PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Andre's choice of entrance music: Fort Minor - Remember The Name. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Justice
vs
Andre

167 cm
32
152 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

175 cm
27
160 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Andre!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Justice.
Justice is breathing heavily.
Andre misses with a jab to the body
and Justice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andre throws a body kick that misses.
Andre throws a series of punches but Justice avoids them all with ease.
Justice jabs at Andre's body.
Justice throws a body punch but Andre moves out of range.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.

Justice looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Andre!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Justice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Andre is looking to escape.
Andre is looking to improve his position but Justice isn't that keen on the idea.
Andre wants to hold on but Justice pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre is looking to get to half guard.
Andre squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Andre wants to hold on but Justice pushes him away.
Andre is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Andre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Andre tries to buck Justice off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! Justice connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Andre is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Justice landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre is trying to escape the mount.
Andre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Andre is looking to get back to full guard here but Justice has managed to pass to side control instead.
Justice prevents Andre from escaping the position.
Andre is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre looks to move to half guard but instead Justice has passed into mount! Damn!
Justice avoids the attempt from Andre to control.
Andre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Justice landing strikes from the mount and Andre is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Andre tries to hold on but Justice postures up.
Andre really wants to buck Justice off and get back to his feet.
Justice controlling his opponent.
Andre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre wants to get back to his feet.
Justice working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre trying desperately to get to his feet.
Andre can't escape the position.
Andre tries to lock up and control but Justice gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Justice wants to control the pace but Andre is squirming around nicely.
Andre tries to reverse the position but Justice maintains control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Justice controlling from the full mount.
Andre is working to get back to half guard.
Justice avoids the attempt from Andre to control.
Justice content just to control the position here.
Justice trying to control but Andre is having none of it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andre tries to reverse the position but Justice maintains control.
Andre sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Andre wants to get back to his feet.
Justice drops an elbow to the side of Andre's head.
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. Justice connects with a nice short shot to Andre's temple.
Andre wants to get back to his feet.
Justice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Justice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Justice stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Andre to get to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Andre misses with a low kick.
Justice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andre.
Justice misses with a double jab.
Justice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Justice lands a slapping body shot.
Justice blocks a head kick by Andre.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Andre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Justice to score with a decent uppercut.
Justice avoids the head kick by Andre.
Andre throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andre. That's going to slow Justice down.
Andre thows a body shot but no joy.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Andre just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andre.
Justice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Andre misses.
Andre throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.
Andre cracks Justice with a good jab.
Andre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice throws a hook but Andre blocks it.
Paulo Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andre misses with a looping right.
Andre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Justice misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Justice checks the leg kick nicely there.
Andre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Justice!
Justice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andre throws a lazy head kick
and Justice counters with a three punch combo that has Andre backing up. Andre nods at Justice to acknowledge the strikes.
Andre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Andre throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
Justice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andre throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Justice.
Andre is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Justice has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Duke Justice will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Justice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paulo Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andre's head.
Justice lands a nice hook to Andre's body. Andre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Andre throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
Andre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Justice throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Andre was covering up waiting for the punch and Justice finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Justice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andre wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Justice manages to pass to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Justice stops Andre from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Justice prevents Andre from standing back up.
Justice is keen to just control but Andre is a slippery customer.
Justice 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.
Justice stops Andre from getting back to his feet.
Duke Justice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Justice's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Justice's back!
Andre punishes Justice with strikes from the back mount.
Andre missing with strikes.

Andre is looking for the choke from the back position but Justice is controlling his hands well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre misses with a punch to the head.

Andre looking for the choke from the back.

Andre working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Justice has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Andre.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Andre's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Andre tightening his grip on Justice, looking for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andre throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre is throwing shots to the body but Justice manages to wriggle free. Andre pounces on him again and ends up in Justice's guard.
Justice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andre passes into half guard.
Justice is trying to maintain the position but Andre is very close to passing his half guard.
Andre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Justice keeps working.
Andre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Justice regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Andre.
Andre stopping the sweep attempt from Justice.
Justice is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Andre is looking to work some ground and pound but Justice has wrist control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Andre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andre throws a strike but Justice rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Andre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Justice wants to pass the guard but Andre is keeping the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andre pulls Justice in close to prevent any damage.
Andre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Andre pushes Justice off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Andre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andre misses the shot to the body.
Paulo Andre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Justice cracks Andre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Andre scores with a one two! Justice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Andre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andre throws a combination that misses
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andre moves forwards but Justice connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justice moves out of range of the body kick.
Andre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andre was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Andre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Justice takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Andre tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice looks for the body kick but Andre saw that one coming.
Andre loads up on a big right hand but Justice slips the punch.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Justice finds it's way through Andre's defenses.
Andre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Andre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andre throws an off balance right hand
and Justice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Justice avoids the body shot from Andre.
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duke Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andre misses with a head kick.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Andre.
Justice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Justice 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.
Andre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Andre.
Justice swings for the body but Andre moves out of range.
Andre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justice.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andre.
Andre misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justice.
Andre looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Andre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Justice works the jab nicely.
Justice misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justice.
Andre scores with a head kick. Justice tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Justice is looking to wear down Andre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Andre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justice getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Justice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andre lands with a nice combination. Justice backs away looking to recover.
Andre cracks Justice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Andre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andre scores with a push kick.
Justice misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Justice avoids the head kick by Andre.
Andre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Andre lands a jab-cross combination.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Justice.
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.

Justice scores with a takedown into Andre's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre wants to stand and escape but Justice is having none of it.
Justice trying to control but Andre is working from the bottom.
Justice throws an elbow that misses. Andre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Justice's guard. Nice move by Andre!
Justice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Justice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andre throwing strikes from guard but Justice blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre stopping the sweep attempt from Justice.
Andre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws a strike but Justice rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Andre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is working Andre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Justice won't allow Andre to get back to his feet.
Andre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andre wants to stand but Justice is controlling the position.
Andre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justice controls the pace.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Andre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justice is one step ahead there.
Justice stops Andre from standing up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Justice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
Andre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Justice.
Justice swinging wildly here.
Justice swings for the body but Andre moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Andre coming out on top.
Andre looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Andre there.
Justice changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andre tries to avoid it but Justice manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andre to the ground. Andre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andre swinging wildly here.
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Justice swinging wildly here.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Andre lands a head kick. Justice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andre moves away.
Andre throws a right hand that Justice ducks under and follows up with a left that Justice also avoids with ease.
Andre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Justice 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.
Andre tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andre connects with a crisp jab.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Andre's ribs.
Justice takes a swing at Andre's ribcage but misses.
Andre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justice circles away quickly and effectively.
Andre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
Justice shoots in for a takedown but Andre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Andre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justice counters with a right hand to the body.
Andre throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily.
Andre stalks Justice and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Justice's face. Justice staggers backwards, shaken.
Justice lands with an uppercut that bounces Andre off the cage and back into range.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Andre throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.
Justice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sloppy strikes from Andre. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Justice. Those never looked like landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Andre!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andre counters with a head kick. That will keep Justice thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Andre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Justice throws a body punch but Andre moves out of range.
Justice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Justice throws a nice looking combination but Andre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Andre.
Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andre misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andre blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Andre.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Andre throws a series of punches but Justice avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Andre really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Andre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andre misses with a series of wild punches.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Andre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Good shot there by Justice.
Justice drops his hands momentarily and Andre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Justice slips a jab and a cross from Andre.
Justice stuns Andre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Andre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Justice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Andre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justice moves out of range as Andre throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Andre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andre throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
Justice digs a good hook to Andre's body.
Andre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Justice decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Andre looks like he's trying to stand up.
Justice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Andre manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Justice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice scores with a decent looking hook.
Andre throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a few strikes there.
Andre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Justice counters with a two punch combo.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Justice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Andre connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre scores with a push kick.
Justice has a takedown stuffed.
Andre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Andre throws a right hand that Justice ducks under and follows up with a left that Justice also avoids with ease.
Andre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Andre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre thumps Justice with a low kick.
Andre throws a series of punches but Justice avoids them all with ease.
Andre throws a nice looking combination but Justice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andre throws a nice looking combination but Justice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice dodges the punch combination from Andre.
Justice takes a swing at Andre's ribcage but misses.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Justice takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andre misses with a body kick.
Andre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andre misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Andre.
Andre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Andre scores with a sloppy right hand. Justice should have avoided that one.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice slips a jab and a cross from Andre.
Sloppy strikes from Andre. Those never looked like landing.
Andre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andre.
Andre misses with a series of wild punches.
Andre tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice blocks a head kick by Andre.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Andre does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andre misses with the combination.
Andre is looking to slow Justice down with leg kicks.
Andre throws a right hand that Justice ducks under and follows up with a left that Justice also avoids with ease.
Justice blocks a head kick by Andre.
Justice fails with a takedown attempt.
Andre tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andre throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Justice!
Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Justice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andre throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.
Andre misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Justice.

Justice shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Justice showed some decent athleticism there.
Justice not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Justice stops Andre from getting back to his feet.
Andre tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Justice manages to move to mount!
Andre is trying to escape the mount.
Justice won't let Andre get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Justice is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Andre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Justice tries to control but Andre wriggling away.
Andre is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Andre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Andre manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Justice throws a strike but Andre avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Justice stopping the sweep attempt from Andre.
Justice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andre has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Justice slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Andre wants to get back to his feet but Justice is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Duke Justice has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Andre. Those never looked like landing.
Justice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andre.
A good leg kick by Andre.
Justice throws a body punch but Andre moves out of range.
Andre misses with a double jab
and Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andre.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andre was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice dodges the punch combination from Andre.
Justice scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Andre dominated that fourth 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!

Andre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andre avoids the body shot from Justice.
A left and a right from Justice both land. Nice combination.
Justice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Andre looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
Andre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice connects with a body shot that sends Andre's belly button to the back.
Andre misses with the combination.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice checks the leg kick.
Andre throws a leg kick
and Justice counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andre thinking.
Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Andre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Justice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andre.
Andre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Andre misses with a few strikes there.
Justice tries for a takedown but Andre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andre misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Andre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Andre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Andre.
Justice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andre circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Andre.
Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andre.
Good exchange - Justice coming out on top.
Andre swinging wildly here.
Andre thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Justice moves out of range as Andre strikes.
Andre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Justice's head.
Andre throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.
Justice fails to land the takedown.
Andre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andre circles away quickly and effectively.
Andre fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andre.
Andre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick from Andre lands but Justice takes it in his stride.
Andre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justice looks to land a combination but Andre avoids it well.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Andre is just out of range.
Andre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andre misses with a body kick.
Andre throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily.
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andre tries a head kick but it misses.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Andre ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Justice.
Andre lands a nice looking body shot.
Andre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andre tries a head kick but it misses.
Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Justice dodges the punch combination from Andre.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt - Andre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
Andre misses with a combination
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice dodges the punch combination from Andre.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Andre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andre moves away.
Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
Andre misses with a two punch combination.
Andre misses with a leg kick
and Justice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andre moves away.
Nice cross by Andre.
Andre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andre stalks Justice and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Justice's face. Justice staggers backwards, shaken.
Andre misses with a body kick.
Andre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andre throws a series of punches but Justice avoids them all with ease.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice slips a jab and a cross from Andre.
Nice sprawl there from Andre as Justice shoots in.
Andre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Justice counters with a two punch combo.
Justice throws a push kick but Andre slaps the foot to one side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Andre - that will leave a mark!
Andre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Justice moves out of range as Andre strikes.
Justice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andre is fending him off so far but Justice persists. Nope, Andre circles away and we're back to standing.
Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andre.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Andre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Justice throws a wild body kick that Andre sees coming a mile off.
Justice takes a swing at Andre's ribcage but misses.
Andre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andre throws a nice looking combination but Justice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Andre misses.
Andre throws a head kick that Justice semi-blocks.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andre throws out the jab.
Justice steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Andre. That one must have hurt.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Andre.
Justice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andre.
Andre throws a big shot that misses.
Justice throws a body punch but Andre moves out of range.
Andre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andre throws the kick towards the body but Justice avoids it.
Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andre throws a solid leg kick but Justice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andre.
No joy there for Andre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andre misses with a body kick.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andre moves away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Andre misses.
Justice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andre to score with a decent uppercut.
Andre misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Andre. Those never looked like landing.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice dodges the punch combination from Andre.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Justice is defended easily by Andre.
Duke Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justice throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andre misses with a body kick.
Andre throws a head kick that Justice semi-blocks.
Andre looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Andre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Paulo Andre!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Paulo Andre!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Paulo Andre!

Paulo Andre wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Paulo Andre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.