PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Agathon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Weis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agathon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Me Deixa. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Agathon
vs
Weis

169 cm
21
148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Karl Agathon!
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, Steven Weis!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Weis scores with a takedown into Agathon's guard.
Agathon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Weis stands up from Agathon's guard - Weis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Agathon with a lazy takedown attempt

and Weis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Weis throwing strikes from guard but Agathon blocks nicely.
Weis stands and throws Agathon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Agathon keeps working.
Agathon is looking to regain half guard here but Weis keeps moving and retains side control.
Agathon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Weis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Weis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agathon wants to stand back up but Weis manages to pass into side control.
Weis tries to move to mount but Agathon blocks the move with his legs.
Agathon is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weis tries for a kimura but Agathon is defending well.
Agathon tries to bench press Weis off him but Weis keeps the position.
Agathon is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Agathon doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Weis counters with a takedown into side control.
Agathon is breathing heavily.

Weis in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Agathon is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steven Weis!