PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Habanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Habanero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: NERD - Rockstar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Junior
vs
Habanero

177 cm
25
194 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

196 cm
34
200 lbs
21 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY 95%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Habanero!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habanero slips under a jab from Junior.
Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Habanero's shoulder, as Habanero tries to avoid the shot.
Habanero misses with a body shot.
Habanero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Habanero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Habanero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Habanero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.
Junior loads up on a big right hand but Habanero slips the punch.
Junior connects with a body shot.
Habanero goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Habanero throws a combination. Junior tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Jorge Junior has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior loads up on a big right hand but Habanero slips the punch.
Habanero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Junior misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior looks to land a combination but Habanero avoids it well.

Junior decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Habanero is looking to improve his position.
Junior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Junior throwing shots but Habanero is blocking nicely.
Junior not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Junior perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Junior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Junior throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Junior tries to pass to full mount but Habanero defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Junior drops an elbow to the side of Habanero's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Junior trying to control the action but Habanero is working from the bottom.
Habanero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Junior.
Junior trying to control from half guard but Habanero is working away.
Habanero works his way to full guard. Good work.
Junior 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.
Junior working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Habanero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Junior is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habanero keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Junior looking to sit in guard and control but Habanero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Junior is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Habanero trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Habanero won't allow Junior to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habanero not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Habanero misses with a low kick.
Jorge Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Habanero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Habanero gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior won't allow Habanero to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Junior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Junior's cut.
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.

Junior lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Habanero sprawling to the canvas. Junior follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Habanero hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Habanero gets back to full guard.
Junior wants to control from the top but Habanero keeps moving.
Habanero keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
Junior preventing the sweep.
Junior cracks Habanero with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior throws a strike but Habanero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Habanero won't allow Junior to get back to his feet.
Junior wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jorge Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Junior wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Jorge Junior has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Habanero on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habanero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Habanero misses with a wild body shot.
Junior throws a right and a left that Habanero avoids nicely.
Junior closes this distance looking for a takedown but Habanero circles away.
Junior dives in and grabs Habanero's left leg, looking for a takedown. Habanero pushes down on Junior's head and hops out.
Habanero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.
Habanero lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Habanero lands with a right hand.
Rafael Habanero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Habanero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Junior on the side of the head.
Junior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Habanero.
Habanero has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A lazy left from Habanero finds it's target.

Junior is rocked!
Junior misses with an uppercut
and Habanero counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Junior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Junior closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Habanero quickly recovers to half guard.
Junior seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior tries to pass the half guard into mount. Habanero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Habanero is refusing to be controlled, as Junior sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Habanero won't allow Junior to pass to mount.
Junior trying to control from Habanero's half guard. Habanero has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Habanero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Habanero is keeping the position.
Habanero wants to sweep here but Junior controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junior looking to sit in guard and control but Habanero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Junior dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Junior's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Junior misses with a few strikes there.
Habanero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Habanero connects with a body shot that sends Junior's belly button to the back.
Junior takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Junior takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Junior fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Habanero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Habanero shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Habanero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Habanero.
Habanero lands with a cross.
Junior misses with an uppercut. Habanero saw that one coming.
Rafael Habanero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Habanero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Habanero was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.
Habanero moves forwards but Junior connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Habanero lands a front kick.
Habanero lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior shoots for a double leg takedown but Habanero sprawls well. He's pushed Junior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Habanero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Junior's calf.
Junior takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Habanero is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habanero cracks Junior with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Junior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Habanero's waist but Habanero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Junior off to one side.
Habanero throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Junior crashing down! Junior tries to stagger back to his feet but Habanero just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Junior asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Habanero!
Rafael Habanero is the new middleweight champion!
Rafael Habanero took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm gonna eat some good steaks at Mad Bank.'.