PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardinho Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pfeifer
vs
Melo

182 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

191 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardinho Pfeifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Melo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfeifer checks a leg kick.
Melo throws a leg kick but Pfeifer moved away.

Pfeifer gets the takedown into side control.
Pfeifer takes a little break here. Melo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Melo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pfeifer trying to control the action but Melo is working from the bottom.
Pfeifer controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pfeifer decides to stand back up. Pfeifer steps back and let's Melo get back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Melo misses.

Pfeifer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pfeifer sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer trying to pass the guard but Melo defending well.
Pfeifer prevents Melo from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Pfeifer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melo is refusing to be controlled, as Pfeifer sits in half guard.
Pfeifer controlling the pace.
Pfeifer is trying to control. Melo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Melo is trying to stand.
Pfeifer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pfeifer trying to mount his opponent but Melo defends it.
Pfeifer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Melo defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pfeifer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Melo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardinho Pfeifer dominated that round.
That's time! Pfeifer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Melo throws a low kick, looking for Pfeifer's leg but Pfeifer calmly moves out of range.
Melo throws a low kick but Pfeifer avoids it.
Melo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Melo throws a low kick but Pfeifer avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Pfeifer blocks the leg kick.

Pfeifer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pfeifer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pfeifer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Melo because Pfeifer loaded up on that one.
Pfeifer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Melo is looking to escape.
Pfeifer controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pfeifer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pfeifer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Melo is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardinho Pfeifer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Melo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pfeifer blocks a low kick nicely.
Melo misses with a low kick.
Pfeifer blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Pfeifer.
Melo tries to score with a low kick but Pfeifer moves his leg out of the way.
Melo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pfeifer is able to avoid easily.
Melo throws a chopping leg kick but Pfeifer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Melo is looking to chop away at Pfeifer's legs.
Melo throws out a leg kick but Pfeifer moves out of range and Melo only half commits.
Good work by Pfeifer as he checks the leg kick.
Pfeifer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Melo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pfeifer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pfeifer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pfeifer misses with the combination.
A clash of legs there as Pfeifer blocks the low kick.
Fabio Melo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pfeifer checks a low kick from Melo.
Pfeifer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pfeifer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Melo throws a leg kick but Pfeifer moved away.
Melo throws and low kick but Pfeifer moves out of range easily.
Pfeifer blocks a leg kick.

Pfeifer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pfeifer is pushing Melo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pfeifer tries to break the clinch but Melo is controlling the position.

Pfeifer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pfeifer is trying to control. Melo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo pushes Pfeifer off looking to stand but Pfeifer dives back in and keeps control.
Pfeifer trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pfeifer is trying to control the action in half guard but Melo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardinho Pfeifer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Good work by Pfeifer as he checks the leg kick.
Melo misses with a leg kick.

Pfeifer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pfeifer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Melo really wants to buck Pfeifer off and get back to his feet.
Pfeifer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Melo is looking to escape.
Melo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer looking to control but Melo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pfeifer won't let Melo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Pfeifer goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Melo turns into him and now he's in Pfeifer's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pfeifer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer is trying to keep Melo in close.
Melo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pfeifer pulls Melo in close to prevent any damage.
Melo wants to stand but Pfeifer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Melo preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardinho Pfeifer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pfeifer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardinho Pfeifer!