PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smulo Mafra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Pargo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mafra comes to the cage accompanied by Not Afraid - Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mafra
vs
Pargo

178 cm
19
201 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

205 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smulo Mafra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neil Pargo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mafra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pargo as he jumps to the side.
Mafra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pargo throws a head kick but Mafra moves out of range.

Pargo rushes Mafra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pargo lands a knee to the head.
Pargo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mafra looking to slow down the pace here.

Pargo breaks from the clinch.
Pargo fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mafra tries to keep at a distance but Pargo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mafra could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pargo lands a damaging elbow.
Mafra is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smulo Mafra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pargo misses with an elbow strike.

Pargo breaks the clinch.
Mafra tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Pargo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pargo misses with an elbow over the top.
Pargo lands an elbow inside.
Pargo lands an elbow that stopped Mafra in his tracks for a moment.
Pargo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mafra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pargo throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Pargo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pargo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mafra looks to land a combination but Pargo avoids it well.

Pargo gets a clinch.

Pargo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pargo drives through and clinches with Mafra against the cage.
Pargo tries a knee to the head but Mafra blocks it.

Pargo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pargo darts in and clinches Mafra up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pargo throws an elbow that misses.

Pargo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mafra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neil Pargo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pargo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pargo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pargo misses with a knee strike.
Pargo looking to throw knees to the head but Mafra is blocking nicely.
Pargo misses with a knee strike.
Pargo looking to throw knees to the head but Mafra is blocking nicely.
Mafra blocks the elbow strike.

Pargo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pargo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mafra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neil Pargo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mafra tries to close the distance and clinch but Pargo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mafra shoots for a takedown but Pargo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Pargo closes the distance and clinches.
Pargo throws an elbow but it misses.
Mafra blocks an elbow strike from Pargo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mafra blocks an elbow strike.

Pargo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mafra throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Pargo gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pargo throws an elbow but misses.
Mafra has had enough of the clinch but Pargo keeps him there for the moment.
Pargo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pargo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Mafra breaks the clinch.

Mafra gets tackled into the cage by Pargo. Pargo maintains the clinch.

Pargo breaks the clinch.

Pargo closes the distance and clinches.
Pargo tries a knee to the head but Mafra blocks it.
Pargo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Pargo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pargo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Pargo moves into range and clinches up with Mafra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pargo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mafra's brow.
Mafra is working for takedown but Pargo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pargo looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Pargo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pargo takes the fight into the clinch.
Pargo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mafra blocks it with crossed arms.
Pargo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Pargo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pargo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mafra.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pargo gets a clinch.
Pargo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Pargo breaks the clinch.
Mafra circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Pargo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mafra wants to clinch up but Pargo keeps it at a distance.

Pargo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mafra avoids a wild elbow strike from Pargo.

Pargo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mafra keeps the fight on the outside.
Mafra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pargo throws a head kick but Mafra moves out of range.

Pargo drives through and clinches with Mafra against the cage.
Mafra is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pargo to keep the fight standing.
Pargo lands a damaging elbow.
Mafra blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pargo throws an elbow but misses.
Pargo lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Smulo Mafra has been cut.
A knee to the head by Pargo.

Pargo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pargo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pargo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mafra tries to break free but Pargo pushes him back against the cage.

Pargo manages to break the clinch.
Mafra throws a body punch but Pargo moves out of range.

Pargo moves into the clinch successfully.

Pargo breaks from the clinch.
Pargo moves in looking to clinch but Mafra pushes him off.
A solid body kick from Pargo.
Pargo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pargo lands a brutal head kick. Mafra looks out on his feet and Pargo throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Neil Pargo!