PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Tovar (ranked 3737 p4p, 4281 weight class) and Rhett Beltran (ranked 366 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhett Beltran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tovar
vs
Beltran

199 cm
25
149
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
168
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Tovar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rhett Beltran!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tovar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Beltran is trying to control Tovar's posture but Tovar avoids it.
Beltran tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Beltran bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Beltran slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Beltran drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tovar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Beltran has Tovar in his guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Beltran is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tovar has his hands clasped together but Beltran extends and breaks Tovar's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Beltran.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rhett Beltran!