PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lil Bit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Coelho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bit
vs
Coelho

164 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lil Bit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Augusto Coelho!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coelho swivels and escapes.
Coelho keeps the fight on the outside.
Bit moves in looking to clinch but Coelho pushes him off.
Coelho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Coelho.
Coelho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bit shoots in and drives through. Coelho sprawls well.
Coelho lands a body shot.
Bit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bit tries to clinch up but Coelho circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coelho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bit.
Bit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Coelho there.

Coelho gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Bit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bit wants to control from the top but Coelho keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coelho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coelho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bit's guard.

Bit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coelho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coelho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Bit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coelho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bit is breathing heavily.
Bit being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coelho trying to control the position from guard on top but Bit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bit wants to sweep but no luck.
Bit trying to control the position.
Bit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coelho.
Bit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coelho trying to control the position from guard on top but Bit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coelho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coelho shoots in looking for a takedown. Bit tries to sprawl out of it but Coelho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Bit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coelho avoids it really well and circles away.
Coelho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Coelho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bit on the side of the head.
Bit wants to clinch.
Bit shoots in for a takedown but Coelho shows good takedown defense.
Bit moves in looking to clinch but Coelho pushes him off.
Bit is looking to clinch.
Bit tries to close the distance and clinch but Coelho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bit shoots in and drives through. Coelho sprawls well.

Bit drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Coelho manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Coelho trying to hold on to Bit's head to control him but Bit postures up.
Bit wants to free his trapped foot but Coelho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bit connects with a nice short shot to Coelho's temple.
Bit is trying to control. Coelho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coelho wants to get back to his feet.

Coelho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coelho taking some punishment here, with Bit in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Coelho dominated that round.
That's time! Bit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bit tries to close the distance and clinch but Coelho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coelho throws a shot from downtown. Bit moves away and avoids it.
Bit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Augusto Coelho has been cut.
Coelho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bit.
Coelho keeps the fight on the outside.
Coelho throws a jab when Bit was well out of range.
Coelho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bit's waist but Bit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coelho off to one side.

Bit rushes Coelho and presses him up against the cage.
Bit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Coelho.
Bit trying to stall but Coelho improves his position.
Bit wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coelho.
Bit jumps guard but Coelho stands there with Bit around his waist. Bit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coelho is breathing heavily.

Bit decides to pull guard.
Coelho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bit is really struggling to control Coelho but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bit looking for a guillotine here but Coelho defends easily.

Bit working for a triangle but Coelho defends it easily.
Coelho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Bit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coelho controls from within his opponent's guard.
Coelho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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.
Coelho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Bit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coelho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Coelho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Coelho has managed to get both his arms back between Bit's legs - danger averted.
Coelho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Coelho connects with a couple of short punches.
Bit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bit manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coelho sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coelho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bit working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Coelho wants to get back to his feet but Bit passes into half guard.
Bit is looking to take a break and control but Coelho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Coelho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bit working over Coelho with some ground and pound. Coelho looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bit is nestled in close to Coelho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bit prevents Coelho from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bit is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bit drops an elbow to the side of Coelho's head.

Coelho looking for submissions off his back.
Bit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bit lands strikes from half guard.
Bit stalling.

Bit has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Coelho defend it? Bit steps over the head and cranks it - Coelho is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lil Bit!