PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosca Papelao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Falco
vs
Papelao

180 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Falco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosca Papelao!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papelao is looking to clinch.
Falco looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Papelao is looking to clinch but Falco is avoiding it.
Papelao tries to clinch but Falco moves out of range.
Falco tries to clinch up

and Papelao counters by moving into the clinch.
Papelao lands a damaging elbow.

Papelao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Papelao moves into the clinch.
Papelao avoiding damage.
Falco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Falco goes for a takedown in the clinch but Papelao prevents it.

Papelao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Falco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Papelao as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Falco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papelao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No luck for Falco with that takedown attempt.
Papelao moves in looking to clinch but Falco pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Papelao pushes Falco up against the cage in a clinch.

Papelao breaks the clinch.
Papelao moves in looking to clinch but Falco pushes him off.
Papelao tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Falco counters with a single leg into guard. Papelao didn't expect that.
Papelao wants to stand but Falco is controlling the position.

Falco drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Papelao manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Falco has Papelao in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papelao tries to stand but Falco is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco working a defensive guard here.

Papelao gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Papelao has taken the fight to the clinch.

Papelao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Falco swats away the attempt to clinch by Papelao.
Papelao is looking to clinch but Falco is avoiding it.
Papelao is looking to clinch but Falco is avoiding it.
Papelao tries to clinch but Falco moves out of range.
Papelao lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco throws a lazy head kick
and Papelao counters with a head kick.
Falco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Papelao is fending him off so far but Falco persists. Nope, Papelao circles away and we're back to standing.

Papelao has taken the fight to the clinch.

Papelao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Papelao throws a head kick that half lands.

Papelao forces Falco back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Papelao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Papelao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papelao wants to clinch up but Falco keeps it at a distance.
Rosca Papelao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Papelao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Falco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Papelao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Falco, pushing him back against the cage.

Papelao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Falco tries to keep at a distance but Papelao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Falco is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Papelao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Papelao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Falco's defenses.
Papelao lands an elbow that stopped Falco in his tracks for a moment.
Falco takes an elbow to the forehead.

Papelao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Papelao doesn't manage to clinch there - Falco circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papelao doesn't manage to clinch there - Falco circles away.

Papelao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Papelao.
Papelao is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosca Papelao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Papelao wants to clinch.
Papelao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falco with a poor takedown

and Papelao counters by moving into the clinch.
Papelao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Papelao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Papelao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Falco throws a head kick but Papelao moves out of range.
Falco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papelao throws a series of strikes that have Falco backpedaling.

Papelao pushes Falco up against the cage in a clinch.

Papelao breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papelao tries to clinch up.
Sean Falco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Papelao scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papelao lands a high kick!
Papelao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Falco's head.

Falco bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Falco has an Americana. Papelao didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Falco is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Falco hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sean Falco!