PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Correia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Mello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Correia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cidadão Instigado - Os urubus só pensam em te comer. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rafael Mello was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Correia
vs
Mello

195 cm
21
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Correia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Mello!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Correia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mello dodges the ground and pound from Correia.
Mello is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mello works his way to full guard. Good work.
Correia looking to sit in guard and control but Mello gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mello is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Correia wants to stand and escape but Mello is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mello should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Mello gets to his feet. Correia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mello is looking to clinch.
Mello keeps the fight on the outside.

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.
Correia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mello misses with a head kick.
Correia keeps the fight on the outside.
Mello misses with a takedown

and Correia counters with a crisp one two that drops Mello! Correia thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mello to his feet! Mello is in big trouble!

Mello is rocked!
Mello looks gassed!
Mello misses with the combination.

Correia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Correia wants to stand but Mello has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mello is refusing to be controlled, as Correia sits in half guard.
Correia seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correia prevents Mello from improving his position.
Correia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mello knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Correia slips a nice elbow through Mello's hands, connecting with Mello's forehead.
Correia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Correia is trying to control. Mello wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mello wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Correia prevents Mello from improving his position.
Correia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Correia is nestled in close to Mello, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Correia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Correia 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.

Correia is working for a submission of some sort.
Correia wants to stand up but Mello has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Correia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Correia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mello throwing hammer fists to the chest of Correia. What's that going to do exactly?
Correia is landing with some decent strikes but Mello is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mello takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mello is trying desperately to improve position.
Correia scoring with strikes but Mello is staying in there.
Correia with shots to the head and body - Mello looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mello is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mello is breathing heavily.
Mello is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Correia unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correia tries to control but Mello wriggling away.
Mello in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Correia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Correia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mello on the ground.
Correia lands a big shot there that rocks Mello but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Correia.
Correia connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Correia with good strikes from the mount here!
Correia landing strikes from the mount.
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!

Correia moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mello has worked his arm free - good work by Mello!
Correia tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correia working away.
Correia working the body and head with strikes.
Correia wants to stand but Mello has his arm trapped.
Correia landing strikes.
Mello is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Correia off and has taken his back!
Correia is trying to get back to his feet but Mello has full control of the position and if anything, Correia has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Correia is trying to defend against the choke here but Mello has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mello Tightens the hold and Correia taps out furiously! Mello displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rafael Mello!