PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Esteves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machanidas the Tyrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). the Tyrant comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 300 Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Raul Esteves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Esteves
vs
the Tyrant

175 cm
22
189 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Esteves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machanidas the Tyrant!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
the Tyrant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esteves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from the Tyrant - that will leave a mark!
the Tyrant staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
the Tyrant lands a high kick!

the Tyrant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Esteves, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Esteves.
the Tyrant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
the Tyrant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Esteves avoids it.
Esteves misses with a punch on the inside.
Esteves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esteves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
the Tyrant putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Esteves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
the Tyrant misses with a knee strike.
the Tyrant looking to throw knees to the head but Esteves is blocking nicely.
the Tyrant throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esteves.
the Tyrant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
the Tyrant misses with a knee strike.
the Tyrant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esteves misses with a hook from the clinch.
the Tyrant looking to throw knees to the head but Esteves is blocking nicely.
the Tyrant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Esteves blocks it with crossed arms.
the Tyrant looks gassed!
the Tyrant tries to land a knee to the head but Esteves blocks with his arms.
Esteves struggles to land a body shot inside as the Tyrant controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Esteves.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esteves.
A right hook to the body lands for Esteves.
Esteves lands with a short shot to the head.
the Tyrant blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves misses with a punch on the inside.
the Tyrant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esteves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
the Tyrant blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Esteves.
Esteves digs a right hand underneath the Tyrant's ribcage. the Tyrant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Esteves.
A left hand lands to the body for Esteves.
A shot in the inside from Esteves.
A right hand to the body from Esteves.
Esteves works on the Tyrant's body with a couple of short punches.
Esteves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esteves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Esteves is leaning against the Tyrant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
the Tyrant managing to block the knees to the body from Esteves.
Esteves has a couple of punches blocked by the Tyrant.
Esteves misses with some punches.

Esteves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
the Tyrant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esteves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Esteves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. the Tyrant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
the Tyrant slips a straight right by Esteves.
the Tyrant ducks under a wild hook from Esteves.
Esteves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
the Tyrant is looking to clinch but Esteves is avoiding it.
the Tyrant tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
the Tyrant misses with a knee to the head.
Esteves lands a shot to the body.
the Tyrant misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esteves.
A hook to the body from Esteves.
Esteves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of the Tyrant backwards.
the Tyrant misses with a knee strike.
Esteves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Esteves.
Esteves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Esteves can't break the clinch.
Esteves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of the Tyrants head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esteves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esteves pushes off an throws an elbow but the Tyrant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Esteves lands a body punch in the clinch.

Esteves breaks the clinch.
the Tyrant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esteves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
the Tyrant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Esteves.
the Tyrant tries to clinch but Esteves is having none of it.
Esteves swinging wilding here.
Esteves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but the Tyrant manages to avoid it.
the Tyrant doesn't manage to clinch there - Esteves circles away.
Esteves throws a right hand that the Tyrant ducks under and follows up with a left that the Tyrant also avoids with ease.

the Tyrant moves into the clinch successfully.
Esteves lands a body punch.
the Tyrant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Esteves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Esteves scores with a hook to the body.
Esteves misses with a punch to the body.
the Tyrant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esteves throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Esteves as the two fighters clinch.

Esteves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Esteves tried to score with a low kick but the Tyrant checks it.
the Tyrant tries to clinch there but Esteves circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
the Tyrant tries to clinch there but Esteves circles away.
the Tyrant doesn't manage to clinch there - Esteves circles away.
Esteves throws a hook but the Tyrant avoids it easily.
Esteves loads up on a big right hand but the Tyrant slips the punch.
the Tyrant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
the Tyrant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esteves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
the Tyrant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esteves misses with a wild body shot.
the Tyrant tries to clinch up.
Esteves takes a swing at the Tyrant's ribcage but misses.
Machanidas the Tyrant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esteves misses with a body punch
and the Tyrant counters with a head kick. That will keep Esteves thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
the Tyrant fails in his attempt to clinch.
the Tyrant moves in looking to clinch but Esteves pushes him off.
Esteves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esteves circles away from the clinch attempt.
the Tyrant slips a jab from Esteves.
the Tyrant wants to clinch up but Esteves keeps it at a distance.
the Tyrant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
the Tyrant is looking to clinch but Esteves is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Esteves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Esteves misses the jab.
Machanidas the Tyrant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
the Tyrant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Esteves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
the Tyrant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esteves.
Esteves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
the Tyrant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esteves misses the jab.
Esteves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
the Tyrant fails with an attempt to clinch.
the Tyrant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esteves throws a series of punches but the Tyrant avoids them all with ease.
the Tyrant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esteves.
the Tyrant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esteves has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Esteves misses with a hook. the Tyrant ducked under it nicely.
the Tyrant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esteves swats away the attempt to clinch by the Tyrant.
Esteves misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
the Tyrant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esteves.
the Tyrant lands a front kick.
the Tyrant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esteves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
the Tyrant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esteves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
the Tyrant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esteves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
the Tyrant tries to clinch up.
the Tyrant tries to clinch up.
Esteves takes a swing at the Tyrant's ribcage but misses.
the Tyrant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esteves.
the Tyrant is looking to clinch but Esteves is avoiding it.

Esteves tries to keep at a distance but the Tyrant has taken the fight into the clinch.
Esteves misses with a punch to the body.
the Tyrant tries a knee to the head but Esteves blocks it.
the Tyrant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Esteves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
the Tyrant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
the Tyrant misses with a knee to the head.
the Tyrant is breathing heavily.
the Tyrant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
the Tyrant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
the Tyrant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Esteves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Esteves.
Esteves digs a right hand into the Tyrant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on the Tyrant's gas tank.
Good body shot from Esteves.
Esteves pushes the Tyrant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esteves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Esteves cracks the Tyrant with a nice body shot.

Esteves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esteves throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
the Tyrant avoids a punch combination nicely.
the Tyrant ducks under a wild hook from Esteves.
the Tyrant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esteves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
the Tyrant tries to clinch but Esteves is having none of it.
the Tyrant tries to clinch but Esteves moves out of range.
the Tyrant tries to clinch up.
the Tyrant wants to clinch.
Esteves throws out a loose jab but the Tyrant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esteves throws a right hand that the Tyrant ducks under and follows up with a left that the Tyrant also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. the Tyrant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
the Tyrant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
the Tyrant throws a head kick that half lands.
the Tyrant blocks a jab.
Esteves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but the Tyrant was well out of range. Poor timing from Esteves.
the Tyrant scores with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Esteves - just one landing.
the Tyrant tries to clinch but Esteves is having none of it.
the Tyrant fails in his attempt to clinch.
the Tyrant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
the Tyrant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esteves swats him away and circles back towards the center.

the Tyrant forces Esteves back against the cage and clinches.
the Tyrant looking to throw knees to the head but Esteves is blocking nicely.
Esteves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by the Tyrant.
Esteves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt the Tyrant or not.
the Tyrant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esteves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esteves lands a body shot.
Esteves scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves pushes the Tyrant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Esteves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esteves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of the Tyrant backwards.
Esteves lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Esteves.
Esteves is really struggling to find his range with his punches. the Tyrant's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Esteves lands a shot to the body.
Esteves lands a body shot.
the Tyrant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esteves.
Esteves tries to work over the Tyrant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
the Tyrant blocks an uppercut.
the Tyrant tries a knee to the head but Esteves blocks it.
Esteves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but the Tyrant has him pressed against the cage.
Raul Esteves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Esteves scores with a hook to the body.
the Tyrant blocks an elbow strike from Esteves.

Esteves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
the Tyrant tries to clinch but Esteves moves out of range.
the Tyrant slips under a jab.
the Tyrant blocks a low kick nicely.
the Tyrant is looking to clinch.
the Tyrant defending well as Esteves loads up on a big left hand.
the Tyrant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esteves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Esteves dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

the Tyrant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - the Tyrant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esteves throws a body punch but the Tyrant moves out of range.
the Tyrant tries a head kick but it misses.
the Tyrant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Esteves finds it's way round the side to connect with the Tyrant's head.
Esteves looks to land a right hand but the Tyrant moved out of range.
Esteves thows a left - swing and a miss!
the Tyrant throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Esteves.
the Tyrant wants to clinch.
Esteves cracks the Tyrant with a right hand to the side of the head.
the Tyrant tries to move into range but Esteves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

the Tyrant drives through and clinches with Esteves against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
the Tyrant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Esteves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
the Tyrant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
the Tyrant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
the Tyrant misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
the Tyrant looking to throw knees to the head but Esteves is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esteves.
Esteves lands a shoulder strike.
Esteves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Esteves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of the Tyrant backwards.

Esteves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Esteves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract the Tyrant.
Esteves looks to score with a jab to the body but the Tyrant is just out of range.
the Tyrant wants to clinch up but Esteves keeps it at a distance.
Esteves misses with a looping right.
the Tyrant tries to clinch up but Esteves circles away and keeps his distance.
the Tyrant tries to clinch but Esteves moves out of range.

the Tyrant clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esteves.
the Tyrant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Esteves blocks it with crossed arms.
the Tyrant misses with a knee to the head.
Esteves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down the Tyrant.
Esteves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Esteves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of the Tyrant backwards.
A right hand to the body from Esteves.
Esteves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Esteves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
the Tyrant moves out of range of the strikes.
Esteves fails to land with a series of punches.
Esteves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
the Tyrant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esteves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
the Tyrant wants to clinch up but Esteves keeps it at a distance.
the Tyrant drops his hands momentarily and Esteves takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
the Tyrant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esteves.

the Tyrant clinches up against the cage.
the Tyrant misses with a knee strike.
Esteves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Esteves trying to land knees to the body.
Esteves lands a nice shot to the body.
Esteves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esteves lands a shot to the body.
Esteves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esteves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Esteves pushes off an throws an elbow but the Tyrant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Esteves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esteves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esteves digs a right hand underneath the Tyrant's ribcage. the Tyrant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
the Tyrant blocks an elbow strike from Esteves.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. the Tyrant obliges.
Esteves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
the Tyrant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esteves is defending well for now.
Esteves lands a left hand that snaps the head of the Tyrant backwards.
the Tyrant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esteves lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Esteves.
Esteves working hard to break the clinch.
Esteves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as the Tyrant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Esteves.
Esteves lands an uppercut.
the Tyrant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esteves struggles to land a body shot inside as the Tyrant controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esteves.
the Tyrant blocks a body shot from Esteves.
A body shot lands from Esteves.
the Tyrant avoiding damage as Esteves throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
the Tyrant misses with a knee to the head.
Esteves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of the Tyrant backwards.
Esteves pushes off an throws an elbow but the Tyrant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Esteves breaks from the clinch.
Esteves misses with an uppercut.
Esteves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
the Tyrant tries to move into range but Esteves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
the Tyrant is looking to clinch.
Esteves swats away the attempt to clinch by the Tyrant.
Raul Esteves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
the Tyrant throws a head kick but Esteves moves out of range.
Raul Esteves is winning the standup battle so far.
Esteves swings for the body but the Tyrant moves out of range.

the Tyrant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Esteves, pushing him back against the cage.
the Tyrant misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
the Tyrant scores with a knee to the head.
Esteves pushes off an throws an elbow but the Tyrant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Esteves lands with a light punch inside.
Machanidas the Tyrant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
the Tyrant lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esteves.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Esteves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esteves 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Esteves!