PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between diego madureira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rassberry Juice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for diego madureira has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

madureira
vs
Juice

188 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, diego madureira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rassberry Juice!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
madureira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
madureira tries to bum rush Juice with a series of wild strikes but Juice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
madureira connects with a solid leg kick.
Juice stuffs the takedown attempt from madureira. madureira gets slowly back to his feet.
Juice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but madureira checks it well.
madureira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
madureira tries to clinch up.
madureira shoots in for a takedown but Juice shows good takedown defense.
madureira is looking to clinch but Juice is avoiding it.
madureira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Juice is fending him off so far but madureira persists. Nope, Juice circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for diego madureira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
madureira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Juice defends it nicely.
Juice leaves madureira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
madureira closes the distance and clinches up with Juice, looking for a takedown. madureira pushes Juice against the cage but Juice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
madureira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
madureira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Juice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
madureira is breathing heavily.
madureira wants to clinch up but Juice keeps it at a distance.

Juice clinches up against the cage.

Juice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
madureira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Juice sprawls well. Juice wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. madureira gets slowly back to his feet.

Juice bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
madureira is pushing Juice's head away, looking to escape. Juice manages to hold on to the position though.
Juice lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear madureira down.
Juice controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Juice thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Juice slows the pace down.
Juice throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Juice landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Juice wants to lay and pray for a moment but madureira keeps working.
madureira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Juice's best efforts.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
madureira wants to get back to full guard.

Juice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

madureira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
madureira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Juice.
Juice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Juice gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Juice lands a right hand that snaps the head of madureira backwards.
Juice drops down looking for an ankle pick but madureira pulls his leg out and moves away.
madureira has his takedown stuffed

and Juice counters with a takedown into side control.
madureira is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
madureira can't do much from the bottom here.

Juice tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Juice has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Juice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but madureira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
madureira is not content to let Juice control the position.
You can see the frustration on madureira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
madureira avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Juice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
madureira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
madureira wants to control but Juice is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that diego madureira will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

madureira throws an overhand right that lands on Juice's shoulder, as Juice tries to avoid the shot.

Juice shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Juice showed some decent athleticism there.
Juice is looking to take a break and control but madureira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Juice stops madureira from getting back to his feet.
Juice wants to control but madureira is keeping him busy.
madureira wants to get back to his feet.
madureira tries to get to full guard but Juice has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Juice is sneakily working for an arm triangle but madureira sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

madureira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
madureira trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
madureira fails with the takedown

and Juice counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for madureira!
Juice working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Juice raining down shots from the mount!
madureira is bucking up trying to escape but Juice cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Juice cracks madureira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Juice trying to control but madureira is having none of it.
Juice working madureira over with strikes here.

Juice looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
madureira is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juice lands with some vicious ground and pound - can madureira hang on?
Juice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Juice working away from the top, dropping strikes.
madureira is looking to get to half guard.

Juice working for a submission but madureira is keeping him at bay.
Juice prevents madureira from getting the reversal.
madureira throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
madureira is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juice controlling the pace for now.
Juice scoring with strikes but madureira is staying in there.

Juice is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, madureira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
madureira tries to reverse the position but Juice maintains control.
madureira is working hard here to advance position.
Juice is trying to take his opponent's back.
madureira swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Juice has control of madureira's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and madureira regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Juice is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, madureira has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
madureira manages to regain half guard. Good work.
madureira is trying to stand back up but Juice is controlling him

Juice is looking for a kimura here.
Juice is stalling here. madureira is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Juice seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and madureira has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

madureira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rassberry Juice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Juice tests madureira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
diego madureira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
madureira tries for a takedown but Juice circles away easily

and Juice counters by clinching up.
Juice gets underhooks to prevent madureira's takedown attempt.
Juice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of madureiras head.
A nice left hand lands by Juice.

Juice is trying to trip madureira. He has hold of a leg but madureira is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Juice persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
madureira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rassberry Juice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Juice trying to control but madureira is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of madureira's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice tries to free his leg and advance position but madureira is retaining full guard.
Juice forces his way into half guard.
madureira wants to improve his position but Juice is controlling well.
madureira is looking to control Juice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can madureira avoid being mounted?
madureira wants to improve his position but Juice is controlling well.
madureira is trying to stand.
Juice keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

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

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

Juice seems to be looking for submissions.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
madureira tries for a takedown but Juice circles away easily
and Juice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for diego madureira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
madureira closes the distance but Juice moves to the side

and Juice counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in madureira's guard now.
Juice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as madureira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
madureira is trying to keep Juice in close.
madureira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juice preventing the sweep.

madureira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Juice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
madureira trying to keep a closed guard but Juice is proving a slippery customer.
madureira being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Juice takes the fight into the clinch.
madureira scores with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juice.
madureira dodges an elbow strike from Juice.
Juice lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Juice as the two fighters clinch.
madureira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Juice just stands there and leans against the cage.
Juice is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Juice gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

madureira looking for a guillotine here but Juice defends easily.
Juice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. madureira swivels though and keeps the full guard.

madureira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Juice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Juice trying to control the position from guard on top but madureira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Juice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

madureira looking for a guillotine here but Juice defends easily.
Juice advances to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rassberry Juice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rassberry Juice!