PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Almeida (ranked 4739 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sixteen Sixteen (ranked 4893 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.

Almeida
vs
Sixteen

191 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sixteen Sixteen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Almeida shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sixteen's guard.
Almeida is standing up over Sixteen. Sixteen looks to escape but Almeida dives into side control.

Almeida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sixteen has escaped the position, nice work there.

Almeida wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sixteen, who protects the arm well.
Almeida happy to just control the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen wants to control but Almeida postures up.
A lull in the action here.

Almeida is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sixteen looks calm but he's in trouble here. Almeida gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sixteen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Almeida lets go of the hold and Sixteen can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Almeida!