PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Blume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos comes to the cage accompanied by Sans Pression Numero 1. Felix Blume has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Erasmo Carlos's chin.

Carlos
vs
Blume

192 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erasmo Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Blume!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos stuffs the takedown.
Carlos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos misses with a wild combination.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blume.
Carlos misses with a series of wild punches.
Blume showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlos.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Blume moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blume shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carlos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blume on the ground.

Blume is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carlos defends it well.
Blume trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Blume has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Blume is working for a submission of some sort.

Blume is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carlos sees it coming and defends easily.
Blume should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Carlos is trying to stand back up but Blume is controlling him
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Blume has eaten all the pies!

Carlos kicks off Blume and gets to his feet.
Carlos throws a right hand that Blume ducks under and follows up with a left that Blume also avoids with ease.

Blume scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blume looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Carlos is not content to let Blume control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carlos is being controlled here.

Carlos throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Carlos throws a one two combo.

It looks like Felix Blume has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carlos throws a series of punches but Blume avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Carlos.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos wants to stand and escape but Blume is having none of it.
Blume slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Blume thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carlos is looking to stand up but Blume isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blume sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carlos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blume trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carlos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blume showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlos.
Erasmo Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blume looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carlos wants to get back to his feet but Blume is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Blume drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blume jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carlos wants to stand and escape but Blume is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Blume dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Blume's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blume feints and as Carlos raises his hands in defense, Blume changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blume is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Blume from controlling successfully.
Blume not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blume trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Carlos pushes Blume off and gets back to his feet.
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlos misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blume circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Blume avoids them all with ease.

Blume scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee asks Blume politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blume prefers to stall for the moment though.

Blume working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Carlos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Blume tries for a kimura but Carlos is defending well.

Blume wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carlos, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos wants to get back to his feet but Blume drags him back down.

Blume tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blume has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Blume tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blume has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Carlos is not content to let Blume control the position.
Carlos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blume is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blume is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carlos has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Blume is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carlos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Carlos tries to escape but Blume is in control.

Blume wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carlos, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos tries to escape but Blume is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blume has hold of Carlos's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Carlos tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Blume cranks the arm and Carlos screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Carlos, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Felix Blume!