PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Saavedra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saavedra comes to the cage accompanied by Cant be touched. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Saavedra
vs
Almeida

190 cm
22
250 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

200 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toni Saavedra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida shoots in for a double leg but Saavedra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Saavedra has his takedown stuffed

and Almeida counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saavedra taking some punishment here, with Almeida in his half guard.
Almeida working over Saavedra with some ground and pound. Saavedra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Almeida tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Saavedra.
Almeida is keen to just control but Saavedra is a slippery customer.

Saavedra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Almeida frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Saavedra is trying desperately to improve position.
Saavedra is working hard here to advance position.
Saavedra is squirming around, avoiding Almeida's attempts to control the action.
Almeida might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Saavedra kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida content just to control the position here.
Almeida pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Almeida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Almeida punishing his opponent with strikes.
Saavedra is desperately trying to improve his position but Almeida has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida looking to finish Saavedra with some ground and pound. This is bad for Saavedra!
Saavedra is wriggling around trying to escape.
Almeida lands a heavy elbow.
Saavedra is breathing heavily.
Saavedra is trying desperately to improve position.
Saavedra could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Almeida wants to control the pace but Saavedra is squirming around nicely.
Almeida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Almeida cracks Saavedra with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Almeida content just to control the position here.
Almeida lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Saavedra hang on?
Almeida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saavedra is looking to escape.
Almeida unloading with bombs!
Almeida postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Saavedra looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saavedra is desperately trying to improve his position but Almeida has a good base and remains in mount.
Almeida looking to control but Saavedra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Almeida cracks Saavedra with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Almeida looking to control and managing it successfully.
Saavedra working to try and regain half guard.
Almeida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Almeida putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Almeida controlling the position easily from mount.
Saavedra keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Saavedra is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Almeida locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Saavedra is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcos Almeida!