PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chu ju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rivas
vs
ju

150 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

200 cm
28
180 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rivas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chu ju!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - ju looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Rivas clinches up against the cage.

Rivas pulls guard.

Rivas scrambles and gets back to his feet.
ju moves out of range of the strikes.
ju fails in his attempt to clinch.
ju stuns Rivas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivas misses with an uppercut. ju saw that one coming.
ju fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivas circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rivas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ju wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Rivas controlling the position.

Rivas is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. ju looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rivas gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. ju is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rivas lets go of the hold and ju can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rivas!