PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lex Luthor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pontes has chosen Samba de Janeiro as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Luthor
vs
Pontes

191 cm
28
190 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

180 cm
28
199 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lex Luthor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luthor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luthor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luthor throws a head kick but Pontes moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pontes.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

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

Pontes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Luthor has escaped the position, nice work there.

Pontes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Luthor, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Luthor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luthor is trying to control Pontes's posture but Pontes avoids it.
Luthor tries to buck Pontes off but Pontes is having none of it.
Pontes throws a strike aimed at the side of Luthor's head but Luthor avoids it well.
Luthor struggling a bit here.
Luthor is not content to let Pontes control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pontes moves into full mount!

Pontes looking to secure an arm triangle but Luthor defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luthor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pontes landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Lex Luthor has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Luthor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Luthor is rocked!

Lex Luthor's cut is getting worse.
Pontes connects with a bit shot that sees Luthor covering up! More strikes from Pontes and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pontes is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Pontes!
Felipe Pontes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.