PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Dean (ranked 3969 p4p, 393 weight class) and Fabinho Tavares (ranked 4424 p4p, 429 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dean
vs
Tavares

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
222 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabinho Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tavares finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dean has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA London in the buildup to the fight.
Dean lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tavares takes a step back to recover.
Tavares delivers a nice body kick.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Tavares lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like James Dean has been cut.
Tavares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Dean shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tavares's guard.

Tavares looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dean is defending well. Tavares quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dean has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tavares celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabinho Tavares!
Fabinho Tavares bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.