PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbervan Soares (ranked 378 p4p, 559 weight class) and Fidel Legions (ranked 57 p4p, 88 weight class). Legions has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Fidel Legions has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Soares
vs
Legions

183 cm
27
183
15 - 7 - 0

186 cm
27
191
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Threads
Voodoo Nutrition

Heavy Metal Drugs
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilbervan Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fidel Legions!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares checks a leg kick.
A big left from Legions misses.
Soares keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soares closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Legions scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soares blocks a head kick by Legions.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soares checks a leg kick.

Soares closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Soares lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Soares throws a big elbow that misses.
Soares working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Soares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legions is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soares throws an elbow that misses. Legions uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soares's guard. Nice move by Legions!

Soares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Legions stays in close to Soares's body and controls the position.
Legions preventing the sweep.
Soares is trying to keep Legions in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares is looking to sweep but instead, Legions has passed into half guard.
Soares works his way to full guard. Good work.
Soares looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Legions puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Soares slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Soares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soares doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Soares is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Soares is working hard here to advance position.
Legions is working Soares over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Soares is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Soares connects with a nice short shot to Legions's temple.
Legions is staying active underneath Soares, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soares passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Legions!
Soares looking to finish Legions with some ground and pound. This is bad for Legions!
Soares trying to control but Legions is having none of it.
Soares working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Soares fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Soares raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions is bucking up trying to escape but Soares cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Soares raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Soares cracks Legions with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Soares lands a big shot there that rocks Legions but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Legions is rocked!
Soares loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Legions scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Soares land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Soares stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gilbervan Soares thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).