PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Extor Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejanrdo Cordoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ace
vs
Cordoba

180 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Extor Ace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alejanrdo Cordoba!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordoba looks to score with a jab to the body but Ace is just out of range.

Ace shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cordoba wants to improve his position but Ace is controlling well.
Ace is looking to take a break and control but Cordoba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cordoba is trying to get back to full guard.
Ace thows a huge punch but Cordoba dodges it nicely.

Cordoba looking for submissions off his back.
Cordoba flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cordoba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cordoba is looking to improve his position.
Ace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cordoba on the ground.
Ace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ace tries to close the distance and clinch but Cordoba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cordoba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cordoba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ace counters with a takedown into side control.
Ace trying to control the position but Cordoba is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cordoba tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cordoba looks gassed!
Cordoba is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ace connects with a decent elbow.
Ace tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Ace tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ace has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cordoba gets back to half guard.
Cordoba moves into full guard.
Cordoba keeping moving, preventing Ace from controlling successfully.

Ace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cordoba wants to sweep but no luck.
Cordoba keeping moving, preventing Ace from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cordoba looking for a guillotine here but Ace defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ace sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cordoba's guard.
Cordoba gets full guard.

Cordoba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ace gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ace working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cordoba's head.
Ace postures up.
Cordoba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alejanrdo Cordoba!