PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vegeta The Fifth (ranked 4220 p4p, 4685 weight class) and Benicio Trinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benicio Trinaldo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

The Fifth
vs
Trinaldo

179 cm
25
275
1 - 2 - 0

194 cm
25
275
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vegeta The Fifth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benicio Trinaldo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Fifth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trinaldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trinaldo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Fifth lands a nice looking body kick.
Vegeta The Fifth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Fifth connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by The Fifth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Fifth.
Trinaldo shoots in and drives through. The Fifth sprawls well.
A head kick misses from The Fifth.
Trinaldo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The Fifth throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Benicio Trinaldo has been cut.
Trinaldo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Trinaldo ducks right into an uppercut from The Fifth.
The Fifth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Fifth.

The Fifth lands a big head kick that sends Trinaldo tumbling to the mat! The Fifth takes a step backwards and waves Trinaldo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Trinaldo is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinaldo avoids the head kick by The Fifth.
Trinaldo is still on wobbly legs! Can The Fifth finish him?
Trinaldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Fifth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trinaldo.
Trinaldo seems to have recovered his senses.
The Fifth throws a front kick that sends Trinaldo stumbling back into the cage.
Trinaldo looks winded!
Trinaldo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Fifth fakes the leg kick and cracks Trinaldo in the body.
The Fifth bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Fifth feints and then cracks Trinaldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trinaldo down.
The Fifth throws a sloppy head kick and Trinaldo moves out of range easily.
The Fifth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Fifth scores with a head kick. Trinaldo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Fifth throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from The Fifth.

Trinaldo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for The Fifth!
You can see the frustration on The Fifth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Fifth could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Trinaldo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Fifth, who protects the arm well.
The Fifth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Fifth tries to get out of the position.

Trinaldo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Fifth has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on The Fifth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Trinaldo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fifth isn't going anywhere.

Trinaldo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Fifth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trinaldo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on The Fifth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benicio Trinaldo!