PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meek Mill (ranked 5270 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Cardozo (ranked 5068 p4p, 493 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.

Mill
vs
Cardozo

178 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Meek Mill!
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, Lucas Cardozo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mill feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cardozo's calf.
Cardozo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cardozo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mill can pounce on him.
Mill throws a leg kick that misses.
Cardozo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mill misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mill.
Mill thumps Cardozo with a low kick.
Mill fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cardozo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cardozo. That did some damage!
Mill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mill throws a leg kick

and Cardozo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mill is pulling down on Cardozo's head to control his posture.

Cardozo drops back looking for a leg! Mill is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mill manages to kick Cardozo off! Cardozo jumps back into Mill's guard.

Cardozo drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Cardozo seems to have locked his on tight now - Mill screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Cardozo, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Lucas Cardozo!