PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Armin Bola (ranked 4328 p4p, 3883 weight class) and Ismael Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ismael Dias has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Armin Bola's chin.

Bola
vs
Dias

195 cm
18
167
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
163
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Armin Bola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ismael Dias!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Dias fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bola, pushing him back against the cage.
Bola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dias is defending well for now.
Bola blocks a body shot from Dias.
Dias lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Armin Bola has been cut.
Bola misses with a body punch.
Dias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dias lands a knee to the body.
Dias landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dias tries to throw a body punch but Bola avoids it by throwing Dias back against the cage.
Bola wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dias utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bola is breathing heavily.
Dias managing to block the knees to the body from Bola.
Dias misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dias.
Dias swings wildly with an uppercut but Bola uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias lands with a left to the head.
Dias has a couple of punches blocked by Bola.
Dias managing to block the knees to the body from Bola.
Dias working aggressively here.
Dias lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dias tries to work over Bola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dias working aggressively here.
Dias lands an elbow just above Bola 's eye.
Bola misses with an elbow strike.
Dias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Bola is rocked!

Armin Bola's cut is getting worse.
Dias is working the Thai clinch up against the cage. He yanks Bola's head to one side and delivers a picture perfect knee, right on the button! Boom! Down goes Bola! He's out! He's out! The fight is over, just like that!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ismael Dias!