PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maurito Lozingaro (ranked 6998 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Beeker Jr (ranked 4672 p4p, 458 weight class). The key to victory for Maurito Lozingaro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lozingaro
vs
Beeker Jr

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maurito Lozingaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Beeker Jr!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lozingaro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lozingaro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beeker Jr sprawls well. Beeker Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lozingaro gets slowly back to his feet.
Lozingaro fails with the takedown

and Beeker Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurito Lozingaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beeker Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Beeker Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Lozingaro has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beeker Jr content to stall in guard here.
Lozingaro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lozingaro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beeker Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lozingaro is breathing heavily.
Beeker Jr stands and throws Lozingaro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Beeker Jr in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lozingaro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lozingaro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beeker Jr in side control lands a decent elbow.

Beeker Jr is working to tighten his grip on Lozingaro's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Lozingaro has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Beeker Jr is really squeezing tight and eventually Lozingaro passes out! Beeker Jr breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan Beeker Jr!