PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember The Name. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Andre
vs
Almeida

175 cm
22
170 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Andre!
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, Vitor Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida throws a shot from downtown. Andre moves away and avoids it.
Almeida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andre.
Almeida lands a body shot.
Almeida misses with a straight left.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almeida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almeida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Almeida lands a body shot.
Almeida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Almeida lands a right hook to the body.
Andre tries to clinch but Almeida moves out of range.
Andre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Almeida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Almeida darts in and clinches Andre up against the cage.

Andre breaks from the clinch.
Andre slips a jab from Almeida.
Andre is looking to clinch.
Almeida misses with a wild combination.
Andre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andre darts in trying to clinch
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Almeida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andre tries to clinch but Almeida moves away
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Almeida misses with a looping left.
Andre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Almeida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Almeida misses with an uppercut. Andre saw that one coming.
Andre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andre fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Almeida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almeida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
Andre tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Almeida misses the target.
Almeida throws a jab but it's blocked by Andre.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Andre avoids them all with ease.
Almeida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andre tries to land a front kick but Almeida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre looks to clinch

and Almeida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almeida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Almeida's brow.
Almeida prevents the takedown attempt.
Andre tries a knee to the head but Almeida blocks it.
Almeida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Almeida has a couple of punches blocked by Andre.
Almeida lands with a light punch inside.
Andre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andre has Almeida pressed against the cage.
Almeida throws a head punch that misses.
Andre blocking some punches.
Almeida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Almeida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Almeida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andre lands a knee to the head.
Almeida gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Andre.
Andre is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Almeida.
Almeida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Almeida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Almeida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Almeida. Andre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almeida takes a kick to the side of the head.
Almeida throws a looping overhand right but Andre ducks down to avoid it.

Andre has closed the distance and engaged Almeida in a clinch.
Andre has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Andre lands a good knee to the midsection. Almeida won't want to take too many of those.
Almeida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andre misses with a knee strike.
Andre blocking some punches.
Almeida blocks an elbow strike from Andre.
Almeida lands a shoulder strike.
Almeida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andre backwards.
Andre pushes off an throws an elbow but Almeida leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Almeida scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Andre.
Almeida lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andre throws an elbow but misses.
Andre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Almeida throws a punch but it's blocked by Andre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Almeida lands with a left to the head.
Almeida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Andre manages to break the clinch.
Andre throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Andre connects with a leg kick. Almeida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Almeida throws a shot from downtown. Andre moves away and avoids it.
Almeida throws a shot to the body.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almeida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andre feints and then cracks Almeida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Almeida down.
Andre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almeida.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre misses with a hook. Almeida ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Andre.
Almeida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Almeida misses.
Almeida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andre.
Almeida looks to clinch
and Andre counters with a thumping low kick.
Andre wants to clinch
and Almeida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almeida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre darts in trying to clinch
and Almeida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Almeida takes a swing at Andre's ribcage but misses.
Almeida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andre. Andre obviously looking to wear him down.
Andre ducks under a wild hook from Almeida.
Almeida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andre's head.
Andre throws out a leg kick but Almeida moves out of range and Andre only half commits.
Almeida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andre.
Vitor Almeida seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre closes the distance but Almeida moves to the side
and Almeida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andre tries a head kick but it misses.
Almeida looks to land a right hand but Andre moved out of range.
Vitor Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Andre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vitor Almeida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Almeida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Andre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Andre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andre lands a nice elbow.
Almeida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andre backwards.
Andre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Almeida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Andre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almeida.
Andre tries to land a knee to the head but Almeida blocks with his arms.
Almeida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almeida scores with a shot to the side of Andre's head.
Almeida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almeida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andres head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Almeida.
Almeida swings wildly with an uppercut but Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almeida pushes Andre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Andre lands a knee to the head.
Almeida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andre or not.
A short right from Almeida on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andre wants to stall.
Almeida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andre's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Almeida scores with a shot to the side of Andre's head.
Almeida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Andre manages to break the clinch.
Almeida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Almeida connects with a jab.
Almeida circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick from Andre lands but Almeida takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Almeida.
Andre wants to clinch but Almeida slips to the side
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almeida throws out a loose jab but Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almeida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Andre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeida.
A jab from Almeida finds it's way through Andre's defenses.
Andre is looking to slow Almeida down with leg kicks.
Andre wants to clinch but Almeida slips to the side
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andre staying out of range there.
Andre is looking to clinch.
Almeida looks to land a left hand but Andre moved out of range nicely.
Andre is looking to clinch.
Paulo Andre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre closes the distance but Almeida moves to the side
and Almeida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andre thinking.
Almeida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Almeida lands the left hand.
Almeida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Almeida misses the body punch
and Andre counters with a good low kick that Almeida was not able to check.
Andre tries to clinch but Almeida moves away
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andre avoids the body shot from Almeida.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Andre.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Almeida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Almeida 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Almeida!