PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Youssef Ali Reza (ranked 4706 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Moraes (ranked 4780 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.

Ali Reza
vs
Moraes

195 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Hates pizza

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Youssef Ali Reza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodolfo Moraes!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ali Reza's waist but Ali Reza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moraes off to one side.
Ali Reza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ali Reza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moraes.
No luck for Moraes with that takedown attempt.
Youssef Ali Reza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Moraes.
Moraes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Ali Reza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Moraes did well to prevent Ali Reza getting side control.
Ali Reza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Moraes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Moraes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ali Reza decides to stand and escape the position.
Moraes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ali Reza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali Reza stalling against the cage.

Ali Reza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Moraes with that takedown attempt.

Ali Reza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ali Reza lands a left hand.

Ali Reza has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Moraes is trying to keep an underhook but Ali Reza manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Moraes looking for submissions off his back.
Ali Reza wants to pass the guard but Moraes is defending well.
Ali Reza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moraes defending well though.

Moraes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moraes is staying active underneath Ali Reza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali Reza prevents Moraes from improving his position.
Ali Reza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moraes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Ali Reza seems content to control.
Moraes is refusing to be controlled, as Ali Reza sits in half guard.

Moraes is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Ali Reza is tapping! Great win for Moraes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rodolfo Moraes!