PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auron Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magalhaes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fight Music. The crowd seem to be enjoying Almasy's choice of entrance music: Ram Jam - Black Betty. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Magalhaes
vs
Almasy

187 cm
18
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Auron Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almasy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Magalhaes misses with a head kick.
Magalhaes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Almasy swivels and escapes.
Magalhaes throws a head kick but Almasy moves out of range.

Almasy drops Magalhaes with a right and a left! Almasy comes rushing in but Magalhaes regains his composure and manages to keep Almasy in guard.

It looks like Danilo Magalhaes has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magalhaes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Almasy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Magalhaes has momentary wrist control but Almasy slips an elbow through the middle.
Magalhaes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Almasy is in close to Magalhaes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Almasy wants to pass the guard but Magalhaes is keeping the position.
Almasy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Almasy content to stall in guard here.
Almasy scoring with some ground and pound.
Magalhaes 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.
Almasy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magalhaes is keeping the position for now.
Almasy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy scoring with some ground and pound.
Almasy working some strikes from top position.
Almasy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Magalhaes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Magalhaes trying to strike off his back.
Almasy postures up and lands a big shot to Magalhaes's brow.
Almasy wants to control from the top but Magalhaes keeps moving.
Magalhaes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Almasy stopping the sweep attempt from Magalhaes.
Almasy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Magalhaes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Almasy trying to control but Magalhaes is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Magalhaes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.
Almasy scoring with some ground and pound.
Almasy content to stall in guard here.
Magalhaes trying to strike off his back.
Almasy trying to control but Magalhaes is working from the bottom.
Almasy is working Magalhaes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Almasy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Almasy stays in close to Magalhaes's body and controls the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Magalhaes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Almasy landing some decent shots from guard.
Almasy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magalhaes's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy working Magalhaes over with strikes.
Almasy slips a nice elbow through Magalhaes's hands, connecting with Magalhaes's forehead.
Almasy is keen to just control but Magalhaes is a slippery customer.
Magalhaes manages to get to full guard.
Magalhaes trying to strike off his back.
Magalhaes keeping moving, preventing Almasy from controlling successfully.
Magalhaes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Almasy stands up over Magalhaes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Almasy is in close to Magalhaes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Magalhaes has momentary wrist control but Almasy slips an elbow through the middle.
Almasy wants to control from the top but Magalhaes keeps moving.
Almasy landing with the ground and pound.
Almasy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magalhaes is keeping the position for now.

That's four 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.
Almasy stays in close to Magalhaes's body and controls the position.
Magalhaes wants to sweep here but Almasy controlling him for the moment.
Almasy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Almasy passes Magalhaes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Magalhaes punching from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Almasy there.
Magalhaes punching from the bottom.
Almasy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almasy moves nicely into side control.
Magalhaes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Almasy working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Auron Almasy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danilo Magalhaes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Magalhaes dives in and grabs Almasy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Almasy pushes down on Magalhaes's head and hops out.
Almasy connects with a nice looking jab.
Magalhaes walks into a stiff left hand from Almasy.

Almasy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Almasy showed some decent athleticism there.
Magalhaes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Almasy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Magalhaes keeping moving, preventing Almasy from controlling successfully.
Almasy cracks Magalhaes with a solid left hand.
Magalhaes keeping moving, preventing Almasy from controlling successfully.
Magalhaes trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Magalhaes will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almasy scores with a spinning back kick!
Almasy with a jab.
Almasy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magalhaes's hands.
Almasy scores with a nice right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Almasy.
Almasy lunges at Magalhaes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magalhaes's hand.

Almasy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Magalhaes tries to strike from the bottom.
Magalhaes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Almasy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Magalhaes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Magalhaes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes is striking from the bottom but Almasy uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Magalhaes taking some punishment here, with Almasy in his half guard.
Almasy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Almasy prevents Magalhaes from getting the reversal.
Almasy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Magalhaes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Almasy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Magalhaes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Magalhaes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Almasy landing punches.
Magalhaes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Magalhaes is squirming around, avoiding Almasy's attempts to control the action.
Almasy blocks Magalhaes's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Almasy trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Magalhaes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Magalhaes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Almasy. What's that going to do exactly?
Magalhaes is working to get back to half guard.
Magalhaes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Magalhaes is trying to escape the mount.
Almasy controlling the position easily from mount.
Almasy with the ground and pound from mount.
Magalhaes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Magalhaes is desperately trying to improve his position but Almasy has a good base and remains in mount.
Almasy dominating with strikes here.

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.
Almasy with good strikes from the mount here!
Magalhaes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Magalhaes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Almasy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Almasy wants to take a breather but Magalhaes is having none of it.
Almasy lands with a punch from half guard.
Magalhaes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Magalhaes punching from the bottom.
Magalhaes misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Almasy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Almasy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Magalhaes.

Almasy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Magalhaes throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Almasy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magalhaes's guard.
Almasy blocks the strikes from Magalhaes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Auron Almasy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danilo Magalhaes's cut.
That's time! Magalhaes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Almasy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Magalhaes is trying to defend but Almasy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Almasy is trying to control the action in half guard but Magalhaes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Almasy working the head and body with strikes.
Magalhaes missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Magalhaes missing with punches from the bottom.
Magalhaes is staying active underneath Almasy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Almasy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Almasy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magalhaes keeps working.
Magalhaes missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Magalhaes shoots and misses
and Almasy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almasy lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Almasy scores a takedown into full mount!
Almasy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Almasy blocks Magalhaes's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Magalhaes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Almasy with the ground and pound from mount.
Almasy working Magalhaes over with strikes here.
Almasy lands a big shot there that rocks Magalhaes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Magalhaes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Almasy. What's that going to do exactly?
Magalhaes swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Magalhaes tries to reverse the position but Almasy maintains control.
Almasy looking to control but Magalhaes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magalhaes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Almasy. What's that going to do exactly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Magalhaes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Magalhaes is in a horrible position here. Almasy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Magalhaes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Magalhaes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Almasy. What's that going to do exactly?
Almasy lands a big shot there that rocks Magalhaes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Almasy landing shots from mount.
Almasy cracks Magalhaes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Almasy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Almasy working the ground and pound effectively.

Almasy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Magalhaes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Almasy has a closed guard, preventing Magalhaes from standing up.

Almasy is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Almasy is pressed up against the ropes. Magalhaes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Almasy down to the mat. Almasy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Danilo Magalhaes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almasy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magalhaes lands with a kick to the temple. Almasy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy throws a combination. Magalhaes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left and a right from Almasy both land. Nice combination.
Magalhaes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almasy scores with a leg kick.
Magalhaes tries for a takedown but Almasy circles away easily
letting Almasy counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danilo Magalhaes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Almasy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Almasy uses his free foot to push down on Magalhaes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Magalhaes.
Almasy is landing with some decent strikes but Magalhaes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Magalhaes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Magalhaes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Almasy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Magalhaes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Auron Almasy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almasy breaks from Magalhaes's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Auron Almasy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Almasy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Auron Almasy!