PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Rocha (ranked 4274 p4p, 3591 weight class) and Helio Flacide (ranked 509 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio Flacide has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rocha
vs
Flacide

186 cm
25
198
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
194
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio Flacide!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Flacide bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rocha defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Flacide is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rocha is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Flacide trying to control the action but Rocha is working from the bottom.

Flacide is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rocha has escaped the position, nice work there.
Flacide trying to control the action but Rocha is working from the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helio Flacide!