PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sgt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor comes to the cage accompanied by Pregador Luo - Apaga Mas Não Bate. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lee Sgt was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Vitor
vs
Sgt

190 cm
28
270 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

197 cm
20
233 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Balco Boys Battle Gear
BALCO MMA ELITE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Vitor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Sgt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sgt counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Sgt tries to sprawl but Vitor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vitor is keen to just control but Sgt is a slippery customer.
Vitor wants to pass the guard but Sgt is defending well.

Vitor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sgt defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vitor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sgt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vitor scores with a couple of nice shots.

Vitor is working for an americana but Sgt has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Vitor was thinking about the submission.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vitor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vitor chips away with some ground and pound.
Vitor advances to half guard.
Vitor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sgt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vitor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Vitor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vitor throwing shots but Sgt is blocking nicely.
Vitor throws a strike but Sgt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vitor postures up in Sgt's guard and throws a big left but Sgt blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitor trying to control but Sgt is working from the bottom.
Vitor throws a strike but Sgt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vitor wants to sweep here but Sgt controlling him for the moment.
Vitor trying to control the position here.

That's four 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.
Vitor tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Sgt stands up and waves to Vitor to follow him.
Vitor with a poor takedown
and Sgt counters with a left to the body.
Joao Vitor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitor has his takedown stuffed
and Sgt counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Vitor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vitor dodges the punch combination from Sgt.
Vitor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sgt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sgt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vitor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sgt counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sgt!
Sgt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vitor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sgt counters with a series of strikes. Vitor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sgt misses with a hook to the body

and Vitor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sgt is looking for a sweep. Vitor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vitor is trying to control the action in half guard but Sgt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vitor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sgt is not content to let Vitor control the position.
Vitor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sgt's head.
Sgt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vitor scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vitor connects with a nice short shot to Sgt's temple.
Vitor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vitor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sgt defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sgt's head.
Vitor throwing shots but Sgt is blocking nicely.
Vitor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vitor is looking to take a break and control but Sgt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Vitor is working for a kimura but Sgt is defending it quite comfortably.
Sgt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vitor.

That's four 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.

Vitor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sgt is just riding it out for now. Vitor eventually gives up the hold.
Vitor trying to control the action but Sgt is working from the bottom.
Vitor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vitor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sgt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Vitor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vitor misses with a takedown
and Sgt counters with a nice body kick.
Sgt misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Sgt does no damage.
Sgt lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sgt counters with a three punch combo that has Vitor backing up. Vitor nods at Sgt to acknowledge the strikes.
Vitor fails with the takedown
and Sgt counters with a series of strikes. Vitor will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Vitor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitor tries for a takedown but Sgt circles away easily
and Sgt counters with a nice body kick.
Sgt scoring well with a low kick there.
Vitor fails with the takedown
enabling Sgt to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sgt counters with a straight right hand.
Lee Sgt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vitor with a poor takedown
and Sgt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sgt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Sgt.
Vitor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sgt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vitor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sgt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Vitor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vitor shoots and misses
and Sgt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sgt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vitor. Vitor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vitor fails with the takedown
and Sgt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sgt throws a combination that misses

and Vitor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor looking to pass the guard.
Vitor is pushing down on Sgt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sgt is fighting to maintain full guard but Vitor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vitor is keen to just control but Sgt is a slippery customer.
Vitor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vitor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sgt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vitor moves nicely into side control.
Vitor misses with the ground and pound.

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.
Sgt tries to bench press Vitor off him but Vitor keeps the position.
Vitor wants to control for a moment but Sgt uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

Vitor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vitor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vitor lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitor throws a strike but Sgt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vitor throwing strikes but missing.
Vitor wants to pass the guard but Sgt is keeping the position.
Vitor is looking to work some ground and pound but Sgt has wrist control.
Joao Vitor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sgt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sgt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vitor throws and elbow that misses. Sgt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vitor's guard. Nice move by Sgt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vitor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vitor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sgt postures up.
Sgt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vitor is keeping the position for now.
Sgt stopping the sweep attempt from Vitor.
Sgt wants to control from the top but Vitor keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vitor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sgt counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Vitor had his way with Lee Sgt in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vitor tries for a takedown but Sgt circles away easily
and Sgt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vitor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sgt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee Sgt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sgt lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor has his takedown stuffed
and Sgt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Vitor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vitor shoots and misses
and Sgt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vitor really felt that one!
Vitor misses with a takedown attempt
and Sgt counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sgt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vitor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sgt counters with a nice uppercut.
Vitor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sgt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitor moves out of range of the body kick from Sgt.
Vitor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sgt counters with a two punch combo.
Vitor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sgt counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vitor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sgt is trying to get back to his feet.
An elbow from Vitor crashes against the mat.
Vitor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vitor controls the position from side control.

Vitor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sgt, who protects the arm well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sgt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vitor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Lee Sgt!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Lee Sgt!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Lee Sgt!

Lee Sgt wins by unanimous decision!
Lee Sgt is the new heavyweight champion!