PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Little Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nosfe Ratu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Evil
vs
Ratu

173 cm
21
149 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Little Evil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nosfe Ratu!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ratu circles away quickly and effectively.
Evil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Evil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ratu misses with a wild combination.
Evil tries to clinch up but Ratu circles away and keeps his distance.
Ratu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evil throws a head kick but Ratu moves out of range.
Ratu lands with a right hand.
Ratu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ratu scores with a hook.
Evil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ratu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evil feints and then cracks Ratu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ratu down.
A shot to the liver by Evil. Beautiful body shot.
Evil slips under a jab from Ratu.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evil.
Ratu throws a hook but Evil blocks it.
Evil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Evil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Ratu scores with a four punch combination!
Evil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Evil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Evil throws an elbow but misses.
Evil misses with a knee to the head.
Evil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ratu or not.
Evil tries to land a knee to the head but Ratu blocks with his arms.
Ratu stops a takedown attempt from Evil.
Evil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Evil dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Evil throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Evil tries a knee to the head but Ratu blocks it.
Evil missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evil.

Evil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ratu throws a series of punches but Evil moves out of range.

Evil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ratu, pushing him back against the cage.
Ratu looking to slow down the pace here.
Evil landing knees to the body.

Evil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evil fails with the takedown.
Ratu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Evil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Evil is working Ratu over against the cage.
Evil trying to land knees to the body.
Ratu avoids a wild elbow strike from Evil.
Evil scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evil tries to score a body lock takedown but Ratu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Evil missing with knees to the body.
Evil throws an elbow that misses.
Ratu tries to circle away but Evil has him pinned against the cage.
Evil tries to score a body lock takedown but Ratu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The referee is keeping an eye on Evil - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ratu tries to stall but Evil uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ratu tries to break free but Evil pushes him back against the cage.
Evil with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Evil's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratu tries to break the clinch but Evil is controlling the position.

Evil breaks the clinch.
Nosfe Ratu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evil connects with a nice looking jab.

Evil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Evil.
Evil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ratu backwards.
Evil has Ratu pushed against the cage.
Evil drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Evil lands with a light punch inside.

Evil has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ratu uses from the top position.
Evil manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Evil looking to control but Ratu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Evil is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ratu has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ratu!
Ratu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Evil trying to control the position.
Evil wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Evil dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A right-left combo lands from Evil.
Evil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ratu moves away.
Little Evil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ratu cracks a nice hook into Evil's ribs.
Evil shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ratu sprawls well. Ratu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evil gets slowly back to his feet.
Ratu throws a series of punches but Evil avoids them all with ease.
Ratu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ratu walks into a left hand.
Evil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ratu misses with a combination
and Evil counters with a nice uppercut.
Ratu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Evil has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ratu wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Ratu fails to land.

Ratu is fighting off a takedown attempt but Evil is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ratu to the mat. Ratu regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Evil stays in close to Ratu's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ratu is keeping the position for now.
Evil trying to control but Ratu is working from the bottom.
Evil tries to free his leg and advance position but Ratu is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Evil wants to control from the top but Ratu keeps moving.
Evil trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ratu's guard.
Evil forces his way into half guard.
Evil passes the guard and advances to mount!

Ratu defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Evil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evil controlling from mount.
Ratu is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four 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.

Evil has hold of Ratu's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ratu manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ratu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evil. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ratu is squirming around, avoiding Evil's attempts to control the action.
Evil controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Evil dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ratu misses with a wild combination.
Evil tries to clinch up but Ratu circles away and keeps his distance.
Evil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Evil pushes Ratu up against the cage in a clinch.
Evil goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ratu prevents it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Evil manages to break the clinch.
Evil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ratu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Evil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ratu, pushing him back against the cage.
Evil looking for a takedown.
Ratu is trying to maintain a safe position but Evil gets an underhook and turns Ratu into the cage.
Ratu is trying to force a seperation but Evil has the dominant position.
Evil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evil wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Evil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ratu tries to work over Evil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Evil tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Evil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ratu is trying to break the clinch but Evil has him pressed against the cage.
Ratu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Evil leaning against his opponent.

Evil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Evil.

Evil tries for a kimura but Ratu is defending well.

Evil tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ratu keeps working.
Little Evil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evil passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ratu!
Evil controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evil wants to control the pace but Ratu is squirming around nicely.

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.
Evil is really struggling to control Ratu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Evil controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Little Evil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evil has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Evil!