PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lima (ranked 1152 p4p, 1360 weight class) and Alee Ideaale (ranked 189 p4p, 224 weight class). Ideaale has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks "Design in Malice" feat. Young Zee & Pacewon - Official Vi as his entrance music. Alee Ideaale will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lima
vs
Ideaale

187 cm
31
220
11 - 2 - 0

199 cm
22
217
8 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alee Ideaale!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Ideaale or perhaps it was just good defense by Lima, which made it look bad.

Lima shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ideaale's guard.
Lima has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lima sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lima lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lima is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ideaale is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima throwing strikes but missing.

Ideaale is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lima is looking to work some ground and pound but Ideaale has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lima controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Our spies down at at Aimon bodaus ja sparri inform us that Ideaale has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Ideaale looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ideaale keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
Lima controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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.
Ideaale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lima sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lima closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ideaale keeps working.
Ideaale keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lima lands a nice short elbow.

Lima is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ideaale wants to improve his position but Lima is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to control but Ideaale is keeping him busy.

Lima is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ideaale doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lima.
Lima thows a huge punch but Ideaale dodges it nicely.
Lima throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ideaale is trying to get back to full guard.
Lima seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ideaale avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lima.

That's four 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.
Ideaale is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lima scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ideaale wants to improve his position but Lima is controlling well.
Lima keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Ideaale is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lima pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lima is working for a submission of some sort.
Ideaale is staying active underneath Lima, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Lima dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lima shoots in for a double leg but Ideaale sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ricardo Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ideaale's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ideaale duly obliges.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lima is defended easily by Ideaale.

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

Lima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lima content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ideaale can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ideaale tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lima taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Ideaale's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ideaale tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ideaale is not content to let Lima control the position.
Lima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ideaale can do to turn this around?
Lima controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Ideaale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ideaale trying to remain calm as Lima controls from the top position.
Ideaale is looking for a sweep.
Ideaale struggling a bit here.

Lima tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lima has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lima trying to control the position but Ideaale is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ideaale wants to control but Lima postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ideaale is looking for a sweep.

Lima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ideaale has escaped the position, nice work there.

Lima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ideaale sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Ideaale is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lima pulls his head out easily.
Ideaale is looking for a sweep. Lima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four 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.

Lima is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lima is keen to just control but Ideaale is a slippery customer.

Ideaale looking for submissions off his back.
Lima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ideaale wants to get back to full guard.
Ideaale wants to control but Lima is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ideaale manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Lima dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ideaale as he avoids it easily.
Ideaale shoots in for a takedown but Lima shows good takedown defense.
Lima has a takedown stuffed.

Lima closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lima fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ricardo Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ideaale is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lima is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Lima throws some wild stikes that Ideaale manages to avoid easily.
Lima lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ideaale tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ideaale taking shots to the head.
Lima lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ideaale can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ideaale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lima with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lima lands a heavy elbow.
Ideaale is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima is trying to take his opponent's back.
Lima scoring with strikes but Ideaale is staying in there.
Ideaale is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ideaale is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima content just to control the position here.

Lima is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ideaale to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ideaale shrugs it off.
Ideaale bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Ideaale avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ideaale can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Lima!
Our winner, Ricardo Lima, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.