PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esteynid Adelar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Breno Marciliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Buried Alive - Avenged Sevenfold. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adelar
vs
Marciliano

178 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

5th Round

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q159 Rec/Stamina

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esteynid Adelar!
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, Breno Marciliano!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adelar clinches.
Adelar wants a takedown but no success here.

Adelar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Marciliano clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Marciliano is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Marciliano is keeping busy.
Adelar doesn't have the hooks in and Marciliano manages to turn into his guard.
Marciliano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciliano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marciliano throwing strikes but missing.
Marciliano trying to control but Adelar is working from the bottom.

Adelar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marciliano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adelar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marciliano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adelar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marciliano swats away the attempt to clinch by Adelar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marciliano lands a head shot.
Marciliano closes the distance and clinches up with Adelar, looking for a takedown. Marciliano pushes Adelar against the cage but Adelar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marciliano tries for a takedown but Adelar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Adelar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Adelar trying to pass the guard but Marciliano defending well.
Adelar trying to control from Marciliano's half guard. Marciliano has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice shot by Marciliano.
Marciliano lands a jab to the nose.

Adelar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adelar wants a takedown but no success here.
Marciliano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adelar.
Adelar tries to score a body lock takedown but Marciliano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteynid Adelar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adelar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marciliano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marciliano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adelar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciliano.
Adelar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marciliano pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marciliano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelar is looking to clinch but Marciliano is avoiding it.
Marciliano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adelar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marciliano closes the distance but Adelar moves to the side

and Adelar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marciliano prevents the takedown attempt.
Adelar fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Adelar decides to pull guard.

Adelar is looking for a triangle but Marciliano pushes his legs off easily.
Marciliano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marciliano wanted to stand there but Adelar had control of the position.

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.
Marciliano wants to control from the top but Adelar keeps moving.
Adelar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marciliano!
Adelar trying to control but Marciliano is having none of it.
Marciliano regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Breno Marciliano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marciliano tries to bum rush Adelar with a series of wild strikes but Adelar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marciliano tries to clinch but Adelar is having none of it.
Adelar dodges the punch combination from Marciliano.

Adelar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marciliano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adelar wants to control from the top but Marciliano keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciliano trying to keep a closed guard but Adelar is proving a slippery customer.
Adelar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marciliano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marciliano being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marciliano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marciliano closes the distance and clinches up with Adelar, looking for a takedown. Marciliano pushes Adelar against the cage but Adelar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esteynid Adelar clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Adelar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marciliano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marciliano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adelar.
Marciliano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Esteynid Adelar has been cut.
Adelar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adelar wants it to stay on the feet.
Marciliano throws a nice looking combination but Adelar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Esteynid Adelar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciliano tries to clinch up

and Adelar moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adelar has clasped his hands together around Marciliano's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Marciliano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adelar controls the position.
Marciliano tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Marciliano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adelar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciliano looks to move to half guard but instead Adelar has passed into mount! Damn!
Marciliano wants to control but Adelar is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Breno Marciliano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Esteynid Adelar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Adelar moves in looking to clinch but Marciliano pushes him off.
Marciliano shoots for a takedown but Adelar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Adelar closes the distance and clinches.
Marciliano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adelar.
Marciliano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adelar tries for a takedown but Marciliano manages to get underhooks.
Marciliano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adelar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marciliano walks away with a smile on his face. Adelar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteynid Adelar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marciliano has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciliano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marciliano with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelar tries to clinch but Marciliano moves out of range.
Marciliano misses with a hook.
Marciliano scores with a sloppy right hand. Adelar should have avoided that one.
Jab from Marciliano.
Marciliano loads up on a big right hand but Adelar slips the punch.

Adelar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marciliano has had enough of the clinch but Adelar keeps him there for the moment.
Marciliano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marciliano is looking to break free of the clinch but Adelar has double underhooks.

Adelar decides to pull guard.
Marciliano wants to pass the guard but Adelar is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelar keeping moving, preventing Marciliano from controlling successfully.

Adelar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marciliano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marciliano wanted to stand there but Adelar had control of the position.

Marciliano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adelar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marciliano has managed to get both his arms back between Adelar's legs - danger averted.
Marciliano wanted to stand there but Adelar had control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Breno Marciliano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marciliano 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Breno Marciliano!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Breno Marciliano!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Breno Marciliano!

Breno Marciliano wins by unanimous decision!