PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darrold Ballesteros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puerro Armantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ballesteros
vs
Armantes

180 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darrold Ballesteros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Puerro Armantes!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballesteros with a lazy takedown attempt

and Armantes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Armantes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Armantes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Armantes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Armantes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Armantes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Armantes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ballesteros is keeping the position for now.
Armantes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Armantes trying to control but Ballesteros is working from the bottom.
Armantes is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armantes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Puerro Armantes was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Armantes shoots in and gets a takedown into Ballesteros's guard.
Armantes wants to control from the top but Ballesteros keeps moving.
Ballesteros trying to keep a closed guard but Armantes is proving a slippery customer.
Armantes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Armantes pushes down on Ballesteros's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Armantes sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros wants to control but Armantes is keeping busy.

Armantes is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ballesteros wants to control but Armantes is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Armantes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ballesteros is just riding it out for now. Armantes eventually gives up the hold.

Armantes seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ballesteros is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Puerro Armantes!