PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ameliano Cassemiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Locke has chosen Star Wars - Imperial March as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cassemiro
vs
Locke

176 cm
26
187 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

185 cm
26
198 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Determined

Syndicate Drugs
Blaze Ronin Reborn

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]
Hell's Balls Recovery

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ameliano Cassemiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassemiro takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Cassemiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Locke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Cassemiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Locke thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cassemiro to regain full guard.
Cassemiro wants to stand and escape but Locke is having none of it.
Locke throwing strikes but missing.
Cassemiro pulls Locke in close to his closed guard and prevents Locke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cassemiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Locke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cassemiro dives on top into guard.
Cassemiro throwing strikes from guard but Locke blocks nicely.
Cassemiro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Locke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cassemiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cassemiro wants to stand and escape but instead Locke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cassemiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two 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.

Locke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cassemiro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Locke has Cassemiro in his guard.
Cassemiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Locke is keeping the position for now.
Locke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Locke keeping moving, preventing Cassemiro from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cassemiro throwing strikes from guard but Locke blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cassemiro is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Ameliano Cassemiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Locke in his tracks.
Cassemiro wants to clinch.
Cassemiro tries to clinch up but Locke circles away and keeps his distance.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Locke shoots in and bounces Cassemiro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Locke passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Locke 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.

Cassemiro lands a glancing blow to the side of Locke's head.
Cassemiro moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
Cassemiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Ameliano Cassemiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Cassemiro finds it's target.
Locke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cassemiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Locke shoots in but Cassemiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cassemiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Locke misses.
Locke dodges the punch combination from Cassemiro.

Locke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Locke lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Locke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cassemiro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cassemiro has escaped and now he's on top!
Locke keeping moving, preventing Cassemiro from controlling successfully.
Cassemiro stands up over Locke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cassemiro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

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.
Cassemiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Locke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cassemiro advances position into side control!
Cassemiro is looking to take a break and control but Locke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Locke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cassemiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Locke keeps working.
Locke is looking to control Cassemiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Locke avoid being mounted?
Cassemiro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro working the head and body with strikes.

Cassemiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cassemiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Locke keeps working.

Locke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cassemiro trying to control the action but Locke is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ameliano Cassemiro dominated that second round.
That's time! Cassemiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Locke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cassemiro scores with a jab. Locke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Locke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Locke shoots in looking for a takedown. Cassemiro tries to sprawl out of it but Locke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cassemiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Cassemiro.
Cassemiro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cassemiro tries to clinch up.
Locke fails to land with a series of punches.

Cassemiro instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassemiro taking a breather.
Cassemiro gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ameliano Cassemiro.
Cassemiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ameliano Cassemiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Locke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cassemiro lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Cassemiro.
Cassemiro tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
Cassemiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cassemiro is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Cassemiro lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Locke misses.
Cassemiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Cassemiro.
Locke avoids the head kick by Cassemiro.
Locke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cassemiro can pounce on him.

Cassemiro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Locke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Locke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassemiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Locke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cassemiro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Locke has Cassemiro in his guard.
Cassemiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Locke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John Locke has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

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.

Cassemiro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Locke, up you get!
Locke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cassemiro counters with a nice body kick.
Cassemiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locke.
Cassemiro throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
Locke throws the left hand but Cassemiro avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Locke.
Cassemiro misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Locke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Locke misses with a straight right.
Locke throws a jab when Cassemiro was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ameliano Cassemiro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cassemiro 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ameliano Cassemiro!