PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seu Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danillo Mass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gil
vs
Mass

189 cm
26
218 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seu Gil!
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, Danillo Mass!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Mass. No joy for Gil on that attempt.

Mass clinches with his opponent.
Mass has Gil pressed against the cage.

Mass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gil wants to clinch but Mass slips to the side

and Mass counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mass.

Mass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mass gets a clinch.

Mass breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Gil as Mass shoots in.
Mass tries to move into range but Gil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Mass closes the distance and clinches.
Gil working hard to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gil wants to break free but Mass has control.
Gil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mass just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gil is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mass pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seu Gil. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gil up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mass.
Mass has Gil pressed against the cage.

Mass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gil wants to clinch

and Mass counters with a shoot takedown. Gil fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mass postures up.
Gil wants to stand but Mass is controlling the position.
Mass is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mass's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Danillo Mass wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mass swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Mass moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mass is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gil is defending well.

Mass jumps guard and drags Gil to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mass bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gil's guard.
Gil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gil manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gil with shots to the head and body - Mass looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gil misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mass tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mass wants to control but Gil is having none of it.

Gil is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mass misses with a low kick.
Gil misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gil misses with a takedown attempt - Mass sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Mass closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mass content to control rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danillo Mass dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gil has a takedown stuffed.
Gil swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gil throws a head kick but Mass moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Mass. Those never looked like landing.
Mass scores with a kick to the body.
Mass scores with a head kick. Gil tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Gil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gil shoots for a takedown but Mass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gil wants to clinch
enabling Mass to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mass connects with an inside leg kick.
Mass leaves Gil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seu Gil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gil is looking to clinch but Mass is avoiding it.
Mass looks to land a body kick but Gil moved away.
Seu Gil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mass scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mass.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mass staying calm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Mass stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mass finds it's target.
Mass lands a nice looking body kick.
Mass avoids a kick to the body.
Gil takes one to the chin there.
Gil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mass thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gil if he has to take too many more of those.

Mass shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gil is trying to defend but Mass finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mass performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mass seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mass prevents Gil from improving his position.
Mass is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gil is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danillo Mass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Mass throws a body punch but Gil moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Mass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mass scores with a nice body kick.
Gil dives in and grabs Mass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mass pushes down on Gil's head and hops out.

Mass shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gil manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mass wants to get up but he can't break Gil's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mass really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gil. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gil working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mass is looking to stand up but Gil won't let him.
Gil has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Seu Gil has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Mass.
Mass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gil dives in and grabs Mass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mass pushes down on Gil's head and hops out.
Gil closes the distance but Mass moves to the side
and Mass counters with a three punch combo that has Gil backing up. Gil nods at Mass to acknowledge the strikes.
Mass moves out of range as Gil throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil dives in and grabs Mass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mass pushes down on Gil's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seu Gil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mass lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Mass shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mass sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mass throwing shots but Gil is blocking nicely.
Gil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mass is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mass content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Danillo Mass was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Gil closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mass's guard.
Mass is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mass looking for a sweep. Not yet Mass, not yet.
Mass wants to stand but Gil is controlling the position.

Mass has an active guard here but Gil has managed to pass into half guard.
Gil lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gil wants to take a breather but Mass is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danillo Mass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mass has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danillo Mass!