PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Lobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Lobe

177 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

169 cm
37
164 lbs
18 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Lobe!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobe shoots and misses

and Garcia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lobe's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Garcia has gone for a leg lock! Lobe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Garcia's guard.

Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lobe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lobe trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lobe tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Lobe advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lobe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garcia defends it well.
Lobe winds up and cracks Garcia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lobe has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Garcia defend it? Lobe steps over the head and cranks it - Garcia is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lobe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Lobe!