PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bongfucious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bongfucious is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let's Get High. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Almeida
vs
Bongfucious

178 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

171 cm
21
164 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bongfucious!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Almeida tries to keep at a distance but Bongfucious has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Almeida.
Almeida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bongfucious wants a takedown.
A hook to the body from Bongfucious.
A head punch on the inside from Almeida fails to land.
Bongfucious tries to land knees in the clinch but Almeida avoids the damage to the body.
Almeida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Almeida managing to block the knees to the body from Bongfucious.
Nice body punch from Bongfucious.
Come on Bongfucious - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bongfucious misses with a body punch.
Bongfucious trying to land knees to the body.
Almeida managing to block the knees to the body from Bongfucious.
Bongfucious fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bongfucious has Almeida pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Almeida manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bongfucious misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almeida.
Almeida gets underhooks to prevent Bongfucious's takedown attempt.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bongfucious.
Bongfucious using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bongfucious creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bongfucious swings wildly with an uppercut but Almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bongfucious slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Almeida.
Bongfucious has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Almeida avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Almeida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bongfucious tries to land a knee to the head but Almeida blocks with his arms.
Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bongfucious blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Almeida.
Bongfucious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bongfucious tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almeida avoids it.
Almeida blocks an uppercut.
Almeida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bongfucious tries a knee to the head but Almeida blocks it.
Almeida misses with a body punch.
Bongfucious has a couple of punches blocked by Almeida.
Bongfucious misses with some punches.
Almeida avoiding damage as Bongfucious throws knees to the body.
Almeida is leaning against Bongfucious and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Almeida avoiding damage as Bongfucious throws knees to the body.
Almeida throws a head punch that misses.
Bongfucious blocking some punches.

That's two 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.
Almeida prevents the takedown attempt.
Almeida lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Almeida.
Bongfucious scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Almeida.
Almeida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bongfucious backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Almeida.
Almeida managing to block the knees to the body from Bongfucious.
Bongfucious tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Almeida throws a head punch that misses.
Almeida throws a punch but it's blocked by Bongfucious.
Bongfucious tries to land a knee to the head but Almeida blocks with his arms.
Bongfucious stalling in the clinch but Almeida improves position.
Almeida has a couple of punches blocked by Bongfucious.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Almeida as Bongfucious tries to tie him up.
Bongfucious tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Almeida gets underhooks to prevent Bongfucious's takedown attempt.
Bongfucious looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Bongfucious.
Still in the clinch, Almeida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Almeida has a couple of punches blocked by Bongfucious.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bongfucious drops down looking for an ankle pick but Almeida pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bongfucious smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab from Almeida.
Bongfucious scores with a nice head shot.
Bongfucious closes the distance and clinches up with Almeida, looking for a takedown. Bongfucious pushes Almeida against the cage but Almeida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bongfucious shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Almeida pinned against the cage. Almeida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Almeida stuffs the takedown.
Bongfucious steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almeida.

Almeida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bongfucious, pushing him back against the cage.
Bongfucious stalling in the clinch but Almeida improves position.
Almeida blocks an elbow strike from Bongfucious.
Almeida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongfucious fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Almeida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Almeida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bongfucious missing with knees to the body.
Bongfucious wants a takedown.
Bongfucious is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Almeida is defending well for now.
Almeida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Almeida on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bongfucious.
Bongfucious tries a knee to the head but Almeida blocks it.
Bongfucious looking to throw knees to the head but Almeida is blocking nicely.
Bongfucious tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almeida tries a body shot but Bongfucious blocks it.
Bongfucious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Almeida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Almeida fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Almeida.
Almeida scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Almeida.
Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almeida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Bongfucious scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 Vitor Almeida will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Almeida catches Bongfucious with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Bongfucious.
Johnny Bongfucious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Almeida misses.
Bongfucious misses with an uppercut. Almeida saw that one coming.
Almeida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Almeida throws a one two combo.

It looks like Johnny Bongfucious has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almeida. Bongfucious does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bongfucious lands with a nice combination. Almeida backs away looking to recover.
Bongfucious is looking to land body kicks.
Almeida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bongfucious.

Bongfucious drives through with a takedown into guard.
Almeida is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Almeida has control of Bongfucious's left arm, preventing Bongfucious from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bongfucious is one step ahead there.
Almeida wants to stand but Bongfucious is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongfucious trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Almeida trying to keep a closed guard but Bongfucious is proving a slippery customer.
Bongfucious landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Almeida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bongfucious shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Almeida as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bongfucious.
Almeida fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two 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.
Bongfucious fails with a takedown attempt.
Vitor Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bongfucious.
Bongfucious tries to clinch up but Almeida circles away and keeps his distance.
Bongfucious lands with a straight right. Almeida didn't see that one coming.
Johnny Bongfucious is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Bongfucious.
Bongfucious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bongfucious fails with a takedown attempt.
Vitor Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bongfucious is breathing heavily.
Bongfucious connects with a right hand. Almeida shakes it off.
Bongfucious fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bongfucious lands a nice looking body shot.
Bongfucious waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almeida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bongfucious looks to land a left hand but Almeida moved out of range nicely.
Bongfucious tries to clinch but Almeida moves out of range.
Bongfucious fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bongfucious lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bongfucious tries to clinch but Almeida is having none of it.
Bongfucious tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bongfucious is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Almeida's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida is doing well to control the position and prevent Bongfucious from advancing to side control.
Almeida wants to get back to his feet.
Bongfucious trying to mount his opponent but Almeida defends it.
Bongfucious slips a nice elbow through Almeida's hands, connecting with Almeida's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bongfucious lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida has his hands clasped together around Bongfucious's back. He's all about the action.
Bongfucious looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bongfucious working over Almeida with some ground and pound. Almeida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Almeida wants to improve his position but Bongfucious is controlling well.
Almeida is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bongfucious connects with a nice short shot to Almeida's temple.
Bongfucious missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Almeida wants to improve his position but Bongfucious is controlling well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bongfucious is looking to clinch.
Almeida cracks Bongfucious with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bongfucious showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Bongfucious's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Almeida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bongfucious.
Almeida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Almeida misses.
Bongfucious misses with a kick to the body.
Donk. Bongfucious catches Almeida right on the button with a cross.
Bongfucious shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Almeida as he jumps to the side.
Almeida throws a hook but Bongfucious avoids it easily.
Bongfucious tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almeida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bongfucious displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Almeida throws out the jab.
Almeida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bongfucious tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bongfucious tries to clinch there but Almeida circles away.
Bongfucious misses with a looping right.
Bongfucious shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bongfucious throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.
Almeida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongfucious scores with a nice right hand.
Bongfucious works Almeida's body with a nice hook.
Bongfucious staying out of range there.
Bongfucious takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bongfucious fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bongfucious clinches but Almeida breaks the clinch
and Almeida counters with a left to the body.
Bongfucious uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almeida.
Bongfucious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Almeida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bongfucious circles away quickly and effectively.

Bongfucious shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Almeida's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bongfucious stands and throws Almeida's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bongfucious working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Almeida tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongfucious is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Almeida will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Almeida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bongfucious misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Bongfucious are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bongfucious lands an elbow.
Bongfucious lands some shots froms side control.
Almeida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bongfucious working the ground and pound from side control.
Bongfucious happy to just control the position for now.

Bongfucious looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Almeida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bongfucious lands some shots froms side control.
Bongfucious looks up at the clock and then as Almeida takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bongfucious smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Almeida wants to get back to his feet but Bongfucious drags him back down.

Bongfucious wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Almeida, who protects the arm well.
Almeida trying to remain calm as Bongfucious controls from the top position.
Bongfucious gets to mount! Almeida was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Almeida wants to control but Bongfucious is having none of it.
Bongfucious prevents Almeida from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bongfucious tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Almeida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bongfucious on the ground.
Almeida is working to get back to half guard.
Bongfucious unloading with bombs!
Almeida tries to reverse the position but Bongfucious maintains control.
Bongfucious raining down shots from the mount!
Bongfucious controlling from mount.
Almeida tries to hold on but Bongfucious pushes him away.
Almeida takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bongfucious comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bongfucious 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bongfucious!