PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor Avenarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tian Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avenarius's entrance music is Space Prophet Dogon, Sun City Girls. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Avenarius
vs
Long

186 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Professor Avenarius!
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, Tian Long!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avenarius keeps the fight on the outside.
Long looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Avenarius is fending him off so far but Long persists. Nope, Avenarius circles away and we're back to standing.
Avenarius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Long changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Avenarius looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Long wants to control but Avenarius is keeping him busy.
Avenarius manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Long is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Avenarius is looking to take a break and control but Long is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Long avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Avenarius.
Long is trying to maintain the position but Avenarius is very close to passing his half guard.
Long moves into full guard.
Long working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Avenarius.
Long is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Avenarius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Long looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Professor Avenarius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tian Long.
Long closes this distance looking for a takedown but Avenarius circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avenarius.
Avenarius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Long looks gassed!
Avenarius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Long dodges the punch combination from Avenarius.
Long looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Avenarius throws a right and a left that Long avoids nicely.
Avenarius throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Long fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Long shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Avenarius fails to land with a series of punches.
Long tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Avenarius swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avenarius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Long shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Avenarius pinned against the cage. Avenarius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Avenarius misses with a wild combination.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Avenarius as he jumps to the side.
Long takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!

Avenarius closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Long is trying to maintain the position but Avenarius is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Avenarius seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long trying to hold on to Avenarius's head to control him but Avenarius postures up.
Avenarius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avenarius working Long over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avenarius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Long with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Avenarius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Avenarius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Avenarius is thwarting Long's attempts to control the position.
Long gets full guard.
Long wants to stand up but Avenarius is controlling him.
Avenarius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Long wants to sweep but no luck.
Avenarius controls from within his opponent's guard.
Long trying to keep a closed guard but Avenarius is proving a slippery customer.
Long wants to sweep here but Avenarius controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long controls Avenarius momentarily but Avenarius frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Avenarius misses with the combination.
Avenarius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long tries for a takedown but Avenarius circles away easily
and Avenarius counters with a three punch combo that has Long backing up. Long nods at Avenarius to acknowledge the strikes.
Long tries to bum rush Avenarius with a series of wild strikes but Avenarius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long with a poor takedown

and Avenarius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Long's guard.
Avenarius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Avenarius tries to stand but Long is controlling from the bottom.
Long trying to keep a closed guard but Avenarius is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avenarius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Avenarius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Avenarius is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Professor Avenarius dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Avenarius closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Avenarius working away.
Long is looking to reverse the position.
Avenarius scores with punches from side control.
Long is trying to improve his position.
Long takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Long is rocked!
Avenarius tries to stand but Long is controlling his head.
Professor Avenarius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Long on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Long is still in real trouble! Can Avenarius finish him?
Long takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avenarius landing strikes.
Avenarius lands some shots froms side control.
Avenarius tries to move to mount but Long blocks the move with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long is looking to reverse the position.
Long takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Long's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Avenarius working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Long's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Long tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Avenarius cracks Long with a big right hand but Long just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Avenarius working away.
Long seems to have recovered his senses.
Long is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Long's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Avenarius stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Long gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Avenarius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Avenarius breaks from the clinch.
Long fails with the takedown
and Avenarius counters with a big head kick but Long shrugs it off.
Long has his takedown stuffed
and Avenarius counters with a series of strikes. Long will be more careful next time no doubt.
Professor Avenarius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tian Long.
Long with a lazy takedown attempt

and Avenarius counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Avenarius breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Avenarius counters with a head kick. That will keep Long thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Avenarius misses with a double jab.
Long gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Avenarius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Long's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long wants to sweep but no luck.
Long is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Long not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Avenarius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Long can do to turn this around?
Avenarius slips nicely into half guard.
Avenarius is thwarting Long's attempts to control the position.
Long is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but Long is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up.
Long wants to improve his position but Avenarius is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Avenarius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Long, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Avenarius.

Avenarius manages to break the clinch.
Tian Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long with a lazy takedown attempt
and Avenarius counters with a left and a right that stings Long.
Long shoots and misses
and Avenarius counters with a right hand to the body.
Avenarius throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
Long doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Avenarius counters with a leg kick.
Long has his takedown stuffed
and Avenarius counters with a low kick, right behind Long 's knee.
Long tries for a takedown but Avenarius circles away easily
and Avenarius counters with a head kick.
Long gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Avenarius counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Long wants to sweep but no luck.
Avenarius content to stall in guard here.
Avenarius is in close to Long's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Avenarius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Long's head.
Avenarius is in close to Long's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avenarius lands a couple of elbows.
Avenarius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avenarius would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Avenarius lands a couple of elbows.
Long is trying to keep Avenarius in close.
Avenarius is stalling in the full guard.
Long is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Long is looking for a triangle but Avenarius pushes his legs off easily.
Avenarius tries to stand but Long is controlling from the bottom.
Long looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Long is looking to stand up but Avenarius isn't so interested in that idea.
Long working a defensive guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Long with a lazy takedown attempt
and Avenarius counters with a two punch combo.
Long misses with a takedown attempt

and Avenarius counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Professor Avenarius dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Long has his takedown stuffed
and Avenarius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Long's knee momentarily.
Long fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Avenarius moves into range and clinches up with Long.

Avenarius has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Long is trying to keep an underhook but Avenarius manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Long wants to control but Avenarius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Avenarius seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Long is looking to improve his position.
Long is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Avenarius scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Avenarius there.
Long is trying to get back to full guard.
Avenarius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Avenarius working over Long with some ground and pound. Long looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avenarius takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Avenarius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Long with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Long wants to improve his position but Avenarius is controlling well.
Long has hold of Avenarius's hands but Avenarius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is trying to maintain the position but Avenarius is very close to passing his half guard.
Avenarius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Long trying to control here.
Avenarius is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Long is looking to control Avenarius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Long avoid being mounted?
Avenarius wants to take a breather but Long is having none of it.
Long is trying to control but can't.
Long keeping control of the position.

Avenarius gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Long tries for a takedown but Avenarius circles away easily

and Avenarius counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Professor Avenarius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tian Long.

Avenarius breaks the clinch.
Avenarius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Long swivels and escapes.
Long doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Avenarius counters with a shoot takedown. Long fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avenarius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Avenarius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Long's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long is trying to control the position but Avenarius postures up.
Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Avenarius advances to half guard.
Long trying to control but Avenarius postures up.
Avenarius trying to control the pace.
Avenarius lands with a punch from half guard.
Avenarius lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Long wants to control but Avenarius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Avenarius lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Long works his way to full guard. Good work.
Long trying to control the position.
Avenarius postures up and lands a big shot to Long's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avenarius stopping the sweep attempt from Long.
Avenarius stops Long from standing up.
Avenarius wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Long looking to control.
Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Long is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Avenarius.
Long shoots in but Avenarius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Avenarius gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long is looking to escape.
Avenarius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Long is trying to get back to full guard.
Avenarius working the head and body with strikes.
Long has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Avenarius is working away from the top position though.
Tian Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Long tries to get to full guard but Avenarius has control of the leg.
Avenarius performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long tries to get to full guard but Avenarius has control of the leg.
Long is trying to control but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Professor Avenarius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Avenarius 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Professor Avenarius!