PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Margera
vs
Flores

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Flores!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores fails with the takedown.
Margera misses with a takedown attempt

and Flores counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Margera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Flores trying to control from half guard but Margera is working away.

Flores looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Margera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Margera trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Margera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flores manages to get himself to full guard.

Flores has his foot on Margera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Margera works his way back into a safe position though.
Margera postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flores is keeping the position for now.
Flores has a closed guard, preventing Margera from standing up.
Margera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flores has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Margera doesn't defend quickly enough and Flores has managed to lock this one up! Can Margera escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Flores on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Steve Flores!