PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Paru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paru comes to the cage accompanied by Tropa de Elite, osso duro de roer. Bo Lo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Paru
vs
Lo

185 cm
26
200 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

200 cm
27
205 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Paru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bo Lo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Paru to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Paru forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paru controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paru lands a nice short elbow.
Lo is trying to stand up here but Paru is controlling him well.
Paru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lo keeps working.
Paru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paru throwing shots but Lo is blocking nicely.
Paru not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Paru is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Paru.
Lo is looking to escape.
Paru not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paru. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paru missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paru throwing shots but Lo is blocking nicely.
Paru drops an elbow to the side of Lo's head.
Paru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lo keeps working.
Paru thows a huge punch but Lo dodges it nicely.
Paru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paru scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paru wants to pass to mount but Lo is defending the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paru thows a huge punch but Lo dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paru is trying to control. Lo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paru not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lo is refusing to be controlled, as Paru sits in half guard.
Paru misses with a head shot. Lo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Paru passes Lo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Paru 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo is staying active underneath Paru, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Paru wants to advance to full mount but Lo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Lo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paru throws a big elbow that misses.
Paru throwing strikes from guard but Lo blocks nicely.
Lo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paru.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paru landing some decent shots from guard.
Paru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Paru dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lo throws a sloppy body shot

and Paru counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paru cracks Lo with a solid left hand.
Paru might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Paru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paru controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Paru wants to pass the guard but Lo is keeping the position.
Paru landing some decent shots from guard.
Lo keeping moving, preventing Paru from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Paru postures up in Lo's guard and throws a big left but Lo blocks it.
Paru sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lo's guard.
Paru is keen to just control but Lo is a slippery customer.
Lo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paru.
Paru works his way into side control.
Paru prevents Lo from escaping the position.
Paru throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Paru.
Lo tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Paru connects with a big shot to the side of Lo's head.
Paru throwing sloppy strikes.
Paru is working the ground and pound. Can Lo escape?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Paru is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lo for a finish.
Paru tries to keep control of the position but Lo is staying busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paru missing with strikes.
Paru has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lo's body.
Paru trying to control.

Paru has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Paru loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Lo hold on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paru is throwing shots to the body but Lo manages to wriggle free. Paru pounces on him again and ends up in Lo's guard.
Paru with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lo keeping full guard, as Paru tries to pass.
Paru throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paru landing some decent shots from guard.
Paru content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Paru dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Paru closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lo did well to prevent Paru getting side control.
Paru not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paru lands with a punch from half guard.
Paru perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jose Paru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paru.
Paru missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paru throws a strike but Lo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Paru is working Lo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paru wants to control from the top but Lo keeps moving.
Paru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paru stops Lo from standing up.
Lo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paru engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paru stops Lo from standing up.
Paru throws an elbow that misses. Lo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paru's guard. Nice move by Lo!
Lo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paru controlling Lo's posture.

Paru is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Paru holds on and takes a little breather.
Paru is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paru lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lo!
Paru unloads with some shots from mount but Lo bucks and avoids them well.
Paru thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Paru there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Paru content just to control the position here.
Paru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lo can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paru with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Bo Lo has been cut.
Paru postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Lo bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Paru and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Paru!