PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Macena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Figari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Macena
vs
Figari

180 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Macena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Figari!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macena shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Figari sprawls well. Figari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Macena gets slowly back to his feet.
Figari fails with a takedown attempt.

Macena bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Figari is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Figari taking a bit of punishment here - Macena scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Figari takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Figari takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figari is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Macena asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Macena working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Macena.
Figari is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Macena's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Macena really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Figari is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Macena.
Figari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Macena.
Macena missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Figari makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Figari.
Macena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Figari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Macena connects with a couple of short punches.
Figari working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macena trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Macena stands up over Figari, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Macena stands up over Figari, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macena landing some decent shots from guard.
Figari trying to control the position here.
Macena throwing strikes from guard but Figari blocks nicely.
Figari lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Macena!
Macena on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Macena tries to get out of the position.
Figari trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macena tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Macena is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Figari avoids the attempt from Macena to control.
Macena really wants to buck Figari off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macena wants to hold on but Figari pushes him away.
Figari trying to control but Macena is having none of it.
Macena tries to reverse the position but Figari maintains control.
Figari thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Figari in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figari scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Macena?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Macena dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Figari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Macena's guard.
Figari lands a couple of digs.
Figari looking to sit in guard and control but Macena gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Figari looking for a sweep. Not yet Figari, not yet.
Macena throwing strikes but missing.
Macena trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Macena's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Macena loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Macena with a nice head shot there.
Figari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Macena with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macena is looking to work some ground and pound but Figari has wrist control.
Macena scoring with punches to the head and body.
Macena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Figari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Figari trying to keep a closed guard but Macena is proving a slippery customer.
Macena landing some decent shots from guard.

Figari pushes Macena off and gets back to his feet.
Macena shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Figari as he jumps to the side.

Macena throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Figari tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Macena is in Figari's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Figari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Macena cracks Figari with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Figari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Macena gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Macena with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Macena working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Figari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Macena is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figari sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Macena is trying desperately to improve position.
Macena slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Macena moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Figari wants to control from the top but Macena keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macena tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Macena working a defensive guard but Figari passes into half guard.

Macena manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Macena misses with a takedown attempt - Figari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Figari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Macena tries to avoid it but Figari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Macena to the ground. Macena escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Macena fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Figari to the ground. Macena is now in Figari's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Macena drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Macena jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Macena throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Macena dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Macena fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Macena will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daniel Macena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macena stuffs the takedown attempt from Figari. Figari gets slowly back to his feet.
Macena shoots in and drives through. Figari sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Macena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macena shoots in looking for a takedown. Figari tries to sprawl out of it but Macena keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Figari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Figari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Figari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Macena takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Figari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Figari is landing with some decent strikes but Macena is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figari content just to control the position here.

Figari looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Figari moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Macena has worked his arm free - good work by Macena!
Macena is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Figari has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figari is chipping away with strikes.
Figari scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Macena to see if he's OK.
Macena is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Macena bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Figari tries to bum rush Macena with a series of wild strikes but Macena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figari tries to bum rush Macena with a series of wild strikes but Macena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Figari stuffs the takedown attempt from Macena. Macena gets slowly back to his feet.
Figari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Macena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Figari leaves Macena with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Figari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniel Macena is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Figari throws a head kick but Macena moves out of range.

Macena shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Macena stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figari has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Macena is working away from the top position though.
Macena sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Figari wants to control but Macena is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Macena gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macena in side control, just content to control the action for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paulo Figari.
Well Macena has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Macena!