PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter La Fleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magalhaes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Last Of The Mohicans Soundtrack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

La Fleur
vs
Magalhaes

200 cm
18
219 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter La Fleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcello Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes doesn't manage to clinch there - La Fleur circles away.

Magalhaes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
La Fleur is looking to escape.
Magalhaes trying to pass the guard but La Fleur defending well.

La Fleur is defending against the submission attempts here by Magalhaes.

Magalhaes is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, La Fleur has managed to free his arm - good work.

Magalhaes is looking for a kimura but La Fleur is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Magalhaes to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Magalhaes is looking for a kimura but La Fleur is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Magalhaes to get the leverage.
Magalhaes looks gassed!

Magalhaes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and La Fleur defends it well.
La Fleur is trying to stand.

Magalhaes is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, La Fleur has managed to free his arm - good work.
Magalhaes prevents La Fleur from standing back up.
La Fleur wants to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Magalhaes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

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.
La Fleur misses with a few strikes there.
Magalhaes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magalhaes takes a kick to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
La Fleur wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
La Fleur is trying to break free.
La Fleur prevents a takedown attempt there.
La Fleur has had enough of the clinch but Magalhaes keeps him there for the moment.
Magalhaes can't get the takedown.

La Fleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
La Fleur throws a low kick but Magalhaes avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from La Fleur. No joy for Magalhaes on that attempt.
Peter La Fleur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Magalhaes.
Magalhaes closes the distance and clinches up with La Fleur, looking for a takedown. Magalhaes pushes La Fleur against the cage but La Fleur circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Magalhaes dodges the punch combination from La Fleur.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
La Fleur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for La Fleur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for La Fleur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magalhaes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Magalhaes fails with the takedown.
A combination from La Fleur does no damage.
La Fleur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from La Fleur. No joy for Magalhaes on that attempt.
La Fleur throws a combination. Magalhaes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
La Fleur misses with a series of wild punches.

La Fleur closes the distance and clinches.
La Fleur wants to get back to striking at distance but Magalhaes won't allow it.

La Fleur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
La Fleur is looking to stand up but Magalhaes isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Fleur is trying to keep Magalhaes in close.
Magalhaes wants to pass the guard but La Fleur is keeping the position.

Magalhaes has gone for a leg lock! La Fleur slips out almost immediately though and dives into Magalhaes's guard.

Magalhaes is looking for a triangle here but La Fleur uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Magalhaes is looking to regain half guard here but La Fleur keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter La Fleur will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

La Fleur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
La Fleur connects with a high kick.
La Fleur lands with a nice body kick.
La Fleur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magalhaes avoids a punch combination nicely.
La Fleur misses the jab.

La Fleur gets caught flat footed, as Magalhaes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
La Fleur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Magalhaes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but La Fleur manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Magalhaes has La Fleur in his guard.

Magalhaes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes has a closed guard, preventing La Fleur from standing up.

Magalhaes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. La Fleur doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. La Fleur manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
La Fleur has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Magalhaes is proving hard to escape from.

Magalhaes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
La Fleur tries to free his leg and advance position but Magalhaes is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

La Fleur avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

La Fleur gets to his feet. Magalhaes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
La Fleur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crunch! La Fleur slams his shin into Magalhaes's torso.
La Fleur throws a head kick but Magalhaes moves out of range.
La Fleur misses with a double jab.
Magalhaes blocks a head kick by La Fleur.
La Fleur throws a nice looking combination but Magalhaes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Fleur throws a series of punches but Magalhaes avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Magalhaes or perhaps it was just good defense by La Fleur which made him look bad.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from La Fleur, right into the meat.
Peter La Fleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Fleur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Magalhaes rushes La Fleur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Magalhaes jumps guard but La Fleur stands there with Magalhaes around his waist. Magalhaes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
La Fleur gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Magalhaes.
Peter La Fleur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Magalhaes.
La Fleur is looking to break free of the clinch but Magalhaes has double underhooks.
La Fleur wants to get back to striking at distance but Magalhaes won't allow it.
La Fleur lands with a left to the head.

La Fleur breaks the clinch.
La Fleur looks for a takedown but Magalhaes sprawls well.
La Fleur misses with a low kick.
Peter La Fleur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magalhaes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
La Fleur fails to land with a series of punches.
La Fleur misses with a few strikes there.
La Fleur throws a jab but it's blocked by Magalhaes.

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.
Magalhaes moves out of range as La Fleur strikes.
La Fleur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magalhaes.
La Fleur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Magalhaes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Magalhaes lands in his opponent's guard.

Magalhaes has gone for a leg lock! La Fleur slips out almost immediately though and dives into Magalhaes's guard.

La Fleur decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
La Fleur misses with the combination.
Magalhaes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Peter La Fleur will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from La Fleur as Magalhaes shoots in.
La Fleur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magalhaes is looking to clinch but La Fleur is avoiding it.
La Fleur scores with a push kick.
Magalhaes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from La Fleur.
La Fleur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Magalhaes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from La Fleur - the referee stops the clock and Magalhaes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says La Fleur. Magalhaes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
La Fleur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magalhaes circles away quickly and effectively.
La Fleur has his takedown stuffed

and Magalhaes counters with a single leg into guard. La Fleur didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Magalhaes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Magalhaes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and La Fleur dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Fleur wants to get up but he can't break Magalhaes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Magalhaes is looking for a triangle but La Fleur pushes his legs off easily.
Magalhaes has a closed guard, preventing La Fleur from standing up.

Magalhaes looking for a triangle here. La Fleur is fighting it but it looks tight! Magalhaes pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, La Fleur is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marcello Magalhaes!