PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garry Cancova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gleison Nibar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Cancova
vs
Nibar

185 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

179 cm
20
179 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garry Cancova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gleison Nibar!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cancova lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cancova misses with a combination
and Nibar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cancova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cancova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nibar misses with a body kick.
Nibar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cancova looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nibar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Cancova moves into range and clinches up with Nibar.
Cancova blocking some punches.
Nibar wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nibar avoids the elbow strike from Cancova, against the cage.
Nibar avoids a wild elbow strike from Cancova.
Nibar dodges an elbow strike from Cancova.
Cancova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cancova blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cancova throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cancova comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cancova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nibar blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cancova throws an elbow but misses.
Cancova misses with an elbow over the top.

Cancova pulls guard.
Cancova keeping moving, preventing Nibar from controlling successfully.

Nibar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cancova is breathing heavily.

Cancova working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nibar has passed into half guard!
Nibar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cancova!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nibar jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cancova manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cancova tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cancova is not content to let Nibar control the position.

Nibar is trying to get an arm triangle but Cancova is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cancova is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nibar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cancova knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nibar on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nibar working the body and head with strikes.
Cancova is trying to improve his position.

Nibar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cancova is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Nibar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cancova, who protects the arm well.
Nibar advances to full mount.

Nibar working for a submission but Cancova is keeping him at bay.

Nibar is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cancova to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cancova shrugs it off.
Cancova is looking to improve his position but Nibar isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nibar looking to isolate an arm here. Cancova doesn't see it coming and as Nibar extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Nibar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gleison Nibar!
A relieved looking Gleison Nibar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.