PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Beranubus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Almeida
vs
Beranubus

191 cm
25
196 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

180 cm
28
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitor Beranubus!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Beranubus counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Almeida!

Beranubus tries for a kimura but Almeida is defending well.

Beranubus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Beranubus tries to move to full mount but Almeida actually manages to regain half guard.
Beranubus wants to pass to mount but Almeida is defending the position.

Beranubus seems to be working for a kimura but Almeida defends the submission attempt.
Almeida is trying to stand up here but Beranubus is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida wants to control but Beranubus is keeping busy.

Almeida looking for submissions off his back.

Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Almeida is in trouble now - Beranubus has advanced to mount!

Beranubus looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Beranubus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Almeida has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Beranubus is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Almeida is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitor Beranubus!
A victorious Vitor Beranubus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.