PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruffy Floquinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruffy Floquinho is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Floquinho
vs
Jacques

187 cm
22
189 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

178 cm
19
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruffy Floquinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giorgio Jacques!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floquinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Floquinho looks to throw the jab but Jacques is out of range.
Floquinho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jacques.
Floquinho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Floquinho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacques shoots in and drives through. Floquinho sprawls well.
Floquinho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jacques tries to move into range but Floquinho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Floquinho fails with the takedown

and Jacques counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Floquinho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jacques seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Floquinho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques is pushing down on Floquinho's leg trying to pass to half guard. Floquinho is fighting to maintain full guard but Jacques has managed to sneak the leg through.
Floquinho trying to control from the bottom.
Floquinho wants to get back to his feet.
Jacques looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jacques tries to pass to full mount but Floquinho defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Floquinho tries to roll over but Jacques keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jacques lands a nice short elbow.
Floquinho is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, if Jacques is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Floquinho tries to kick Jacques off but Jacques keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Floquinho is defending against the submission attempts here by Jacques.
Jacques not doing much here.
Floquinho wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Despite being in the dominant position, Giorgio Jacques just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Floquinho throws a hook to the side of Jacques's head but Jacques sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Floquinho jabs Jacques right on the nose. Jacques blinks but takes it well.
Floquinho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Floquinho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Floquinho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Floquinho misses with a takedown

and Jacques counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Floquinho's guard now.
Jacques scoring with some ground and pound.
Floquinho being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgio Jacques dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jacques closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Floquinho did well to prevent Jacques getting side control.
Floquinho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Floquinho.
Jacques controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Floquinho wants to stand up but Jacques is controlling him.
Jacques controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jacques loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jacques showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jacques pushing down on Floquinho's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floquinho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Floquinho is trying to stand up here but Jacques is controlling him well.
Jacques looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Floquinho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jacques.
Jacques is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Floquinho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacques on the ground.
Jacques wants to pass to mount but Floquinho is defending the position.
Floquinho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jacques stalling.

Despite being in the dominant position, Giorgio Jacques just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Floquinho.
Jacques blocks a leg kick.
Floquinho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques shoots in and drives through. Floquinho sprawls well.
Floquinho misses with an uppercut.
Floquinho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Floquinho throws a series of punches but Jacques moves out of range.
Floquinho looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacques is just out of range.
Floquinho throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Floquinho throws a head kick that misses.
Floquinho stuffs the takedown.
Ruffy Floquinho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorgio Jacques.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Floquinho wants to clinch up but Jacques keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Floquinho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jacques throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Floquinho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Floquinho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruffy Floquinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Floquinho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jacques circles away quickly and effectively.
Floquinho with a poor takedown

and Jacques counters with a shoot takedown. Floquinho fights it but they end up in guard.
Floquinho has momentary wrist control but Jacques slips an elbow through the middle.
Jacques is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jacques passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Floquinho is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jacques connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgio Jacques 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.

Jacques throws a looping overhand right but Floquinho ducks down to avoid it.
Floquinho misses the shot to the body.
Jacques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Floquinho.
Jacques keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Floquinho.
Floquinho misses with a head kick.
Jacques slips a jab and a cross from Floquinho.
Jacques circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jacques counters with a takedown into side control.
Floquinho taking a bit of punishment here - Jacques scoring with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Floquinho avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jacques.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jacques working the ground and pound but Floquinho is defending the strikes.
Jacques is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Floquinho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jacques fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Floquinho is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jacques asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jacques creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Floquinho sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jacques is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Floquinho's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jacques has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Jacques looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Floquinho being controlled for a moment.
Jacques throws an elbow but Floquinho slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacques remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jacques working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Floquinho is avoiding damage well.
A lull in the action here.
Jacques in side control, throwing shots but Floquinho defends.
Giorgio Jacques is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Floquinho dodges the ground and pound from Jacques.
Jacques moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Giorgio Jacques has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Floquinho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here as Jacques stalls from top position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Giorgio Jacques just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jacques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Floquinho.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Jacques comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jacques winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Jacques!