PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sanchez (ranked 4201 p4p, 137 weight class) and Rodolfo Moraes (ranked 1779 p4p, 83 weight class). The key to victory for Mark Sanchez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sanchez
vs
Moraes

197 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
27
300 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moraes throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Mark Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a combination

so Moraes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Moraes is standing up over Sanchez. Sanchez looks to escape but Moraes dives into side control.

Moraes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moraes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.

Moraes is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Sanchez is trying to escape and Moraes transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Sanchez is forced to tap! Nice work there by Moraes! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodolfo Moraes!
After winning the bout, Rodolfo Moraes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.