PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Monte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Faria
vs
Monte

180 cm
23
187 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

187 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Monte!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monte looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Monte is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
Faria chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Faria clinches up with Monte and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faria.

Faria breaks from the clinch.
Crunch! Faria slams his shin into Monte's torso.
Faria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faria throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Mateus Monte has been cut.

Faria moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Faria breaks the clinch.
Faria fails to land with a series of punches.

Faria clinches.

Faria breaks from the clinch.
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.

Faria has closed the distance and engaged Monte in a clinch.
Faria crunches a lovely knee into Monte's ribcage.
Faria landing knees to the body.
Faria manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees to the body from Faria.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria cracks Monte with a nice body shot.
Faria lands an elbow that stopped Monte in his tracks for a moment.
Faria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Monte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Faria with a knee to the head.
Faria has Monte pushed against the cage.
Faria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faria lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crunch! Faria slams his shin into Monte's torso.

Faria gets a clinch.
Faria scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Faria.

Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Faria is working Monte over against the cage.

Faria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mateus Monte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monte is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Faria.
Faria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monte tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Faria swivels and escapes.

Faria moves into the clinch.
Monte jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faria walks away with a smile on his face. Monte gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Faria closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faria lands a nice knee to the body.
Monte lands an elbow inside.
Faria crunches a lovely knee into Monte's ribcage.
Faria is pressed up against the cage. Monte has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faria down to the mat. Faria avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lucas Faria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateus Monte.
Faria is looking to clinch.

Monte closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Monte decides to stand up, so the ref orders Faria to his feet.
Faria cracks a nice hook into Monte's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monte tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Faria counters with a leg kick.
Monte closes the distance but Faria moves to the side

and Faria counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Faria.
Nice elbow from Faria.
Faria lands an elbow inside.

Monte manages to break the clinch.
Monte with a lazy takedown attempt

and Faria holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Monte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faria throws a right and a left that Monte avoids nicely.
Monte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Monte gets the takedown into side control.

Monte stands up and beckons Faria to his feet.
Faria throws a sloppy head kick and Monte moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monte tries to clinch up
and Faria makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Monte clinches but Faria breaks the clinch
and Faria finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Monte tries to clinch but Faria moves away
and Faria counters with a series of strikes. Monte will be more careful next time no doubt.
Faria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monte clinches but Faria breaks the clinch
and Faria counters with a good low kick that Monte was not able to check.
Monte closes the distance looking to clinch
and Faria makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Faria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateus Monte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Faria throws a combination. Monte tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Monte darts in trying to clinch
and Faria counters with an outside leg kick.
Faria thuds a left hand into Monte's body.
Faria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faria goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Faria misses with a head kick.

Faria moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Faria.
Faria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monte's face.
Faria lands a body punch.
Monte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Monte trying to control the position but instead, Faria has worked for underhooks and has pushed Monte into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faria tries to land a knee to the head but Monte blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Faria.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Monte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Monte drives through with a takedown into guard.

Monte stands up from Faria's guard - Monte perhaps looking for a knockout.
Monte throws a lazy head kick
and Faria counters with a two punch combo.
Faria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monte darts in trying to clinch
and Faria counters with a big head kick but Monte shrugs it off.
Nice sprawl there from Faria as Monte shoots in.
Faria defending well as Monte loads up on a big left hand.
Lucas Faria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monte tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Faria counters with a body kick.
Faria throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Faria lands a two punch combo.
Faria cracks Monte with an open hand slap.
Monte tries to clinch

and Faria counters by clinching up.
Monte has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
Monte wants to stall.

Monte breaks from the clinch.
Faria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horrible takedown by Monte or perhaps it was just good defense by Faria which made him look bad.
Monte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faria counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria slips under a jab from Monte.
Faria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monte shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Faria but Faria pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lucas Faria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateus Monte.
Monte clinches but Faria breaks the clinch
and Faria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Monte thinking.
Monte fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Monte tries to clinch but Faria moves away
and Faria counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Monte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Faria stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monte clinches but Faria breaks the clinch
and Faria counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick from Faria lands but Monte takes it in his stride.
Monte misses with a takedown
and Faria counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Monte wants to clinch but Faria slips to the side
and Faria counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monte throws a head kick that misses.
Faria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monte's head.
Faria is looking to wear down Monte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monte wants to clinch but Faria slips to the side
and Faria counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Monte darts in trying to clinch
and Faria counters with a body kick.
Monte tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Faria counters with a head kick.
Monte wants to clinch
and Faria counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Monte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Faria counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Faria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mateus Monte's cut.
That's time! Faria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Monte tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Faria counter with a right hand.
Monte clinches but Faria breaks the clinch
and Faria counters with a three punch combo that has Monte backing up. Monte nods at Faria to acknowledge the strikes.

Faria has Monte up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faria.

Faria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monte darts in trying to clinch
and Faria counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Faria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Faria tries to close the distance and clinch but Monte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Faria moves into the clinch.
Faria stops a takedown attempt from Monte.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monte is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Monte.
Monte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faria lands an elbow inside that Monte shrugs off.
Monte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faria has him pressed against the cage.
Monte managing to block the knees to the body from Faria.

Monte breaks from the clinch.
Monte tries to clinch up
and Faria counters with a low kick, right behind Monte 's knee.
Monte clinches but Faria breaks the clinch
and Faria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Monte thinking.
Faria lands a nice looking body kick.
Monte closes the distance looking to clinch
and Faria counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Faria lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Monte misses with a combination
and Faria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monte closes the distance but Faria moves to the side
and Faria counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Faria rushes Monte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Faria can't break the clinch.
Faria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Monte is keeping busy.
Faria wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Monte stalling the fight.
Monte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faria tries to break the clinch but Monte is controlling the position.
Monte drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Monte tries for a takedown but Faria manages to get underhooks.
Lucas Faria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateus Monte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Monte breaks from the clinch.
Monte closes the distance but Faria moves to the side
and Faria counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Faria clinches.
Faria blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Monte.
Faria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Monte has Faria pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Faria manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lucas Faria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faria is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Faria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Monte takes a knee right on the jaw!
Faria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Monte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Monte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monte wants to stall.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Faria scores a nice knee to the body.
Monte has had enough of the clinch but Faria keeps him there for the moment.
Monte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Faria.

Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monte throws a head kick that misses
and Faria counters with a left and a right that stings Monte.
Monte tries to clinch
and Faria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monte darts in trying to clinch
and Faria counters with a two punch combo.
Monte has his takedown stuffed
and Faria counters with a good, hard body kick but Monte shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monte looks to clinch
and Faria counters with a good low kick that Monte was not able to check.
Mateus Monte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucas Faria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monte goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Monte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Faria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faria, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Faria!