PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adama Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Vidaldus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Vidaldus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bomba
vs
Vidaldus

204 cm
18
271 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
254 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adama Bomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Vidaldus!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomba tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Vidaldus counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bomba!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bomba defending against the ground and pound.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Vidaldus has eaten all the pies!
Bomba is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
An elbow from Vidaldus crashes against the mat.
Vidaldus throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vidaldus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vidaldus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bomba sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vidaldus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bomba is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vidaldus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidaldus tries to score with some ground and pound. Bomba controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vidaldus lands an elbow.
Vidaldus lands an elbow.
Vidaldus scores with punches from side control.
Bomba is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vidaldus landing strikes.
Vidaldus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vidaldus lands a nice forearm strike.
Bomba is breathing heavily.
Vidaldus lands an elbow.
Bomba managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vidaldus.
Vidaldus lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidaldus working the body and head with strikes.
Vidaldus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vidaldus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bomba takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vidaldus working the ground and pound from side control.
Vidaldus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vidaldus working the head and body with strikes.
Vidaldus working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Vidaldus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidaldus lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vidaldus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vidaldus is putting a hurting on Bomba here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vidaldus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bomba on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vidaldus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vidaldus landing strikes.
Vidaldus working the head and body with strikes.
Vidaldus scoring with punches and elbows.
Vidaldus is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidaldus working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vidaldus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vidaldus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vidaldus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vidaldus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vidaldus working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vidaldus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bomba is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Vidaldus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vidaldus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vidaldus misses with a head shot. Bomba uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bomba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bomba wants to stand and escape but Vidaldus is having none of it.
Vidaldus is looking to work some ground and pound but Bomba has wrist control.
Vidaldus landing some decent shots from guard.
Bomba wants to stand and escape but Vidaldus is having none of it.
Bomba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidaldus lands a couple of elbows.
Vidaldus postures up and lands a big shot to Bomba's brow.
Vidaldus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mark Vidaldus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vidaldus connects with a couple of short punches.
Vidaldus is in close to Bomba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vidaldus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vidaldus postures up in Bomba's guard and throws a big left but Bomba blocks it.
Vidaldus works over Bomba with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vidaldus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidaldus postures up in Bomba's guard and throws a big left but Bomba blocks it.
Vidaldus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vidaldus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bomba has momentary wrist control but Vidaldus slips an elbow through the middle.
Vidaldus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vidaldus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vidaldus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vidaldus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vidaldus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vidaldus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vidaldus.
Vidaldus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vidaldus lands a couple of digs.
Vidaldus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bomba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vidaldus throws a big right hand that misses.
Vidaldus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bomba has momentary wrist control but Vidaldus slips an elbow through the middle.
Vidaldus works over Bomba with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidaldus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vidaldus is working Bomba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vidaldus connects with a couple of short punches.
Vidaldus lands a couple of elbows.
Vidaldus is working Bomba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vidaldus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bomba's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vidaldus distracts Bomba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vidaldus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Vidaldus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bomba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vidaldus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bomba did well to prevent Vidaldus getting side control.
Vidaldus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bomba tries to kick Vidaldus off but Vidaldus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vidaldus lands with a punch from half guard.
Vidaldus throwing shots but Bomba is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vidaldus lands a nice short elbow.
Vidaldus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bomba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomba has hold of Vidaldus's hands but Vidaldus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vidaldus winds up and cracks Bomba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidaldus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vidaldus working the head and body with strikes.
Vidaldus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bomba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vidaldus.
Vidaldus working the head and body with strikes.
Vidaldus working over Bomba with some ground and pound. Bomba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vidaldus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bomba defending well though.
Vidaldus thows a huge punch but Bomba dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidaldus winds up and cracks Bomba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bomba has hold of Vidaldus's hands but Vidaldus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vidaldus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bomba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vidaldus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vidaldus working Bomba over with strikes.
Vidaldus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vidaldus connects with a nice short shot to Bomba's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidaldus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vidaldus lands strikes from half guard.
Vidaldus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vidaldus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Adama Bomba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vidaldus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vidaldus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vidaldus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidaldus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vidaldus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vidaldus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vidaldus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vidaldus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vidaldus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Vidaldus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vidaldus 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 24:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Vidaldus!