PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Tenorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Vbahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Claudio Tenorio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tenorio
vs
Vbahi

170 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Tenorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Vbahi!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Vbahi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vbahi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tenorio is looking to clinch but Vbahi is avoiding it.

Tenorio moves into the clinch successfully.
Vbahi looking to slow down the pace here.

Tenorio breaks from the clinch.
Tenorio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Tenorio darts in and clinches Vbahi up against the cage.
Tenorio is looking to break free of the clinch but Vbahi has double underhooks.
Tenorio tries to break free but Vbahi pushes him back against the cage.
Tenorio is trying to break free.

Vbahi manages to break the clinch.
Tenorio connects with a looping right hand.

Tenorio moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio is trying to break the clinch but Vbahi is controlling him.

Tenorio breaks the clinch.
Matt Vbahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vbahi gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Tenorio rushes Vbahi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tenorio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tenorio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tenorio working hard to break the clinch.

Tenorio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tenorio cracks Vbahi with a good jab.
Tenorio dips to his left and cracks Vbahi with an uppercut!
Tenorio clobbers Vbahi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Vbahi is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio lands a lovely overhand right.
Vbahi is still on wobbly legs! Can Tenorio finish him?
Tenorio connects with a nice looking jab.
Tenorio fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Vbahi to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Vbahi looks to clinch but Tenorio throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Vbahi taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Claudio Tenorio!