PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inti Raimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evanildo Bechara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evanildo Bechara acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Raimi
vs
Bechara

184 cm
31
225 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

186 cm
35
217 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Inti Raimi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evanildo Bechara!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Raimi does no damage.
Raimi throws a right and a left that both miss.

Raimi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bechara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raimi is one step ahead there.
Bechara wants to stand up but Raimi is controlling him.
Bechara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raimi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Raimi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bechara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raimi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Raimi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bechara looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bechara looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bechara!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raimi tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bechara is looking to take a break and control but Raimi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raimi tries to bench press Bechara off him but Bechara keeps the position.
Bechara in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Raimi tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Bechara stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A bone on bone clash there as Raimi blocks the leg kick.
Raimi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inti Raimi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Bechara. No joy for Raimi on that attempt.
Raimi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raimi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bechara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raimi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raimi throws a head kick but Bechara moves out of range.
Bechara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raimi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raimi tries a head kick but it misses.
Raimi dives in and grabs Bechara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bechara pushes down on Raimi's head and hops out.
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!
Raimi misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Raimi misses.
Raimi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bechara's waist but Bechara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raimi off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Inti Raimi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Raimi feints and as Bechara raises his hands in defense, Raimi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raimi throws a big elbow that misses.
Bechara wants to sweep but no luck.
Raimi throws a big elbow that misses.
Bechara wants to sweep here but Raimi controlling him for the moment.
Bechara wants to get back to his feet but Raimi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Raimi 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raimi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raimi wants to control from the top but Bechara keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raimi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bechara keeping moving, preventing Raimi from controlling successfully.
Bechara is looking to stand up but Raimi isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raimi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raimi stands and throws Bechara's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Raimi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bechara is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Raimi yanks on the arm and Bechara is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Raimi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Inti Raimi!
Inti Raimi is the new light heavyweight champion!