PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Awesome Sexy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Phine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Phine is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sexy
vs
Phine

175 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

159 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Awesome Sexy!
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, Vitor Phine!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Phine wants it to stay on the feet.
Phine just misses with a punch to the body.

Phine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Phine sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sexy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phine creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sexy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Phine cracks Sexy with a big right hand but Sexy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sexy parries the strikes from Phine easily there. Phine is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sexy to escape.
Phine misses with the ground and pound.
Phine in side control, throwing shots but Sexy defends.
Phine works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sexy struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Phine connects with a decent elbow.
Sexy can't do much from the bottom here.
Phine lands a few punches from side control.
Sexy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Phine tries to score with some ground and pound. Sexy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Phine tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Phine lands some shots froms side control.
Phine works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Phine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sexy keeps working.
Sexy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexy is looking to reverse the position.
Sexy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Phine.
Sexy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Phine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sexy is breathing heavily.

Phine working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sexy parries the strikes from Phine easily there. Phine is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sexy to escape.
Sexy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Phine off and has taken his back!
Sexy missing with strikes.
Phine looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sexy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phine rolls, trying to escape but Sexy keeps control of the position.
Will Sexy go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sexy.
Phine trying to control the position but Sexy manages to sink in the hooks.
Sexy tries to keep control of the position but Phine is staying busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sexy punishes Phine with strikes from the back mount.
Sexy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sexy is looking to control Phine but Phine is wriggling around and keeping busy.

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.
Phine is holding onto Sexy's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Sexy struggling to land strikes to the head as Phine covers up.
Phine manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sexy's guard. Nice work there by Phine.
Sexy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Phine is one step ahead there.
Phine trying to control but Sexy is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Phine dominated that round.
That's time! Sexy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sexy digs a good hook to Phine's body.
Sexy fails with the takedown

and Phine counters by clinching up.
Sexy is trying to force a seperation but Phine has the dominant position.
Sexy gets underhooks to prevent Phine's takedown attempt.
Sexy missing with knees to the body.
Sexy is looking to break free of the clinch but Phine has double underhooks.
Phine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Phine has hold of one of Sexy's legs. Sexy is fighting the takedown attempt but Phine gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Phine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Phine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Phine is breathing heavily.
Phine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Phine throws a strike but Sexy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phine keeping moving, preventing Sexy from controlling successfully.
Sexy tries to free his leg and advance position but Phine is retaining full guard.
Phine is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sexy dives into side control.

Sexy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Phine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sexy lands a few punches from side control.
Phine tries to bench press Sexy off him but Sexy keeps the position.
Sexy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Phine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sexy swivels and escapes.
Sexy pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexy with a poor takedown

and Phine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sexy's guard now.
Sexy looking to control.
Sexy is looking to stand up but Phine isn't so interested in that idea.

Sexy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Phine is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sexy.
Sexy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sexy tries to get out of the position.
Phine is putting a hurting on Sexy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Phine lands a few punches from side control.
Phine working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Phine prevents Sexy from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexy tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sexy is covering up but some of the strikes from Phine are getting through and doing damage.
Phine not allowing Sexy to control his hands.
Phine is punishing Sexy with strikes - can he finish him?!
Sexy trying to control the hands but Phine won't let him.
Phine gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Phine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Phine shoots for a takedown but Sexy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phine misses with a body shot

and Sexy counters with a takedown into side control.
Phine is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sexy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vitor Phine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phine is looking for a sweep.
Phine is not content to let Sexy control the position.
Sexy working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexy lands a nice forearm strike.
Sexy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Phine is avoiding damage well.
Phine is looking to reverse the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sexy misses with a takedown

and Phine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sexy's guard now.
Sexy wants to sweep here but Phine controlling him for the moment.
Sexy being controlled here, momentarily.
Phine wants to control from the top but Sexy keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexy working a defensive guard here.
Sexy wants to sweep here but Phine controlling him for the moment.
Phine works over Sexy with some ground and pound from guard.
Phine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Phine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sexy to the mat! Sexy manages to get full guard.
Phine scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Phine is in close to Sexy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sexy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Phine wants to control from the top but Sexy keeps moving.
Sexy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phine.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sexy is on top in guard.
Sexy is fighting to break Phine's control of his arms but Phine is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sexy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sexy wants to control from the top but Phine keeps moving.
Sexy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phine is keeping the position for now.
Phine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sexy manages to get himself to full guard.
Awesome Sexy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitor Phine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Phine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Phine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Phine!