
22
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulo Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard The Enforcer!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Enforcer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thiago tries to avoid it but The Enforcer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thiago to the ground. Thiago escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Enforcer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Enforcer throws a sloppy head kick and Thiago moves out of range easily.
Thiago wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thiago.
The Enforcer keeps the fight on the outside.
Thiago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thiago lands a nice looking body shot.
The Enforcer looks gassed!
Thiago stuffs the takedown attempt from The Enforcer. The Enforcer gets slowly back to his feet.
Paulo Thiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard The Enforcer.

Thiago bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Enforcer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thiago working the ground and pound but The Enforcer is defending the strikes.
Thiago working the ground and pound.
Thiago works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Thiago thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Thiago is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. The Enforcer looks calm but he's in trouble here. Thiago gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. The Enforcer is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Thiago lets go of the hold and The Enforcer can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulo Thiago!