PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estacio da Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Fonseca has chosen "Chokechain" - 3oh!3 as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rain
vs
da Fonseca

164 cm
20
141 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

170 cm
23
140 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Estacio da Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Fonseca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
da Fonseca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
da Fonseca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andy Rain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Estacio da Fonseca.
da Fonseca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rain tries to clinch there but da Fonseca circles away.
da Fonseca tries for a takedown but Rain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rain wants to clinch.
da Fonseca shoots for a double leg takedown but Rain sprawls well. He's pushed da Fonseca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
da Fonseca fails with the takedown.
da Fonseca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a head kick but da Fonseca moves out of range.
da Fonseca tries to clinch

and Rain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rain.
Rain unloads a knee to the mid-section. da Fonseca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
da Fonseca takes a knee right on the jaw!

da Fonseca is rocked!
da Fonseca looks gassed!
Rain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
da Fonseca is still on wobbly legs! Can Rain finish him?
Rain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but da Fonseca blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Rain.
Rain looking to throw knees to the head but da Fonseca is blocking nicely.
Rain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rain tries to land a knee to the head but da Fonseca blocks with his arms.
Rain lands an elbow inside that da Fonseca shrugs off.
Rain looking to throw knees to the head but da Fonseca is blocking nicely.
Rain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Rain.
Rain creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops da Fonseca! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Rain.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Rain!