PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Mora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Cavalcante could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alejandro Mora's chin.

Cavalcante
vs
Mora

180 cm
26
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Cavalcante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Mora!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cavalcante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Mora.
Mora misses the jab.
Cavalcante punishes Mora's body with a nice straight punch.
Cavalcante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cavalcante tries to bum rush Mora with a series of wild strikes but Mora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Mora shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mora showed some decent athleticism there.
Cavalcante is looking for a sweep. Mora is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cavalcante is working hard here to advance position.
Mora thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cavalcante's head.
Mora lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mora thows a huge punch but Cavalcante dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora is taking a breather. Cavalcante says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cavalcante is trying to stand.
Mora slows the pace down in half guard.
Cavalcante is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cavalcante wants to get back to his feet.
Cavalcante wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cavalcante moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mora slips under a jab from Cavalcante.

That's two 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.
Mora doesn't manage to clinch there - Cavalcante circles away.
Cavalcante misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Mora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cavalcante misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cavalcante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mora moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Yuri Cavalcante has been cut.
Cavalcante fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cavalcante is breathing heavily.
Mora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mora is looking to clinch but Cavalcante is avoiding it.
Mora lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cavalcante takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cavalcante blocks the body kick.

Mora drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mora controlling from the top position.
Mora is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante keeping moving, preventing Mora from controlling successfully.
Mora landing some decent shots from guard.
Mora scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mora working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mora scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mora working some strikes from top position.
Mora cracks Cavalcante with a solid left hand.
Mora working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cavalcante's head.
Mora distracts Cavalcante with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mora's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mora landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mora controls the pace.
Mora slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mora working the ground and pound.
Mora controlling the position.

Mora thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cavalcante is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mora connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mora working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Mora dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Cavalcante's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cavalcante blocks the body kick.
Mora just misses with a punch to the body.

Cavalcante gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mora is looking to work some ground and pound but Cavalcante has wrist control.
Mora with a nice head shot there.
Mora landing with the ground and pound.

Mora drops back looking for a leg! Cavalcante is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cavalcante manages to kick Mora off! Mora jumps back into Cavalcante's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mora accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mora stops Cavalcante from standing up.
Mora is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora slips nicely into half guard.
Mora takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mora looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cavalcante tries to get to full guard but Mora has control of the leg.
Cavalcante is trying to maintain the position but Mora is very close to passing his half guard.
Cavalcante on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mora is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mora lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mora trying to control the action but Cavalcante is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mora lands a nice short elbow.
Mora takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mora looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mora is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mora seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Mora is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cavalcante defends it well.
Mora is controlling the pace.

Mora is trying to work for a kimura but Cavalcante is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mora working over Cavalcante with some ground and pound. Cavalcante looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mora lands with a punch from half guard.
Cavalcante is looking to escape.
Mora lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mora is taking a breather. Cavalcante says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mora landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mora winds up and cracks Cavalcante with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mora passes to side control.
Mora in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cavalcante is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cavalcante on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mora lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cavalcante down.
Mora lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mora landing a few strikes.
Mora working the ground and pound.
Cavalcante on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Mora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuri Cavalcante's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Good shot there by Mora.

Cavalcante is rocked!
Mora looks to score with a jab to the body but Cavalcante is just out of range.
Cavalcante throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cavalcante.
Mora tries to work over Cavalcante's front leg with a kick but Cavalcante checks it.
A punch combination from Mora misses.
Cavalcante blocks a low kick nicely.
Cavalcante misses with a double jab.
Cavalcante scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mora doesn't seem bothered though.
Mora waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cavalcante.
Decent striking displayed by Cavalcante there.
Mora wants to clinch.
Mora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mora looks to score with a jab to the body but Cavalcante is just out of range.
Mora takes a swing at Cavalcante's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cavalcante.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mora wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mora shoots in for a takedown but Cavalcante shows good takedown defense.
Mora misses with a double jab
and Cavalcante counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Mora shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cavalcante manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mora stands up over Cavalcante, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mora is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mora working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cavalcante's head.
Mora trying to control the position from guard on top but Cavalcante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mora landing with the ground and pound.
Mora has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cavalcante is trying to keep Mora in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mora works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mora keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cavalcante has hold of Mora's hands but Mora slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mora working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cavalcante is refusing to be controlled, as Mora sits in half guard.
Mora working Cavalcante over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Mora there.
Alejandro Mora has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mora in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from Mora.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante is staying active underneath Mora, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cavalcante is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mora scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mora lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Mora.
Mora is nestled in close to Cavalcante, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mora working over Cavalcante with some ground and pound. Cavalcante looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mora lands a nice short elbow.
Mora takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mora lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mora looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mora works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mora is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mora lands a big shot there that rocks Cavalcante but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yuri Cavalcante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mora lands a big shot there that rocks Cavalcante but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Mora connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mora scoring with strikes but Cavalcante is staying in there.
Mora with a couple of short strikes.

Mora is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cavalcante has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mora scoring with strikes but Cavalcante is staying in there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Mora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mora has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Mora!