PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Gabriel (ranked 2134 p4p, 5910 weight class) and Frito Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gabriel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Circo das Galinhas. Lei has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gabriel
vs
Lei

185 cm
24
177
5 - 4 - 0

170 cm
79
170
39 - 258 - 3

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 258 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frito Lei!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gabriel gets a double leg takedown into Lei's guard.
Lei looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gabriel scoring with some ground and pound.
Gabriel landing with the ground and pound.
Gabriel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gabriel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gabriel drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Gabriel seems to have locked his on tight now - Lei screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Gabriel, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Joao Gabriel!
The defeated Frito Lei had this to say: 'I need a drink!'.