PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jealous Jarvae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teixeira has chosen Lil Terror as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jarvae
vs
Teixeira

175 cm
36
153 lbs
27 - 7 - 1

165 cm
29
145 lbs
28 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jealous Jarvae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Teixeira does no damage.
Teixeira moves out of range as Jarvae throws a body kick.
Jarvae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Teixeira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jarvae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teixeira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teixeira swinging wildly here.
Jarvae tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teixeira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Teixeira misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jarvae darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Teixeira wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teixeira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jarvae.
Teixeira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jarvae. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Teixeira is concentrating on defense, preventing Jarvae from advancing position.
Teixeira trying to hold on to Jarvae's head to control him but Jarvae postures up.
Jarvae wants to take a breather but Teixeira is having none of it.
Jarvae is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Jarvae shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarvae moves away.

Jarvae changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Teixeira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Teixeira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teixeira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jarvae throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jarvae looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Teixeira is avoiding damage well.
Jarvae 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.
Teixeira is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jarvae asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Jarvae.
Jarvae fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jarvae throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Teixeira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jarvae throws a strike aimed at the side of Teixeira's head but Teixeira avoids it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jarvae working the ground and pound but Teixeira is defending the strikes.
Jarvae has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jarvae cracks Teixeira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jarvae avoids the attempt from Teixeira to control.
Teixeira really wants to buck Jarvae off and get back to his feet.
Teixeira is trying desperately to improve position.
Jarvae avoids the attempt from Teixeira to control.
Jarvae dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarvae has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Teixeira's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teixeira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jarvae lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jarvae prevents Teixeira from getting the reversal.
Jarvae looking to control but Teixeira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jarvae avoids the attempt from Teixeira to control.
Jarvae dominating with strikes here.

Jarvae is working for a guillotine from mount but Teixeira frees his head quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teixeira avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jarvae.

Jarvae working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jealous Jarvae dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvae attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarvae fails to land the takedown.
Teixeira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jarvae.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvae is looking to chop away at Teixeira's legs.
Richard Teixeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teixeira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jarvae.
Jarvae throws a nice inside leg kick.
Teixeira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jarvae counters with an outside leg kick.
Teixeira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jealous Jarvae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Jarvae.
Teixeira checks a low kick from Jarvae.
Good shot there by Jarvae.
Jarvae motions for Teixeira to come forward. Jarvae throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.

Jarvae looking to score a takedown here. Teixeira is defending well but Jarvae drives through and ends up in Teixeira's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jarvae is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jarvae postures up.
Teixeira is pulling down on Jarvae's head. It's preventing any offense from Jarvae, at least for the moment.
Jarvae's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Richard Teixeira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Teixeira lands a nice shot to the body.
Jarvae throws a low kick but it's checked well by Teixeira.
Teixeira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jarvae misses with a looping right.
Jarvae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarvae.
Jarvae shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Teixeira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jarvae. That one must have hurt.
Jarvae throws a head kick that misses
and Jarvae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Teixeira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jarvae doesn't seem phased though.
Jarvae connects with a solid leg kick.
Teixeira avoids a kick to the body.
Jarvae looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jarvae jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teixeira connects with a looping right hand.
Richard Teixeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teixeira moves forwards but Jarvae connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jarvae throws a front kick aimed at Teixeira's knee but Teixeira avoids it well.
Jarvae on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jarvae fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira misses with the combination.
Jarvae feints and then cracks Teixeira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teixeira down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jarvae closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jealous Jarvae 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jarvae tries for a takedown but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Teixeira fails to land with a series of punches.
Jarvae misses with a looping left.
Jarvae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jarvae takes one to the chin there.
Jarvae shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jarvae lands with a nice body kick.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarvae misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jarvae with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Teixeira misses.
Teixeira throws a series of punches but Jarvae moves out of range.
Jarvae will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jealous Jarvae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Teixeira misses.
Jarvae throws a front kick aimed at Teixeira's knee but Teixeira avoids it well.
Jarvae takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jarvae looks to throw a body kick
and Jarvae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Teixeira misses.
Teixeira throws a series of punches but Jarvae moves out of range.
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Teixeira throws a shot from downtown. Jarvae moves away and avoids it.
Jarvae uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Teixeira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Teixeira duly obliges.
Jarvae ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Jarvae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teixeira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jarvae misses with a straight right.
Teixeira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jarvae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jarvae slips a jab and a cross from Teixeira.
Jealous Jarvae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvae throws a right and a left that Teixeira avoids nicely.
Teixeira avoids the head kick by Jarvae.
Some wild striking there from Jarvae.
Jarvae lands a glancing blow to the side of Teixeira's head.
Teixeira stuffs the takedown attempt from Jarvae. Jarvae gets slowly back to his feet.
Jarvae fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teixeira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teixeira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jarvaes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Teixeira moves out of range as Jarvae throws a body kick.
Jarvae throws a nice inside leg kick.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Teixeira avoids the head kick by Jarvae.
Jarvae thuds his right hand into Teixeira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Richard Teixeira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Jarvae moves out of range.
Jarvae takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body kick from Jarvae.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Teixeira.
I think Jarvae has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jealous Jarvae!
Jealous Jarvae seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.