PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Sinistro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Traven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rodrigo Sinistro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sinistro
vs
Traven

200 cm
19
225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Sinistro!
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, Robert Traven!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinistro moves in looking to clinch but Traven pushes him off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Traven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sinistro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sinistro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sinistro shoots in looking for a takedown. Traven tries to sprawl out of it but Sinistro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Traven manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Sinistro gets caught flat footed, as Traven shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Traven drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Traven jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Traven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Robert Traven.
Sinistro wants to clinch.
Sinistro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sinistro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinistro throws a series of punches but Traven avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sinistro swats away the attempt to clinch by Traven.
Sinistro tries for a takedown but Traven circles away easily

and Traven counters with a shoot takedown. Sinistro fights it but they end up in guard.
Traven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Sinistro looking for a guillotine here but Traven defends easily.
Traven is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinistro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sinistro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Traven slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traven has his hands on Sinistro's head, controlling the position.
Sinistro stopping the sweep attempt from Traven.
Traven is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Traven working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sinistro.

Traven has his feet on Sinistro's thighs here. He's pushed Sinistro off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sinistro screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Traven!