PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caio Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adivants Stoddlemyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes into the arena with Blink 182 - Dammit blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Almeida
vs
Stoddlemyer

182 cm
25
200 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

186 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adivants Stoddlemyer!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Almeida is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stoddlemyer's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Stoddlemyer is trying to stand up here but Almeida is controlling him well.

Almeida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Almeida seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Almeida decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A head kick misses from Almeida.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Stoddlemyer closes the distance and clinches.
Stoddlemyer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Almeida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoddlemyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Almeida's face.

It looks like Caio Almeida has been cut.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Stoddlemyer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoddlemyer lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer lands a damaging elbow.
Stoddlemyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Almeida tries to pull guard but Stoddlemyer won't allow it.
Stoddlemyer scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Stoddlemyer.
Stoddlemyer scores with a knee to the head.
Stoddlemyer lands an elbow inside.
Stoddlemyer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Almeida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoddlemyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Almeida's face.

Caio Almeida's cut is getting worse.
A bit of stalling here from Stoddlemyer.
A knee to the head by Stoddlemyer.
Stoddlemyer scores a nice knee to the body.
Almeida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stoddlemyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stoddlemyer lands a damaging elbow.
Stoddlemyer scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Stoddlemyer.

Caio Almeida's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stoddlemyer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almeida's efforts to push away.
Stoddlemyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Stoddlemyer.
Stoddlemyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Stoddlemyer lands an elbow inside.
Stoddlemyer scores with a knee to the head.
Stoddlemyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Almeida goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stoddlemyer prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stoddlemyer working Almeida over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Almeida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stoddlemyer lands an elbow inside.
Almeida tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stoddlemyer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stoddlemyer lands a good knee to the midsection. Almeida won't want to take too many of those.
Stoddlemyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stoddlemyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almeida.
Stoddlemyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Almeida's defenses.
Stoddlemyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stoddlemyer lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Stoddlemyer.
Almeida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almeida is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stoddlemyer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Almeida looking to throw knees to the head but Stoddlemyer is blocking nicely.
Stoddlemyer crunches a lovely knee into Almeida's ribcage.
Stoddlemyer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Stoddlemyer has him pressed against the cage.
Stoddlemyer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stoddlemyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Almeida has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stoddlemyer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stoddlemyer landing knees to the body.
Almeida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stoddlemyer lands an elbow that stopped Almeida in his tracks for a moment.

Jeez, Caio Almeida's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Stoddlemyer.
Stoddlemyer connects with a knee to the head.
Stoddlemyer scores a nice knee to the body.
Stoddlemyer tries a knee to the head but Almeida blocks it.
Stoddlemyer lands a knee to the body.
Almeida tries to score a body lock takedown but Stoddlemyer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Almeida drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stoddlemyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Almeida is having none of it.
Almeida tries to clinch up.

Stoddlemyer clinches up against the cage.
Stoddlemyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Almeida jumps into guard, dragging Stoddlemyer to the mat.
Almeida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stoddlemyer is one step ahead there.

Stoddlemyer gets to his feet - Almeida follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida keeps the fight on the outside.
Almeida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almeida shoots in looking for a takedown. Stoddlemyer tries to sprawl out of it but Almeida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stoddlemyer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almeida swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Stoddlemyer moves into the clinch successfully.
Stoddlemyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Almeida's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Caio Almeida's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adivants Stoddlemyer!