PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Leal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bale's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kings and Queens. Leal has chosen Papa Roach - Last Resort as his entrance music. Victor Leal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bale
vs
Leal

172 cm
20
173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Leal!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale is looking to clinch but Leal is avoiding it.
Bale closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leal circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Leal. No joy for Bale on that attempt.
Bale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bale fails with an attempt to clinch.

Leal gets the takedown into side control.
Bale is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Leal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bale knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Leal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bale is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Leal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Leal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bale is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Leal asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leal has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bale is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Leal yanks on the arm and Bale is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Leal.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Victor Leal!