PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel De Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Lucas has chosen Apaga mais não bate as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Amarela
vs
De Lucas

187 cm
26
216 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

183 cm
30
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid 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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samuel De Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarela moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Amarela looking to score a takedown here. De Lucas is defending well but Amarela drives through and ends up in De Lucas's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
De Lucas trying to control the position.
Amarela controlling from the top position.
De Lucas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amarela's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amarela looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Lucas is one step ahead there.
Amarela controlling the position.
Amarela striking from the bottom here.
Amarela keeping full guard, as De Lucas tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Amarela looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Amarela throws a strike but De Lucas avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Amarela wants to pass the guard but De Lucas is keeping the position.
Amarela sitting in guard here, content to control.
Amarela trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lucas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarela sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Amarela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Abelinha Amarela just wasn't active enough.
Amarela thows a body shot but no joy.
Amarela looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Lucas is fending him off so far but Amarela persists. Nope, De Lucas circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Amarela.
Amarela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amarela shoots in looking for a takedown but De Lucas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amarela's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abelinha Amarela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amarela shoots in for a takedown but De Lucas shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

De Lucas gets caught flat footed, as Amarela shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Amarela slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Amarela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Lucas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Amarela trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lucas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amarela postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Amarela is in close to De Lucas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Lucas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

De Lucas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Amarela trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lucas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lucas wants to sweep here but Amarela controlling him for the moment.

De Lucas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Amarela defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amarela tries to free his leg and advance position but De Lucas is retaining full guard.
De Lucas wants to sweep but no luck.
Amarela working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amarela postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Amarela slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Amarela with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abelinha Amarela dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Amarela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Lucas misses the shot to the body.
Amarela swings for the body but De Lucas moves out of range.
Amarela keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Amarela scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Amarela content to control rather than advance.
Amarela trying to pass the guard but De Lucas defending well.
Amarela content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Lucas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lucas is trying to hold Amarela in close to prevent damage but Amarela has managed to pass into half guard.
Amarela trying to pass the guard but De Lucas defending well.
De Lucas tries to get to full guard but Amarela has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
De Lucas gets full guard.
Abelinha Amarela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Lucas trying to control the position.
Amarela pushing down on De Lucas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
De Lucas trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lucas taking some punishment here, with Amarela in his half guard.
Amarela is thwarting De Lucas's attempts to control the position.
Amarela trying to control from half guard but De Lucas is working away.
De Lucas is looking to improve his position.
Amarela passes to side control.
De Lucas tries to buck Amarela off but Amarela is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amarela works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela is looking to take a break and control but De Lucas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amarela scoring with punches from side control.
The referee asks Amarela politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Amarela prefers to stall for the moment though.
Amarela working the body and head with strikes.
De Lucas prevents Amarela from improving position.
De Lucas tries to bench press Amarela off him but Amarela keeps the position.
Amarela wants to control but De Lucas is keeping him busy.

Amarela is trying to get an arm triangle but De Lucas is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amarela controls the position.

Amarela tries for a kimura but De Lucas is defending well.

Amarela looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
De Lucas is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amarela landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abelinha Amarela dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Amarela tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Lucas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amarela somewhat.

Amarela feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Amarela scoring with some ground and pound.

De Lucas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Amarela trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lucas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Amarela got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Lucas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Amarela has managed to get both his arms back between De Lucas's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela advances to half guard.

Amarela is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Lucas is trying to get back to full guard.
Amarela wants to pass the guard but De Lucas is defending well.
Amarela is just content to waste time from the top position. De Lucas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
De Lucas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samuel De Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarela missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Amarela wants to control from the top but De Lucas keeps moving.
De Lucas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Lucas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Amarela's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Amarela is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Amarela looking to pass the guard.
De Lucas controls Amarela momentarily but Amarela frees himself.
Amarela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Lucas is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lucas trying to keep a closed guard but Amarela is proving a slippery customer.
Amarela pushes down on De Lucas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Amarela wants to take a breather but De Lucas is having none of it.
De Lucas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Amarela wants to control but De Lucas is keeping him busy.
De Lucas wants to control but Amarela is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Amarela lands a nice short elbow.
De Lucas is looking to get back to full guard here but Amarela has managed to pass to side control instead.
Amarela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Lucas can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lucas is looking for a sweep.
Amarela tries to advance to mount but De Lucas denies him.
Amarela controls the position from side control.
De Lucas tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Lucas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Abelinha Amarela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

De Lucas actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abelinha Amarela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amarela 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abelinha Amarela!
A relieved looking Abelinha Amarela thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.