PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Fabregas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Fabregas is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Faria
vs
Fabregas

180 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
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, Antonio Fabregas!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria tries to clinch there but Fabregas circles away.
Antonio Fabregas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabregas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fabregas misses with a two punch combination.
Fabregas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fabregas closes the distance and clinches up with Faria, looking for a takedown. Fabregas pushes Faria against the ropes but Faria circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Faria clobbers Fabregas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Antonio Fabregas has been cut.
Faria sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Fabregas to the ground! Faria dives into full mount looking to finish!

Fabregas is rocked!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Faria wants to stand but Fabregas is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Fabregas is still in real trouble! Can Faria finish him?
Fabregas tries to reverse the position but Faria maintains control.
Fabregas gets back to half guard.
Fabregas seems to have recovered his senses.
Faria prevents Fabregas from improving his position.
Fabregas is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fabregas is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabregas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Faria preventing the sweep.
Fabregas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fabregas wants to sweep here but Faria controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fabregas misses with a two punch combination.
Fabregas looks gassed!
Fabregas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fabregas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fabregas swats away the attempt to clinch by Faria.

Faria moves into the clinch successfully.
Fabregas tries to break the clinch but Faria is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Faria breaks the clinch.
Faria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fabregas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fabregas throws a left and a right that both miss

and Faria holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Faria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faria looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Faria.

Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faria throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fabregas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fabregas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faria counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fabregas's knee momentarily.
Faria lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Faria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fabregas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fabregas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Faria counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fabregas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fabregas misses with a two punch combination.
Fabregas misses the shot to the body.
Fabregas misses with a low kick as Faria jumps back.
Lucas Faria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fabregas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Fabregas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria keeps the fight on the outside.
Fabregas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fabregas misses with a wild body shot.
Faria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fabregas scores with a nice head shot.
Fabregas tries to land a leg kick but Faria saw it coming and moves away.
Faria wants to clinch.
Fabregas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faria tries to avoid it but Fabregas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faria to the ground. Faria escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fabregas misses with a series of wild punches.
Fabregas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Fabregas.
Fabregas looks to land a combination but Faria avoids it well.
Fabregas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faria.
Fabregas moves in looking to clinch but Faria pushes him off.
Fabregas lands with a nice combination. Faria backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Fabregas does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabregas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fabregas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fabregas throws a solid leg kick but Faria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fabregas.
Fabregas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fabregas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fabregas fails to land with a series of punches.
Fabregas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Faria swivels and escapes.
Lucas Faria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Fabregas.
Fabregas walks into a left hand.
Fabregas throws a series of punches but Faria avoids them all with ease.

Faria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fabregas, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fabregas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fabregas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faria wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Faria lands a knee to the body.
Fabregas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faria looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fabregas is trying to break free.
Fabregas is working for takedown but Faria is calmly controlling the position for now.
Faria is looking to control Fabregas's arms but Fabregas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faria has his back to the ropes.
Nice elbow from Faria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Faria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Fabregas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Faria throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fabregas throws a poor cross that misses
and Faria counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fabregas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fabregas throws a poor cross that misses
and Faria counters with a nice leg kick.
Fabregas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fabregas misses with a combination
and Faria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fabregas closes the distance and clinches up with Faria, looking for a takedown. Fabregas pushes Faria against the ropes but Faria circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fabregas swings widly with a right hand
and Faria counters with a big head kick but Fabregas shrugs it off.
Fabregas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faria counters with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Faria - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fabregas misses with a right hand

and Faria counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Faria.

Fabregas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fabregas.
Fabregas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faria counters with a nice body shot.

Faria forces Fabregas back against the ropes and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Faria breaks from the clinch.
Faria slips a jab and a cross from Fabregas.
No joy there for Fabregas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Faria gets a clinch.
Faria tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fabregas just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Faria keeps control of Fabregas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Faria.
Fabregas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fabregas is trying to break free.
Faria lands an elbow just above Fabregas 's eye.
Faria lands a nice uppercut.
Faria lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fabregas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fabregas managing to block the knees to the body from Faria.
Faria tries to pull guard but Fabregas holds him up against the ropes and eventually Faria drops back down to his feet.
Fabregas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fabregas is trying to break free.
Faria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fabregas.
Faria is trying to break the clinch but Fabregas has him pressed against the ropes.
Fabregas can't break the clinch.
Fabregas takes an elbow to the temple.

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.
Fabregas takes an elbow to the temple.
Fabregas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Faria landing knees to the body.
Faria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fabregas.
Faria can't break the clinch.

Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fabregas dodges the punch combination from Faria.
Fabregas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faria counters with a good low kick that Fabregas was not able to check.
Fabregas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faria counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That has opened up Antonio Fabregas's cut even more.
Fabregas misses with a lunging right hand

and Faria counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Faria.
Nice body punch from Faria - that landed with a thud.
Fabregas prevents Faria from breaking the clinch.

Fabregas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fabregas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Fabregas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Faria looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Fabregas tries for a kimura but Faria is defending well.
Faria managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fabregas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabregas misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Fabregas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fabregas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fabregas has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Faria!
Fabregas wants to take his opponent's back but instead Faria manages to regain half guard.
Fabregas trying to pass the guard but Faria defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria is trying to stand up here but Fabregas is controlling him well.
Faria trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Fabregas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Faria knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fabregas tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Faria knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fabregas on the ground.

Fabregas is trying to work for a kimura but Faria is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fabregas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Faria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Fabregas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Fabregas misses with a leg kick
and Faria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Fabregas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Fabregas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Faria rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fabregas's guard! Nice work there by Faria!

Fabregas has an active guard here but Faria has managed to pass into half guard.
Faria wants to get back to his feet.
Fabregas is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fabregas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabregas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Faria tries to stand but Fabregas is controlling from the bottom.
Fabregas trying to keep a closed guard but Faria is proving a slippery customer.
Fabregas wants to sweep here but Faria controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab by Fabregas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fabregas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faria counters with a head kick.
Fabregas throws a right hand that misses

and Faria counters by moving into the clinch.
Faria connects with a knee to the head.

Fabregas manages to break the clinch.
Faria throws a one two combo.

Faria clinches up with Fabregas and pushes him back against the ropes.
Faria tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fabregas just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Faria is looking to break free of the clinch but Fabregas has double underhooks.

Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fabregas misses with a jab to the body
and Faria counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Fabregas! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Faria!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Faria!