PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Posti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Ermirio de Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ermirio de Moraes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 'Vai Explodir' by Pregador Luo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joaquim Ermirio de Moraes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Posti
vs
Ermirio de Moraes

188 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
200 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raimo Posti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joaquim Ermirio de Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ermirio de Moraes walks into a jab.
Posti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ermirio de Moraes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ermirio de Moraes throws a jab but it's blocked by Posti.
Posti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Posti with a jab.
Ermirio de Moraes throws out a loose jab but Posti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ermirio de Moraes misses with a straight right.
Posti throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Posti digs a good body shot into Ermirio de Moraes's ribs.
Ermirio de Moraes is looking to clinch.
Posti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ermirio de Moraes momentarily.
Ermirio de Moraes lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Posti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ermirio de Moraes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Posti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Posti scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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.

Ermirio de Moraes manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Posti shoots in for a takedown but Ermirio de Moraes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Ermirio de Moraes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Posti managing to block the knees to the body from Ermirio de Moraes.
Posti has a couple of punches blocked by Ermirio de Moraes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ermirio de Moraes.
Ermirio de Moraes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Posti is breathing heavily.
Ermirio de Moraes scores with a knee to the head.
Posti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ermirio de Moraes lands a nice elbow.
Ermirio de Moraes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Posti or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Posti tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ermirio de Moraes smiles and moves away.
Posti misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ermirio de Moraes misses with a leg kick
and Posti counters with a stiff right hand.
Ermirio de Moraes throws a hook to the side of Posti's head but Posti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Posti.
Posti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Posti avoids the head kick by Ermirio de Moraes.
An inside leg kick from Ermirio de Moraes misses.
Joaquim Ermirio de Moraes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Posti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Posti is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ermirio de Moraes pulls Posti in close to prevent any damage.
Ermirio de Moraes keeping full guard, as Posti tries to pass.
Ermirio de Moraes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Posti's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ermirio de Moraes wants to stand but Posti has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Posti keeping moving, preventing Ermirio de Moraes from controlling successfully.
Ermirio de Moraes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Ermirio de Moraes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquim Ermirio de Moraes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ermirio de Moraes tries to clinch but Posti moves out of range.
Posti scores with a punch to the head.
Ermirio de Moraes throws a leg kick but Posti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Posti throws a lazy right hand but Ermirio de Moraes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ermirio de Moraes wants to land a leg kick but Posti is out of range.
A big right from Posti misses.
Posti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ermirio de Moraes throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ermirio de Moraes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Posti.
Posti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ermirio de Moraes misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ermirio de Moraes.
Joaquim Ermirio de Moraes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Posti takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ermirio de Moraes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ermirio de Moraes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Posti counters with a stiff right hand.
Posti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Posti blocks the body kick.
Ermirio de Moraes misses with a wild body shot.
Posti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ermirio de Moraes.
Posti misses with a jab to the body
and Ermirio de Moraes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Posti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ermirio de Moraes slips a straight right by Posti.
Posti looks to land a right hand but Ermirio de Moraes moved out of range.
Ermirio de Moraes throws a solid leg kick but Posti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ermirio de Moraes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Posti misses with a straight left.
Posti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ermirio de Moraes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ermirio de Moraes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Posti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ermirio de Moraes moves away from the strike by Posti.
A jab from Posti does it's job there.
A low kick from Ermirio de Moraes misses
and Posti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ermirio de Moraes tried to score with a low kick but Posti checks it.
Posti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ermirio de Moraes ducks under a wild hook from Posti.
Ermirio de Moraes checks a low kick from Posti.
Ermirio de Moraes staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Posti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ermirio de Moraes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ermirio de Moraes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Posti swings for the body but Ermirio de Moraes moves out of range.
Ermirio de Moraes tried to score with a low kick but Posti checks it.
Posti catches Ermirio de Moraes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ermirio de Moraes misses with a jab to the body

and Posti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Posti.
Posti wants to control from the top but Ermirio de Moraes keeps moving.
Ermirio de Moraes looking for a sweep. Not yet Ermirio de Moraes, not yet.
Ermirio de Moraes working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Posti is looking to advance position but Ermirio de Moraes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ermirio de Moraes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Posti wants to hold on but Ermirio de Moraes pushes him away.
Posti is looking to get to half guard.
Ermirio de Moraes tries to control but Posti wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Posti dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ermirio de Moraes shoots in looking for a takedown. Posti tries to sprawl out of it but Ermirio de Moraes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Posti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ermirio de Moraes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ermirio de Moraes throws a leg kick
and Posti counters with a right hand to the body.
A leg kick checked by Posti.
Ermirio de Moraes slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ermirio de Moraes throws a head kick that misses
letting Posti counter with a right hand.
Posti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Posti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ermirio de Moraes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Posti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ermirio de Moraes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Posti.
Ermirio de Moraes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Posti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ermirio de Moraes cracks the inside of Posti's front leg.
Posti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ermirio de Moraes.
Ermirio de Moraes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Posti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Posti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ermirio de Moraes. Ermirio de Moraes obviously looking to wear him down.
Ermirio de Moraes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ermirio de Moraes is looking to slow Posti down with leg kicks.
Ermirio de Moraes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Posti was well out of range. Poor timing from Ermirio de Moraes.
Posti swings for the body but Ermirio de Moraes moves out of range.
Posti throws an overhand right that lands on Ermirio de Moraes's shoulder, as Ermirio de Moraes tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ermirio de Moraes throws a front kick aimed at Posti's knee but Posti avoids it well.
Ermirio de Moraes lands a nice looking body shot.
Ermirio de Moraes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Posti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Posti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ermirio de Moraes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the body from Ermirio de Moraes misses
and Ermirio de Moraes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Posti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ermirio de Moraes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Posti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ermirio de Moraes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Posti throws out the jab.
Ermirio de Moraes misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ermirio de Moraes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Posti.
Ermirio de Moraes defending well as Posti loads up on a big left hand.
Posti throws a shot to the body.
Ermirio de Moraes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Posti counters with a stiff right hand.
Posti misses with an uppercut. Ermirio de Moraes saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ermirio de Moraes.
Posti scores with the left hand. Ermirio de Moraes knows he should have avoided that one.
Posti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Posti drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Posti advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Posti is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ermirio de Moraes is surviving well by controlling Posti's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Posti thowing shots but they're missing.
Posti misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Posti looking to ground and pound but Ermirio de Moraes is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joaquim Ermirio de Moraes.
I think Ermirio de Moraes 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquim Ermirio de Moraes!