PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Angelo
vs
Florian

190 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Florian!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Florian forces Angelo back against the cage and clinches.
Angelo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Florian breaks the clinch.

Florian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Angelo is trying to drag Florian to the mat but Florian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Angelo takes a knee to the side of the body.

Florian breaks from the clinch.

Florian has Angelo up against the cage in a clinch.
Florian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Angelo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Florian with a knee to the head.
Florian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Angelo takes a knee to the side of the body.

Florian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Florian takes the fight into the clinch.
Angelo managing to block the knees to the body from Florian.
Florian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Angelo prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelo letting Florian take a breather here.
Florian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian can't get the takedown.
Florian connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Florian.
A knee to the head by Florian.
Angelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Florian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Florian moves into the clinch.

Angelo breaks from the clinch.

Florian darts in and clinches Angelo up against the cage.
Florian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Florian pulls guard.
Angelo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angelo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Angelo trying to control but Florian is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo looking to sit in guard and control but Florian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Florian decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Angelo wants to clinch

and Florian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Florian in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Angelo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Florian!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenny Florian!