PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Astolfo de Mello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Haven of Mist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haven of Mist comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Numero 1 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Astolfo de Mello has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

de Mello
vs
Haven of Mist

183 cm
20
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Astolfo de Mello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Haven of Mist!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

de Mello closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Haven of Mist to the mat! Haven of Mist manages to get full guard.
de Mello seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
de Mello passes Haven of Mist's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
de Mello slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Astolfo de Mello.

de Mello decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Mello is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Astolfo de Mello just wasn't active enough.
de Mello slips a jab and a cross from Haven of Mist.
Haven of Mist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and de Mello counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
de Mello passes Haven of Mist's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
de Mello stalling.
de Mello has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Astolfo de Mello wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Haven of Mist throws a nice looking combination but de Mello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Haven of Mist gets caught napping as de Mello dives in and scores a takedown. Haven of Mist manages to retain guard.
de Mello wants to pass the guard but Haven of Mist is keeping the position.
de Mello stays in close to Haven of Mist's body and controls the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Astolfo de Mello wasn't doing enough on the ground.

de Mello closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - de Mello lands in his opponent's guard.
de Mello passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haven of Mist being controlled for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Astolfo de Mello dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Haven of Mist misses with an uppercut

and de Mello counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Haven of Mist's guard now.
Haven of Mist working a defensive guard here.
de Mello stays in close to Haven of Mist's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Astolfo de Mello has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Haven of Mist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so de Mello counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
de Mello's corner is telling him to maintain position.
de Mello'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 must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Astolfo de Mello.

Haven of Mist tries to sprawl but de Mello drives through with a takedown into half guard.
de Mello performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
de Mello stops Haven of Mist from getting back to his feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Astolfo de Mello wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Haven of Mist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

de Mello fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Haven of Mist to the ground. de Mello is now in Haven of Mist's guard.
de Mello stays in close to Haven of Mist's body and controls the position.

de Mello gets to his feet - Haven of Mist follows without any prompting.
Haven of Mist is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haven of Mist misses with a combination

and de Mello decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haven of Mist's guard.
de Mello showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
de Mello seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Haven of Mist for as long as he can get away with.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
de Mello trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Astolfo de Mello has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

de Mello shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Mello won't allow Haven of Mist to get back to his feet.
de Mello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haven of Mist can do to turn this around?
Haven of Mist can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as de Mello controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

de Mello drops back looking for a leg! Haven of Mist is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haven of Mist manages to kick de Mello off! de Mello jumps back into Haven of Mist's guard.
de Mello wants to pass the guard but Haven of Mist is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Astolfo de Mello dominated that second round.
That's time! de Mello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

de Mello throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haven of Mist tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. de Mello is in Haven of Mist's guard.
de Mello passes easily into side control. Nice work.
de Mello is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Haven of Mist's shoulder. That is not cool.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Astolfo de Mello just wasn't active enough.
Haven of Mist rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and de Mello counters with a shoot takedown. Haven of Mist fights it but they end up in guard.
de Mello is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Haven of Mist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Astolfo de Mello has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

de Mello fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Haven of Mist to the ground. de Mello is now in Haven of Mist's guard.
de Mello has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Haven of Mist is working an open guard so de Mello takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

de Mello is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Haven of Mist's half guard.
de Mello perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Astolfo de Mello.

de Mello scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Astolfo de Mello overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haven of Mist trying to remain calm as de Mello controls from the top position.
Haven of Mist is trying to control de Mello's posture but de Mello avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Mello in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Astolfo de Mello wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Haven of Mist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and de Mello counters with a single leg into guard. Haven of Mist didn't expect that.
de Mello looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kim Haven of Mist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Mello passes into half guard.
Haven of Mist tries to roll over but de Mello keeps him under control.
Astolfo de Mello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Astolfo de Mello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well de Mello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Astolfo de Mello!