PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amilton Mello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Mitia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mello comes to the cage accompanied by Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Mello
vs
Mitia

190 cm
22
217 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

191 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amilton Mello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitri Mitia!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mello feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mitia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mitia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Mello gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mitia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mello lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Dmitri Mitia has been cut.

Mello forces Mitia back against the cage and clinches.

Mello has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mitia uses from the top position.
Mello throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mello working a defensive guard here.

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

Mello gets to his feet. Mitia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mello drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mello remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Mello stands up and beckons Mitia to his feet.

Mello closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mitia is trying to escape the position but Mello is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitia managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mello.
Mitia is being controlled here.
An elbow from Mello crashes against the mat.
Mitia is looking to reverse the position.
A control attempt from Mitia but he's now mounted!
Mello content just to control the position here.
Mello is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mitia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mello lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mitia wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mitia is covering up but some of the strikes from Mello are getting through and doing damage.
Mello lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Mello is looking for the choke from the back position but Mitia is controlling his hands well.
A lull in the action here.
Mello landing with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mello has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Mello struggling to keep hold of the position.

Mitia is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitia manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mello's guard. Nice work there by Mitia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amilton Mello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Mitia's cut.
That's time! Mello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mello gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mello drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mello blocks an uppercut.
Mitia goes for a takedown attempt but Mello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Mello clinches up against the cage.
Mitia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mello is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Mello to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitias head.

Mello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mello explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mello thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mitia if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitia slips a jab and a cross from Mello.

Mello shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mello looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mello not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mitia tries to get to full guard but Mello has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mello in particular looking to stall.
Mello is pressing down on Mitia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mitia is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mello seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Amilton Mello overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mello throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mello looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mitia misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Mello is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mello thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitia's head.
Mitia wants to control but Mello is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mitia is looking for a sweep. Mello is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crunch! Mello slams his shin into Mitia's torso.

Mello looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mitia!
Mello controlling the position easily from mount.
Mello tries to control but Mitia wriggling away.
Mello has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mitia's face.
Mitia wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amilton Mello dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Mitia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mello drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mitia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mello.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mello accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mello's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mello sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mitia's guard.
Mitia is looking for a sweep. Mello is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mello content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mello gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mello makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Mello shoots in and bounces Mitia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mello loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mello is looking to stand up but Mitia won't let him.

Mitia is looking for a triangle but Mello pushes his legs off easily.
Mello sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mello stopping the sweep attempt from Mitia.
Mello tries to free his leg and advance position but Mitia is retaining full guard.

Mitia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mitia looking to control but Mello passes into half guard.
Mitia wants to control but Mello is keeping busy.
Mello stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitia is trying to control but can't.
Mello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitia can do to turn this around?
Mitia trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Mello can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mitia is looking to escape.
Mello lands a big shot there that rocks Mitia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mitia is trying to escape the mount.
Mello controlling his opponent.
Mitia wants to hold on but Mello pushes him away.
Mello landing shots from mount.
Mello sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dmitri Mitia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amilton Mello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mello raining down shots from the mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Amilton Mello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mello 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amilton Mello!