PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Need (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Bagetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagetti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bob Marley - Get up, stand up. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Need
vs
Bagetti

185 cm
27
195 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

184 cm
23
190 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Need!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Bagetti!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Need.
Need controls the position from side control.
Bagetti is looking for a sweep.
Bagetti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Need is trying to get an arm triangle but Bagetti is defending well.
Need landing strikes.
Bagetti tries to escape but Need is in control.
Bagetti takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Need moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Need's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A lull in the action here.
Bagetti is looking to reverse the position.
Need lands an elbow.
Need has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bagetti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Need in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Need trying to pass the guard but Bagetti defending well.
Need performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Bagetti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bagetti is trying to maintain the position but Need is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Need is controlling the pace.

Bagetti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Need seems content to control.
Bagetti tries to kick Need off but Need keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Need lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Need is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Need wants to control but Bagetti is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Need seems content to control.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Apollo Need just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bagetti keeps the fight on the outside.

Need drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Bagetti looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Need has picked Bagetti up and slammed him! Bagetti can't keep hold of the triangle and Need manages to pass to side control!
Need looks up at the clock and then as Bagetti takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Need smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Need tries to close the distance and clinch but Bagetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Apollo Need seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Need shoots in and bounces Bagetti off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Need controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Bagetti throws his legs up looking for a submission but Need uses it to pass to side control.
Need in side control lands a decent elbow.
Need lands a few punches from side control.
Bagetti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Need is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bagetti will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bagetti can't do much from the bottom here.
Need cracks Bagetti with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bagetti gets back to half guard.
Need looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bagetti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Need 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.
Bagetti is trying to stand up here but Need is controlling him well.

Need wants to work for an arm triangle but Bagetti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Bagetti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Need pulls his head out easily.

Need is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bagetti has managed to free his arm - good work.
Need performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bagetti actively working from the bottom here.
Need wants to pass to mount but Bagetti is defending the position.
Bagetti is looking to improve his position.
Bagetti flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Need controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagetti is looking to control Need's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bagetti avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apollo Need dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

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

Bagetti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Need chips away with some ground and pound.
Need controlling from the top position.
Need landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Need accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Need postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Need working some strikes from top position.

Bagetti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Need is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Need 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.
Need wants to control from the top but Bagetti keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Bagetti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Need showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Need scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Need stands and throws Bagetti's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Need just content to control the position.
Need lands a nice forearm strike.
Bagetti is looking for a sweep.
Bagetti can't do much from the bottom here.
Bagetti is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Need's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Need sitting and controlling from the half guard.

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.
Bagetti is trying to stand up here but Need is controlling him well.
Need is trying to control the action in half guard but Bagetti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Apollo Need is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Need passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bagetti!
Need controlling the position easily from mount.
Caio Bagetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Need has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Need showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Need 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Apollo Need!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Apollo Need!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Apollo Need!

Apollo Need wins by unanimous decision!