PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Emperado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Morello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morello is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tubthumping - i Get Knocked Down. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tom Morello was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Emperado
vs
Morello

170 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Emperado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Morello!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morello misses with a few strikes there.
Emperado looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Morello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emperado looks to land a combination but Morello avoids it well.
Morello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emperado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emperado counters with a right hand to the body.
Morello tries to clinch
and Emperado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Morello drops Emperado with a beautiful combination! Emperado stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Morello is looking for the KO!

It looks like Adriano Emperado has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morello looks to clinch
and Emperado counters with a left and a right that stings Morello.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emperado.
Morello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morello wants to clinch but Emperado slips to the side

and Emperado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emperado.
Morello has had enough of the clinch but Emperado keeps him there for the moment.
Morello wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morello is trying to force a seperation but Emperado has the dominant position.
Morello is looking to break free of the clinch but Emperado has double underhooks.
Morello is looking to break free of the clinch but Emperado has double underhooks.
Morello tries to break free but Emperado pushes him back against the cage.
Morello prevents a body shot from Emperado.
Morello is trying to break the clinch but Emperado has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Morello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morello tries to circle away but Emperado has him pinned against the cage.
Emperado has Morello pressed against the cage, preventing Morello from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Morello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emperado misses with a few strikes there.
Morello tries to clinch up.
Morello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morello tries to clinch but Emperado is having none of it.
Emperado throws a series of punches but Morello moves out of range.
Emperado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morello.
Morello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emperado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morello wants to clinch up but Emperado keeps it at a distance.
Morello moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emperado avoids a punch combination nicely.

Emperado rushes Morello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Emperado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emperado could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Morello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emperado misses with a series of wild punches.
Morello wants to clinch but Emperado slips to the side

and Emperado counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Emperado keeps control of Morello as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emperado pushes Morello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morello can't break the clinch.
Emperado lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperado has Morello pressed against the cage, preventing Morello from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Emperado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tom Morello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emperado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emperado fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morello scores with a three punch combo!
Left hook, right uppercut from Morello.
Morello closes the distance but Emperado moves to the side

and Emperado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emperado.
Morello tries to break free but Emperado pushes him back against the cage.
Morello working hard to break the clinch.
Morello wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Emperado.
Emperado keeps control of Morello as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emperado is working Morello over against the cage.
Emperado lands a good knee to the midsection. Morello won't want to take too many of those.
Emperado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emperado keeps control of Morello as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morello tries to break free but Emperado pushes him back against the cage.
Morello wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right handed body shot lands from Emperado.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emperado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Emperado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morello is trying to force a seperation but Emperado has the dominant position.
Emperado tries to pull guard but Morello holds him up against the cage and eventually Emperado drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriano Emperado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emperado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morello's efforts to push away.
Morello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Emperado landing knees to the body.
Morello looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emperado using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morello is trying to break the clinch but Emperado is controlling him.
Emperado avoiding damage.
Emperado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emperado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morello working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Morello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emperado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emperado stalling.
Morello is trying to break the clinch but Emperado has him pressed against the cage.
Morello working hard to break the clinch.
Morello wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morello is looking to break free of the clinch but Emperado has double underhooks.

Emperado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morello closes the distance looking to clinch
and Emperado counters with a series of strikes. Morello will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Emperado takes the fight into the clinch.
Emperado cracks Morello with a nice body shot.
Morello is trying to force a seperation but Emperado has the dominant position.
Emperado scores with a shot to the side of Morello's head.
Emperado prevents Morello from breaking the clinch.
Morello tries to break the clinch but Emperado is controlling the position.
Emperado has Morello pressed against the cage, preventing Morello from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morello looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morello is trying to break the clinch but Emperado has him pressed against the cage.
Emperado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morello's efforts to push away.

Emperado jumps guard and drags Morello to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Morello is looking to stand up but Emperado won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Morello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adriano Emperado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morello misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Morello.
Morello on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Emperado. Emperado obviously looking to wear him down.
Morello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emperado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morello circles away quickly and effectively.
Morello avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emperado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morello.
Emperado scores with a nice head shot.
Tom Morello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emperado throws a series of punches but Morello avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Emperado misses.
Tom Morello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emperado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emperado circles away from the clinch attempt
and Emperado counters with a nice leg kick.
Emperado scores with a one two! Morello had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morello throws a right and a left that both miss.

Emperado scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Emperado missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperado missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emperado with the ground and pound but Morello uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Emperado wants to control from the top but Morello keeps moving.
Emperado throws a strike but Morello rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Emperado working a defensive guard but Morello manages to pass into side control anyway.
Morello really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emperado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two 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.
Emperado tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Morello presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morello is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emperado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morello clinches but Emperado breaks the clinch
and Emperado counters with a nice leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morello throws a right and a left that Emperado avoids nicely.
Emperado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emperado throws a series of punches but Morello avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Emperado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Adriano Emperado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adriano Emperado's cut.
That's time! Emperado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Morello clinches but Emperado breaks the clinch

and Emperado counters by moving into the clinch.
Emperado tries to work over Morello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Emperado tries a body shot but Morello blocks it.
Morello tries to break the clinch but Emperado is controlling the position.
Morello has had enough of the clinch but Emperado keeps him there for the moment.
Emperado keeps control of Morello as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emperado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morello's efforts to push away.
Emperado wants to break free but Morello has control.
Emperado digs a right hand underneath Morello's ribcage. Morello let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morello wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emperado has him pressed against the cage.
Emperado using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Emperado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morello's efforts to push away.
Morello is trying to break free.
Morello has had enough of the clinch but Emperado keeps him there for the moment.
Morello tries to circle away but Emperado has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emperado is trying to break the clinch but Morello has him pressed against the cage.
Morello wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morello tries to circle away but Emperado has him pinned against the cage.

Emperado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morello misses with the combination.
Adriano Emperado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emperado fails to land the takedown.
Morello tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Emperado counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperado keeps the fight on the outside.
Morello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emperado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emperado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Emperado clinches with his opponent.
Emperado keeps control of Morello as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emperado putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morello in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morello tries to break the clinch but Emperado is controlling the position.

Emperado successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emperado is pulling down on Morello's head to control his posture.
Morello preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Emperado wants to hit a switch here but Morello passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Emperado there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emperado is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Emperado might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Emperado throwing hammer fists to the chest of Morello. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Emperado showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emperado has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Emperado!