PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Maia (ranked 3174 p4p, 2935 weight class) and Waulo Trosta (ranked 128 p4p, 118 weight class). Waulo Trosta will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Maia
vs
Trosta

187 cm
28
269
7 - 8 - 0

200 cm
27
265
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waulo Trosta!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trosta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Maia scores with a takedown into Trosta's guard.
Maia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Maia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Trosta tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Maia manages to move to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Maia takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maia is working for a rear naked choke. Trosta is not defending it well and Maia has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Trosta refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Trosta's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lucas Maia!