PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kanan Abel (ranked 6274 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Green (ranked 5881 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.

Abel
vs
Green

166 cm
24
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
24
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kanan Abel!
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, Bobby Green!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Abel gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green wants to stand back up but Abel manages to pass into side control.
Abel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Abel is trying to get an arm triangle but Green is defending well.

Abel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Green, who protects the arm well.
Green bucks up and tries to throw Abel off but instead Abel has got his back!
Green is trying to get back to his feet but Abel has full control of the position and if anything, Green has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Abel controlling well, preventing Green from escaping the position.
Green really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green trying to get back to his feet but Abel is in full control for now.
I would not like to be Green right now.
Green is trying to stand back up.
You can see the frustration on Green's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Abel has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Green is in real trouble here. Abel gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Green is tapping out! Abel wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kanan Abel!