PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kid bengala (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.

Almeida
vs
bengala

185 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Paulo Almeida!
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, kid bengala!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bengala fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Almeida closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming bengala to the mat! bengala manages to get full guard.

bengala has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almeida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
bengala trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Almeida is looking to work some ground and pound but bengala has wrist control.

bengala has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almeida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

bengala is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. bengala is keeping the position for now.

bengala throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Almeida escapes and throws bengala's legs to the side, diving into side control!
bengala is looking to regain half guard here but Almeida keeps moving and retains side control.
bengala looks gassed!

Almeida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Almeida wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by bengala, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Almeida in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... bengala is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulo Almeida!