PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Araujo (ranked 475 p4p, 24 weight class) and Vincent Lemieux (ranked 772 p4p, 42 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Araujo
vs
Lemieux

193 cm
23
285 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

193 cm
29
270 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lemieux throws a right and a left that Araujo avoids nicely.
Araujo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lemieux sprawls and moves away.
Araujo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Lemieux stuffs the takedown.
Lemieux misses the jab.
Araujo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lemieux defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Araujo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Araujo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lemieux prevents Araujo from moving into mount.

Araujo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lemieux struggling a bit here.

Araujo is trying to get an arm triangle but Lemieux is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Lemieux is trying to get back to his feet.
Araujo is looking to take a break and control but Lemieux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Araujo!