PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Zaretski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and val garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). val garcia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Zaretski
vs
garcia

178 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Zaretski!
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, val garcia!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by garcia.

Zaretski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Zaretski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zaretski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zaretski wants to control but garcia is keeping him busy.
Zaretski moves into full mount!
Zaretski with shots to the head and body - garcia looks very uncomfortable down there.
garcia is trying desperately to improve position.
garcia prevents Zaretski from taking his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaretski avoids the attempt from garcia to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaretski throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
garcia blocking the ground and pound.
garcia is squirming around, avoiding Zaretski's attempts to control the action.
garcia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Zaretski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
garcia is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
garcia taking shots to the head.

Zaretski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Zaretski breaks from garcia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zaretski misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zaretski lands a nice shot to the head.
Zaretski cracks garcia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Zaretski has a good base and remains in mount.
garcia tries to hold on but Zaretski pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
garcia is trying to escape the mount.

Zaretski wants to finish this one by submission but garcia is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zaretski.
garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Zaretski has a good base and remains in mount.
Zaretski works his way to his opponent's back.

Zaretski has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Zaretski is breathing heavily.
Zaretski trying to control momentarily.
Zaretski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Zaretski working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
garcia trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

garcia defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Zaretski's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaretski gets his hands free as garcia looks to control.
Zaretski lands strikes to the head.

garcia is trying to defend against the choke here but Zaretski has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Zaretski Tightens the hold and garcia taps out furiously! Zaretski displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Steve Zaretski!