PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Batista de Guia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Motherflippin Hiphopopotamus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Guia's entrance music is "Quilombo" by Soulfly. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

de Guia
vs
Hiphopopotamus

180 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

173 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Batista de Guia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Motherflippin Hiphopopotamus!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiphopopotamus throws a head kick that misses
and de Guia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hiphopopotamus throws a sloppy head kick and de Guia moves out of range easily.
de Guia throws a head kick that misses.
de Guia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Motherflippin Hiphopopotamus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiphopopotamus lands a leg kick that knocks de Guia off balance momentarily.
Hiphopopotamus misses with a leg kick
and de Guia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
de Guia thuds his right hand into Hiphopopotamus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
de Guia fails to land the takedown.
A low kick from Hiphopopotamus misses
and de Guia counters with a head kick.
Hiphopopotamus wants to land a leg kick but de Guia is out of range.
Hiphopopotamus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hiphopopotamus wants it to stay on the feet.
Hiphopopotamus 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.
Hiphopopotamus misses with a low kick as de Guia jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiphopopotamus lands a nice leg kick that just misses de Guia's sensitive parts.
Hiphopopotamus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hiphopopotamus throws a leg kick
and de Guia counters with a series of strikes. Hiphopopotamus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hiphopopotamus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Hiphopopotamus.
Motherflippin Hiphopopotamus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiphopopotamus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hiphopopotamus throws a lazy head kick
and de Guia counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Hiphopopotamus is predictable there

and de Guia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by de Guia.
Hiphopopotamus has had enough of the clinch but de Guia keeps him there for the moment.
Hiphopopotamus keeps control of de Guia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
de Guia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Guia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hiphopopotamus walks away with a smile on his face. de Guia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Batista de Guia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from de Guia misses.
Hiphopopotamus throws a sloppy head kick
and de Guia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from de Guia.
Hiphopopotamus throws a sloppy head kick and de Guia moves out of range easily.
de Guia misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick by Hiphopopotamus misses
and de Guia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hiphopopotamus thows a leg kick but de Guia checks it

and de Guia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Hiphopopotamus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
de Guia won't allow Hiphopopotamus to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Guia wants to pass the guard but Hiphopopotamus is keeping the position.
de Guia trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiphopopotamus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Batista de Guia just wasn't active enough.
Hiphopopotamus fakes the leg kick and cracks de Guia in the body.
Hiphopopotamus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiphopopotamus throws a leg kick

and de Guia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hiphopopotamus's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiphopopotamus keeping moving, preventing de Guia from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Guia is really struggling to control Hiphopopotamus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
de Guia's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Batista de Guia wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hiphopopotamus misses with a leg kick

and de Guia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiphopopotamus wants to break the clinch but can't.
de Guia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Batista de Guia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A decent looking body kick lands there for Hiphopopotamus.
Hiphopopotamus throws a leg kick that is checked

and de Guia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hiphopopotamus's guard.
de Guia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
de Guia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Batista de Guia wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
de Guia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hiphopopotamus.
Hiphopopotamus throws a leg kick

and de Guia counters by clinching up.

de Guia breaks from the clinch.
Hiphopopotamus throws a sloppy head kick
and de Guia counters with a head kick.
Hiphopopotamus throws a lazy head kick
and Hiphopopotamus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
de Guia tries to close the distance and clinch but Hiphopopotamus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hiphopopotamus throws a leg kick but de Guia moved away.
Hiphopopotamus throws a sloppy head kick
and de Guia counters with a one-two to the body.
A low kick from Hiphopopotamus is predictable there

and de Guia counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Guia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
de Guia seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hiphopopotamus for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Batista de Guia just wasn't active enough.
Hiphopopotamus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hiphopopotamus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
de Guia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hiphopopotamus misses with a leg kick
and de Guia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
de Guia checks a low kick from Hiphopopotamus.
Hiphopopotamus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hiphopopotamus.
A low kick from Hiphopopotamus is predictable there

and de Guia counters by clinching up.
Hiphopopotamus is trying to force a seperation but de Guia has the dominant position.

de Guia breaks from the clinch.
Batista de Guia is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiphopopotamus throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and de Guia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hiphopopotamus scores with a head kick. de Guia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hiphopopotamus throws a leg kick
and Hiphopopotamus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hiphopopotamus thows a leg kick but de Guia checks it

and de Guia counters by moving into the clinch.

Hiphopopotamus breaks from the clinch.

de Guia moves into the clinch successfully.
Hiphopopotamus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but de Guia has him pressed against the cage.

de Guia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Guia throws a one two combo.
Hiphopopotamus throws a leg kick that is checked

and de Guia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Batista de Guia dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

de Guia misses with a wild combination.
Hiphopopotamus misses with a leg kick
and de Guia counters with a series of strikes. Hiphopopotamus will be more careful next time no doubt.
de Guia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hiphopopotamus throws a leg kick that is checked
and de Guia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hiphopopotamus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hiphopopotamus throws a head kick that misses
and de Guia counters with a left and a right that stings Hiphopopotamus.
Hiphopopotamus throws a leg kick
and de Guia counters with a head kick. That will keep Hiphopopotamus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Hiphopopotamus is rocked!
Hiphopopotamus throws a leg kick

and de Guia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by de Guia.
Hiphopopotamus is still in real trouble! Can de Guia finish him?
de Guia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

de Guia stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Guia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Danga de danga de dang - de Guia scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick by Hiphopopotamus misses
and de Guia counters with a huge head kick that drops Hiphopopotamus! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Batista de Guia!