PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josenildo Canhotinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canhotinho has chosen Não Haverá Limites as his entrance music. Josenildo Canhotinho is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fist
vs
Canhotinho

180 cm
24
193 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

185 cm
19
187 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josenildo Canhotinho!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canhotinho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fist as he avoids it easily.
Canhotinho looks for a takedown but Fist sprawls well.
Fist goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Canhotinho throws a nice looking combination but Fist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Fist clinches with his opponent.
Canhotinho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fist pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Danny Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josenildo Canhotinho.

Fist manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Canhotinho cracks Fist with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fist keeping moving, preventing Canhotinho from controlling successfully.
Canhotinho content to stall in guard here.
Canhotinho looking to pass the guard.
Canhotinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Fist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist is trying to keep Canhotinho in close.
Canhotinho preventing the sweep.
Canhotinho tries to free his leg and advance position but Fist is retaining full guard.

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

and Canhotinho counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Canhotinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Fist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Canhotinho is aware though and is defending well.

Canhotinho decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fist is breathing heavily.

Canhotinho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fist manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fist is on top in guard.

Canhotinho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fist can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fist trying to control but Canhotinho is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Canhotinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Canhotinho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fist gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Canhotinho tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fist sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Canhotinho somewhat.
Canhotinho has his takedown stuffed
and Fist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

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.

Canhotinho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Canhotinho wants to control from the top but Fist keeps moving.

Fist is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Canhotinho defends well.
Fist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Canhotinho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Canhotinho is stalling in the full guard.
Canhotinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Fist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josenildo Canhotinho dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Canhotinho 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.
Canhotinho stands and throws Fist's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fist stops Canhotinho from passing to mount.
Fist pushes Canhotinho away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Canhotinho gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Canhotinho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fist knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Canhotinho trying to control the position but Fist is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Canhotinho has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist is in all sorts of trouble here.
Canhotinho pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Fist wants to control but Canhotinho is having none of it.
Canhotinho prevents Fist from getting the reversal.
Canhotinho controlling from the full mount.
Canhotinho trying to control but Fist is having none of it.
Canhotinho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Canhotinho looking to control but Fist is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fist takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Canhotinho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fist is desperately trying to improve his position but Canhotinho has a good base and remains in mount.
Canhotinho with the ground and pound from mount.
Canhotinho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Canhotinho is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fist can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Canhotinho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canhotinho's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Josenildo Canhotinho just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Canhotinho shoots and misses

so Fist counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fist postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Canhotinho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Canhotinho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Fist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Canhotinho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fist has managed to get both his arms back between Canhotinho's legs - danger averted.
Fist pushes down on Canhotinho's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fist seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josenildo Canhotinho 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Canhotinho scores a takedown into full mount!
Canhotinho trying to control but Fist is having none of it.
Canhotinho controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fist is squirming around, avoiding Canhotinho's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist tries to lock up and control but Canhotinho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Canhotinho controlling from mount.

Canhotinho is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fist can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fist is looking to improve his position but Canhotinho isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Canhotinho looking to control and managing it successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Josenildo Canhotinho just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fist fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist slaps away a takedown attempt from Canhotinho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fist with a lazy takedown attempt
and Canhotinho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck for Canhotinho with that takedown attempt.
Danny Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Canhotinho with that takedown attempt.
Danny Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josenildo Canhotinho.
Canhotinho fails with the takedown

and Fist counters with a shoot takedown. Canhotinho fights it but they end up in guard.
Josenildo Canhotinho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Canhotinho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fist postures up and lands a big shot to Canhotinho's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fist avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Josenildo Canhotinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fist trying to control the position from guard on top but Canhotinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danny Fist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fist wanted to stand there but Canhotinho had control of the position.
Fist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Canhotinho working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Danny Fist.
I think Canhotinho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josenildo Canhotinho!