PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josenildo Canhotinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severino de Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Jesus has chosen Ace of Spades as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Severino de Jesus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Canhotinho
vs
de Jesus

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
208 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josenildo Canhotinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Severino de Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Canhotinho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
de Jesus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canhotinho.
Canhotinho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
de Jesus keeping moving, preventing Canhotinho from controlling successfully.
Canhotinho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Canhotinho throws a big right hand that misses.
Canhotinho wants to control from the top but de Jesus keeps moving.
Canhotinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. de Jesus is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de Jesus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canhotinho keeps the fight on the outside.
Canhotinho closes the distance and clinches up with de Jesus, looking for a takedown. Canhotinho pushes de Jesus against the cage but de Jesus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
de Jesus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Josenildo Canhotinho has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canhotinho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Canhotinho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
de Jesus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Canhotinho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Canhotinho is breathing heavily.
Canhotinho trying to mount his opponent but de Jesus defends it.
Canhotinho thows a huge punch but de Jesus dodges it nicely.
de Jesus is trying to stand.
Canhotinho is keen to just control but de Jesus is a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de Jesus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
de Jesus dances in with a quick combination. Canhotinho is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from de Jesus snaps Canhotinho's head back. Canhotinho stumbles backwards against the cage. de Jesus steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Canhotinho's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Canhotinho just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Severino de Jesus!