PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Samambaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pires might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tier - Rammstein. Augusto Pires looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Pires
vs
Samambaia

183 cm
24
193 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

172 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augusto Pires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Samambaia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Pires.
Samambaia fails with a takedown attempt.
Pires swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Pires as Samambaia shoots in.
Samambaia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pires defends it nicely.
Augusto Pires has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Samambaia.
Samambaia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pires avoids it really well and circles away.
Pires stuffs the takedown.
Fernando Samambaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samambaia shoots in for a double leg but Pires sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Samambaia fails with a takedown attempt.
Samambaia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Samambaia looks gassed!
Samambaia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Samambaia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pires but Pires pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pires lands with a nice combination. Samambaia backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Pires both land. Nice combination.
Pires throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pires connects with a good right hand that stumbles Samambaia. Samambaia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Samambaia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pires displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samambaia.
Samambaia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Samambaia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pires to score with a decent uppercut.
Pires scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Augusto Pires is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pires scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Samambaia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pires scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Pires lands a jab-cross combination.
Pires works over Samambaia's head and body with a nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Pires.
Pires throws a one two combo.
Pires scores with a shot to the body.
Pires throws a one two combo.
Samambaia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pires is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Samambaia.
Pires lands with a nice combination. Samambaia backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samambaia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pires goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pires closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pires looks to land a combination. Samambaia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Samambaia shoots for a double leg takedown but Pires sprawls well. He's pushed Samambaia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pires is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pires scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pires lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pires fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pires looks to land a combination but Samambaia avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Samambaia.
Pires scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Samambaia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Samambaia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samambaia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pires pinned against the cage. Pires gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pires bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Pires dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pires throws a series of strikes that have Samambaia backpedaling.
Samambaia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Pires misses.
A punch combination from Pires misses.
Pires is working the combinations to good effect here.
Samambaia fails with a takedown attempt.
Samambaia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Samambaia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pires as he jumps to the side.
Augusto Pires has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Samambaia.
Pires lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pires is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice sprawl there from Pires as Samambaia shoots in.
Pires throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pires closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A lazy left from Pires finds it's target.
Pires scores with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pires looks to land a combination but Samambaia avoids it well.
Samambaia fails to land the takedown.
Pires works over Samambaia's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samambaia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pires lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Samambaia backs up against the cage.
A nice combination there by Pires.
Samambaia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Samambaia might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pires has got the better of the exchanges.
Pires works over Samambaia's head and body with a nice combination.
Samambaia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pires as he jumps to the side.
Samambaia shoots in but no luck this time.
Pires lands a jab-cross combination.
Samambaia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pires swivels and escapes.
Pires throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pires goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Samambaia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pires tries to avoid it but Samambaia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pires to the ground. Pires escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pires stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pires wants it to stay on the feet.
Pires lands a two punch combo.
Samambaia has a takedown stuffed.
Samambaia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pires as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samambaia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pires sprawls well. Pires wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Samambaia gets slowly back to his feet.
Pires moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Samambaia shoots in and drives through. Pires sprawls well.
Nice jab there from Pires.
Samambaia shoots for a double leg takedown but Pires sprawls well. He's pushed Samambaia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Samambaia takes one to the chin there.
Augusto Pires is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pires lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pires scores with a three punch combo!
Samambaia shoots for a double leg takedown but Pires sprawls well. He's pushed Samambaia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Samambaia shoots in and drives through. Pires sprawls well.
Pires lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pires.
Samambaia shoots for a takedown but Pires saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pires lands a jab-cross combination.
Pires leaves Samambaia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Augusto Pires is winning the standup battle so far.
Pires stuffs the takedown attempt from Samambaia. Samambaia gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Pires dominated that second round.
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!

Samambaia looks for a takedown but Pires sprawls well.
Pires misses with a two punch combination.
Samambaia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pires as he jumps to the side.
Pires moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pires lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pires's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pires duly obliges.
Pires works over Samambaia's head and body with a nice combination.
Pires goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Samambaia shoots for a takedown but Pires saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Augusto Pires has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Samambaia.
Pires stalks Samambaia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Samambaia's face. Samambaia staggers backwards, shaken.
Pires lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pires!
Pires is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pires scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pires scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Horrible takedown by Samambaia or perhaps it was just good defense by Pires which made him look bad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Samambaia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pires defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pires, as that shot connected.
Pires throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samambaia fails with a takedown attempt.
Pires throws a combination. Samambaia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pires cracks Samambaia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Samambaia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Samambaia is pressing down on Pires's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pires is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samambaia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pires pushes Samambaia off looking to stand but Samambaia dives back in and keeps control.
Pires knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samambaia on the ground.
Samambaia trying to mount his opponent but Pires defends it.
Pires tries to kick Samambaia off but Samambaia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Samambaia or perhaps it was just good defense by Pires which made him look bad.
Pires lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pires.
Fernando Samambaia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augusto Pires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Samambaia falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Pires counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Pires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pires, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Pires!