PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mussum Cacilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomaz Turbando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turbando has chosen Boombastic - Shaggy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cacilds
vs
Turbando

161 cm
20
134 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Rage's Cloths

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mussum Cacilds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomaz Turbando!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cacilds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turbando misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Cacilds.
Cacilds swats away the attempt to clinch by Turbando.
Turbando tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cacilds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turbando is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cacilds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turbando circles away quickly and effectively.
Cacilds throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cacilds. Turbando does a little dance to reset his feet.

Cacilds gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cacilds is pushing Turbando up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cacilds.
A short left from Cacilds.
Cacilds is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cacilds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cacilds pushes Turbando back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cacilds scores with a hook to the body.
Turbando wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cacilds has him pressed against the cage.
Cacilds tries to throw a body punch but Turbando avoids it by throwing Cacilds back against the cage.
Cacilds just leaning against Turbando, taking a breather.
Turbando is trying to break the clinch but Cacilds has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cacilds.
Cacilds looking to slow down the pace here.
Cacilds lands a shot to the body.
Turbando has had enough of the clinch but Cacilds keeps him there for the moment.
Cacilds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cacilds leaning against his opponent.
Cacilds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turbando backwards.
Cacilds stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turbando is trying to force a seperation but Cacilds has the dominant position.
Cacilds is leaning against Turbando and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cacilds just leaning against Turbando, taking a breather.
Cacilds lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turbando.
Turbando looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turbando tries to circle away but Cacilds has him pinned against the cage.
Turbando working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbando swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turbando wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cacilds has him pressed against the cage.
Cacilds leaning his opponent against the cage.
Turbando misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cacilds presses Turbando against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cacilds stalling.
Cacilds blocks an uppercut.
Turbando swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Cacilds.
Cacilds just leaning against Turbando, taking a breather.
Cacilds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turbando backwards.
Cacilds stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turbando is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Cacilds.
Cacilds lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Cacilds.
Cacilds just leaning against Turbando, taking a breather.
Cacilds lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Cacilds.
Cacilds gets through Turbando's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cacilds.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cacilds.
Cacilds scores with a shoulder strike.
Turbando being controlled against the cage.
Cacilds lands a hook that snaps the head of Turbando backwards.
Cacilds lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cacilds is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short body shot lands from Cacilds as the two fighters clinch.
Turbando being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cacilds is working Turbando over against the cage.
Cacilds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cacilds lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turbando.
Cacilds lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Cacilds as the two fighters clinch.
Cacilds controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Cacilds.
Cacilds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turbandos head.
Cacilds stalling.
A shot in the inside from Cacilds.
Cacilds stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cacilds for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mussum Cacilds.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cacilds, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turbando ducks right into an uppercut from Cacilds.
Mussum Cacilds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Cacilds there.
Cacilds looks to land a combination. Turbando sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cacilds scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Turbando tries to clinch up.
Cacilds lands the left hand.
Cacilds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cacilds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turbando can do to turn this around?
Cacilds scores with a decent looking hook.
Cacilds throws a shot from downtown. Turbando moves away and avoids it.
Mussum Cacilds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cacilds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cacilds looks to land a combination. Turbando sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Cacilds drops Turbando with a right and a left! Cacilds comes rushing in but Turbando regains his composure and manages to keep Cacilds in guard.

Turbando is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cacilds is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Turbando is still in real trouble! Can Cacilds finish him?
Turbando seems to have recovered his senses.
Turbando is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cacilds has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mussum Cacilds just wasn't active enough.
Turbando throws a series of punches but Cacilds avoids them all with ease.
Cacilds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turbando was well out of range. Poor timing from Cacilds.
Cacilds scores with a nice right hand.
Turbando dodges the punch combination from Cacilds.
Cacilds throws out a powerful jab.
Cacilds connects with a crisp jab.
Cacilds getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cacilds jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cacilds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Cacilds.
Turbando misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turbando fails in his attempt to clinch.

Turbando moves into range and clinches up with Cacilds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Cacilds.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cacilds takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cacilds has Turbando pressed against the cage, preventing Turbando from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cacilds stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cacilds 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.
Turbando is trying to break the clinch but Cacilds is controlling him.
Cacilds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turbando backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cacilds.
A right hand to the body from Cacilds.
Cacilds holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cacilds cracks Turbando with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Cacilds.
Cacilds lands a nice shot to the body.
Cacilds stalls.
Cacilds cracks Turbando with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cacilds - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cacilds lands a body shot.
Cacilds stalling in the clinch.
Cacilds scores with a shot to the side of Turbando's head.
Cacilds lands with a right to the head.
Cacilds works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cacilds stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mussum Cacilds.
Turbando has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turbando there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cacilds changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cacilds lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cacilds.
Cacilds uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turbando has time to react.
Cacilds lands a head shot.
Turbando takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Cacilds. Beautiful body shot.
Turbando takes one on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Cacilds. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cacilds.

Cacilds has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cacilds scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turbando has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cacilds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cacilds gets through Turbando's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Cacilds.
Turbando slowing the pace effectively.
Cacilds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turbandos head.
Turbando takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Cacilds - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mussum Cacilds dominated that second round.
That's time! Cacilds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Turbando moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cacilds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cacilds throws a left and a right that both miss

and Turbando holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mussum Cacilds has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Turbando manages to break the clinch.
Turbando walks into a left hand.
Turbando misses with the combination.
Cacilds darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cacilds fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Cacilds bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Turbando! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
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!
Cacilds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Turbando takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Turbando is working an open guard so Cacilds takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbando takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cacilds bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cacilds scores with a jab to the head.
Cacilds tries to bum rush Turbando with a series of wild strikes but Turbando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mussum Cacilds is winning the standup battle so far.
Cacilds lands with a big left! Turbando is wobbled badly! Cacilds comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Turbando to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mussum Cacilds!