PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between luis The Brazilian Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Baldacchino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Brazilian Thunder's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Breakin the Law. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Brazilian Thunder
vs
Baldacchino

178 cm
24
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

169 cm
21
143 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, luis The Brazilian Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doctor Baldacchino!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baldacchino.
Baldacchino fails with a takedown attempt.
The Brazilian Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Baldacchino.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Brazilian Thunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Baldacchino looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The Brazilian Thunder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Brazilian Thunder controls Baldacchino momentarily but Baldacchino frees himself.
The Brazilian Thunder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Baldacchino is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Baldacchino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Baldacchino drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baldacchino jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baldacchino won't allow The Brazilian Thunder to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Brazilian Thunder wants to clinch up but Baldacchino keeps it at a distance.
Baldacchino shoots in but no luck this time.
luis The Brazilian Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Baldacchino.

The Brazilian Thunder has managed to clinch.
Baldacchino avoiding damage as The Brazilian Thunder throws knees to the body.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a damaging elbow.
The Brazilian Thunder unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baldacchino drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Brazilian Thunder pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baldacchino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Brazilian Thunder as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baldacchino.
Baldacchino looks gassed!
The Brazilian Thunder fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldacchino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baldacchino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Brazilian Thunder but The Brazilian Thunder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Brazilian Thunder lands with a good body shot.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to clinch there but Baldacchino circles away.

The Brazilian Thunder clinches with his opponent.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a knee strike.
The Brazilian Thunder landing knees to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Brazilian Thunder unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baldacchino's face.
The Brazilian Thunder landing knees to the body.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a knee strike.
Baldacchino tries to score a body lock takedown but The Brazilian Thunder shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder has Baldacchino pressed against the cage.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow that stopped Baldacchino in his tracks for a moment.
The Brazilian Thunder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Brazilian Thunder stalling.
Baldacchino blocks the elbow strike.
Baldacchino jumps guard but The Brazilian Thunder stands there with Baldacchino around his waist. Baldacchino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a damaging elbow.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with an elbow over the top.
Baldacchino has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Brazilian Thunder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Baldacchino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Brazilian Thunder looking to throw knees to the head but Baldacchino is blocking nicely.
Baldacchino takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Brazilian Thunder landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with an elbow strike.
Baldacchino tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baldacchino is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from The Brazilian Thunder.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baldacchino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Baldacchino looking for a takedown.
Baldacchino is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Brazilian Thunder gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

luis The Brazilian Thunder dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Baldacchino fails to land the takedown.
Baldacchino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Brazilian Thunder tries to avoid it but Baldacchino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Brazilian Thunder to the ground. The Brazilian Thunder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a head kick!
Baldacchino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Brazilian Thunder sprawls well. The Brazilian Thunder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baldacchino gets slowly back to his feet.
luis The Brazilian Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Baldacchino.
The Brazilian Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Baldacchino pushes him off.
Baldacchino shoots in looking for a takedown. The Brazilian Thunder tries to sprawl out of it but Baldacchino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Brazilian Thunder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

The Brazilian Thunder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder prevents the takedown attempt.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder scores a nice knee to the body.
The Brazilian Thunder is struggling to control the position.
Baldacchino is breathing heavily.
The Brazilian Thunder using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldacchino has The Brazilian Thunder pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Brazilian Thunder manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Brazilian Thunder is pushing Baldacchino up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the body.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baldacchino tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baldacchino drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Brazilian Thunder pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Brazilian Thunder wants to clinch up but Baldacchino keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Baldacchino.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baldacchino misses with a wild body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Baldacchino.
The Brazilian Thunder is looking to regain half guard here but Baldacchino keeps moving and retains side control.

Baldacchino is trying to get an arm triangle but The Brazilian Thunder is defending well.

Baldacchino tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baldacchino has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on The Brazilian Thunder's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Brazilian Thunder is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder wants to get back to full guard.

Baldacchino is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Brazilian Thunder sees it coming and defends easily.
The Brazilian Thunder wants to get back to full guard.
The Brazilian Thunder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baldacchino on the ground.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to clinch up.
Baldacchino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Brazilian Thunder but The Brazilian Thunder pushes him off and we're back to square one.

The Brazilian Thunder moves into the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice elbow.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow just above Baldacchino 's eye.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a knee strike.
The Brazilian Thunder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baldacchino blocks it with crossed arms.
Baldacchino takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baldacchino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from The Brazilian Thunder.
The Brazilian Thunder landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Brazilian Thunder effectively controlling the action here.
Baldacchino has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Brazilian Thunder avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder leaning against his opponent.
The Brazilian Thunder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baldacchino is defending well for now.
The Brazilian Thunder landing knees to the head.
Baldacchino wants a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Brazilian Thunder takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Brazilian Thunder tries a knee to the head but Baldacchino blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

luis The Brazilian Thunder 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!

A jab lands there for Baldacchino.
Baldacchino throws a looping overhand right but The Brazilian Thunder ducks down to avoid it.
The Brazilian Thunder is looking to clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder wants to clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder wants to clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder looks to land a combination. Baldacchino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Brazilian Thunder really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baldacchino tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Brazilian Thunder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baldacchino somewhat.

Baldacchino drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Baldacchino won't allow The Brazilian Thunder to sweep him here.
The Brazilian Thunder pulls Baldacchino in close to his closed guard and prevents Baldacchino from doing any damage or advancing position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Baldacchino drops back looking for a leg! The Brazilian Thunder is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Brazilian Thunder manages to kick Baldacchino off! Baldacchino jumps back into The Brazilian Thunder's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder looking to control.

Baldacchino is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Baldacchino drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and The Brazilian Thunder dives on top into guard.
The Brazilian Thunder would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

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

Baldacchino looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Brazilian Thunder wants to stand but Baldacchino has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baldacchino is on top in guard.
The Brazilian Thunder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Baldacchino drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Brazilian Thunder looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Brazilian Thunder looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Brazilian Thunder!
Baldacchino tries to buck The Brazilian Thunder off but The Brazilian Thunder is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Brazilian Thunder decides to stand up, so the ref orders Baldacchino to his feet.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Baldacchino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baldacchino shoots for a double leg takedown but The Brazilian Thunder sprawls well. He's pushed Baldacchino's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Brazilian Thunder is looking to clinch but Baldacchino is avoiding it.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a body shot.
The Brazilian Thunder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baldacchino.
luis The Brazilian Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Baldacchino.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a head kick. Baldacchino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Doctor Baldacchino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The Brazilian Thunder has Baldacchino up against the cage in a clinch.
Baldacchino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baldacchino is working for takedown but The Brazilian Thunder is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Brazilian Thunder tries a knee to the head but Baldacchino blocks it.
The Brazilian Thunder unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baldacchino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldacchino has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Brazilian Thunder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by The Brazilian Thunder.
Baldacchino managing to block the knees to the body from The Brazilian Thunder.
A knee to the head by The Brazilian Thunder.
The Brazilian Thunder is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Brazilian Thunder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baldacchino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Brazilian Thunder unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baldacchino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baldacchino tries to pull guard but The Brazilian Thunder won't allow it.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a damaging elbow.
Baldacchino wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from The Brazilian Thunder.
Baldacchino misses with a short punch on the inside.

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 luis The Brazilian Thunder.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Brazilian Thunder, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... luis The Brazilian Thunder!