PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Cardosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Cardosa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Briggs
vs
Cardosa

172 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Cardosa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cardosa.
Briggs connects with a body shot.
Briggs throws out a powerful jab.
Cardosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Briggs connects with a crisp jab.
Trevor Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cardosa clinches up with Briggs and pushes him back against the cage.
Briggs misses with the head strike.
Briggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cardosa looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardosa.
Briggs looking to throw knees to the head but Cardosa is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Briggs.
Cardosa tries a body shot but Briggs blocks it.
Cardosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briggs looking to throw knees to the head but Cardosa is blocking nicely.
Briggs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Briggs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Briggs.
Briggs can't find room to land a body shot as Cardosa controls the action.
Cardosa blocks an uppercut.
Cardosa throws a head punch that misses.
Briggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cardosa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Briggs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cardosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cardosa has Briggs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Briggs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Briggs stalling in the clinch.
Briggs wants a takedown but no success here.
Cardosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Briggs tries to land a knee to the head but Cardosa blocks with his arms.
Briggs scores with a knee to the head.
Briggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cardosa stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs prevents a body shot from Cardosa.
Briggs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardosa working aggressively here.
Cardosa managing to block the knees to the body from Briggs.
Briggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cardosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
A short right from Briggs on the inside.
Briggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Briggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Briggs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cardosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Briggs lands with a right to the head.
Cardosa lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Briggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Cardosa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Briggs regains guard immediately.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cardosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cardosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Briggs is trying to control the position but Cardosa postures up.
Cardosa throwing strikes but missing.
Briggs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cardosa trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cardosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Briggs is just out of range.
Cardosa throws a hook but Briggs avoids it easily.

Cardosa forces Briggs back against the cage and clinches.
Briggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cardosa.
Briggs looking to throw knees to the head but Cardosa is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardosa looking to stall.
Cardosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Briggs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Briggs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cardosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cardosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Briggs holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cardosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Briggs controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Briggs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cardosa looks to land a right hand but Briggs moved out of range.
Cardosa missing with a left hand there. Briggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Briggs dodges the punch combination from Cardosa.
Cardosa misses with a hook.
Cardosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cardosa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Briggs throws an overhand right that lands on Cardosa's shoulder, as Cardosa tries to avoid the shot.
Cardosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Briggs's head.
Briggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Briggs misses with a straight right.
Cardosa throws out a loose jab but Briggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Cardosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Briggs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cardosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cardosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Briggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Cardosa.

Briggs scores with a takedown into Cardosa's guard.
Cardosa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs trying to control but Cardosa is working from the bottom.

Briggs has gone for a leg lock! Cardosa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Briggs's guard.
Cardosa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Briggs is trying to keep Cardosa in close.
Cardosa trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
Briggs working a defensive guard here.
Cardosa trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Briggs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cardosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Briggs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cardosa defends well.
Briggs trying to keep a closed guard but Cardosa is proving a slippery customer.
Briggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cardosa.
Cardosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Briggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Briggs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Briggs has his foot on Cardosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cardosa works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Briggs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cardosa is aware though and is defending well.
Cardosa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Briggs's head.
Felix Cardosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cardosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Briggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Briggs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cardosa defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cardosa is working Briggs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cardosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cardosa wants to control from the top but Briggs keeps moving.

Briggs is looking for a triangle here but Cardosa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cardosa working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briggs is letting Cardosa control him for a moment.
Briggs is looking for a sweep.
Cardosa landing a few strikes.
Cardosa is staying tight to Briggs's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cardosa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cardosa trying to control the action but Briggs is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Cardosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Briggs misses with an uppercut. Cardosa saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Cardosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cardosa.
Cardosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Briggs moves away.
Felix Cardosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cardosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Briggs.
Cardosa misses with a straight left.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardosa is just out of range.
Briggs throws a low kick but Cardosa moves out of range easily.
Cardosa throws out a loose jab but Briggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Briggs staying out of range there.
Briggs looks to land a right hand but Cardosa moved out of range.

Cardosa moves into the clinch.
Briggs working aggressively here.
Cardosa tries a body shot but Briggs blocks it.
Cardosa avoiding damage as Briggs throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardosa blocks an uppercut.
Cardosa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cardosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cardosa scores with a shot to the side of Briggs's head.
A frustrated look appears on Cardosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trevor Briggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Briggs misses with the head strike.
Briggs lands a right hand.
Cardosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Briggs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Briggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Cardosa.
Cardosa lands a body punch.
Briggs tries to land a knee to the head but Cardosa blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cardosa.
Cardosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cardosa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Briggs is keeping busy.
Briggs misses with a knee strike.
Briggs takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Briggs tries a knee to the head but Cardosa blocks it.
Cardosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Briggs looking to throw knees to the head but Cardosa is blocking nicely.
Cardosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cardosa tries to land a knee to the head but Briggs blocks with his arms.
Briggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
Briggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Briggs misses with a punch on the inside.

Cardosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cardosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Briggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cardosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Briggs gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Briggs is rocked!
Cardosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Briggs.
Oh Briggs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cardosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Briggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Cardosa counters with a huge right that knocks Briggs out cold! Cardosa is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Felix Cardosa!
After winning the bout, Felix Cardosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.