PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Vegata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge comes to the cage accompanied by Back in black. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jorge
vs
Vegata

170 cm
35
163 lbs
25 - 16 - 1

175 cm
31
165 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Vegata!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vegata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Vegata shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jorge looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vegata is thwarting Jorge's attempts to control the position.
Vegata not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jorge is looking to control Vegata's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jorge avoid being mounted?
Vegata not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jorge wants to get back to full guard.
Jorge is doing well to control the position and prevent Vegata from advancing to side control.

Vegata wants to work for an arm triangle but Jorge is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jorge is working hard here to advance position.
Jorge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vegata.
Vegata missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jorge is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jorge slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vegata postures up.
Vegata looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vegata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vegata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegata looking to pass the guard.
Vegata trying to control but Jorge is working from the bottom.
Vegata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jorge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vegata is one step ahead there.
Vegata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vegata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorge keeping moving, preventing Vegata from controlling successfully.
Vegata connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vegata.
Vegata wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vegata is one step ahead there.
Vegata is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vegata tries to free his leg and advance position but Jorge is retaining full guard.
Jorge is trying to keep Vegata in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jorge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vegata was well out of range. Poor timing from Jorge.
Vegata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jorge takes a swing at Vegata's ribcage but misses.
Vegata throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Jorge.
Vegata lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vegata dives in and scores a takedown into Jorge's guard.
Vegata stops Jorge from standing up.
Jorge looking to control.
Jorge is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Vegata controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jorge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vegata trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jorge manages to pass to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vegata doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Vegata sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Vegata dominated that round.
That's time! Jorge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jorge swings for the body but Vegata moves out of range.
Vegata takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vegata scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jorge shoots in for a double leg but Vegata sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jorge throws a one two combo.

It looks like Antonio Vegata has been cut.
Jorge throws a lazy uppercut
letting Vegata counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Vegata coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorge. Vegata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vegata ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vegata takes a swing at Jorge's ribcage but misses.
Vegata closes the distance and clinches up with Jorge, looking for a takedown. Vegata pushes Jorge against the cage but Jorge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Vegata misses.
Jorge defending well as Vegata loads up on a big left hand.
Vegata throws a body punch but Jorge moves out of range.
Jorge lands a two punch combo.
Jorge tries to move into range but Vegata moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegata throws an overhand right that lands on Jorge's shoulder, as Jorge tries to avoid the shot.
Jorge throws the left hand but Vegata avoids the punch easily.
Jorge shoots in but no luck this time.
Jorge stuffs the takedown attempt from Vegata. Vegata gets slowly back to his feet.
Vegata avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vegata misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
James Jorge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Vegata.
Vegata shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jorge pinned against the cage. Jorge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
James Jorge is winning the standup battle so far.
Vegata shoots in for a takedown but Jorge shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Vegata scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Antonio Vegata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vegata lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jorge down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vegata is controlling Jorge's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Vegata wants to control but Jorge is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vegata keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorge is keen to just control but Vegata is a slippery customer.
Jorge is figuring out what he wants to do next.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because James Jorge just wasn't active enough.
Jorge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vegata misses with a looping left.
Vegata closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Vegata is rocked!
Jorge misses with a hook.
Vegata is still on wobbly legs! Can Jorge finish him?
Jorge misses with a few strikes there.
Jorge thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jorge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jorge ducks under a wild hook from Vegata.
Jorge misses with the combination.
Jorge throws a shot from downtown. Vegata moves away and avoids it.
Jorge misses with a looping right.
Jorge misses with a wild combination.
Jorge throws a shot from downtown. Vegata moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jorge throws a series of punches but Vegata moves out of range.
Jorge throws a hook to the side of Vegata's head but Vegata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Vegata.
Jorge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jorge looks to land a right hand but Vegata moved out of range.
Jorge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vegata circles away quickly and effectively.
Jorge tries to bum rush Vegata with a series of wild strikes but Vegata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vegata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jorge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vegata.
Vegata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vegata throws a hook to the side of Jorge's head but Jorge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Vegata misses.
Vegata fails with the takedown.
Jorge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vegata shoots in looking for a takedown but Jorge manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vegata's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vegata throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jorge's waist but Jorge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vegata off to one side.
Jorge throws a series of punches but Vegata avoids them all with ease.
Vegata misses with a takedown attempt - Jorge sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vegata seems to have recovered his senses.
Jorge looks to land a right hand but Vegata moved out of range.
Vegata lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Jorge. Those never looked like landing.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vegata as he avoids it easily.
Jorge throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vegata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegata scores with a punch to the head.
Vegata connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vegata.
Jorge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jorge there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jorge scores with a hook to the body. Vegata takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Vegata looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jorge desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jorge tries to get to full guard but Vegata has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegata wants to pass the guard but Jorge is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Jorge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Vegata's cut.
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!

Jorge misses with a double jab.
Jorge needs to keep his hands up - Vegata had a free shot at his head there.
Antonio Vegata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vegata moves away.
Vegata darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jorge fails with a takedown attempt.
Vegata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vegata misses with a lunging right hand
and Jorge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Vegata shoots in and bounces Jorge off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jorge is trying to hold Vegata in close to prevent damage but Vegata has managed to pass into half guard.
Jorge blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vegata.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegata tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jorge knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jorge is not content to let Vegata control the position.
Jorge tries to kick Vegata off but Vegata keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jorge moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vegata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jorge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vegata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jorge throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jorge holds on and takes a little breather.
Jorge is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegata throws a big right hand that misses.
Vegata preventing the sweep.
Vegata trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jorge keeping moving, preventing Vegata from controlling successfully.
Jorge looking for a sweep. Not yet Jorge, not yet.
Vegata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jorge is adopting a defensive guard.

James Jorge has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jorge looks to land a right hand but Vegata moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorge misses with a two punch combination.

Vegata scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vegata content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vegata seems to be working for a kimura but Jorge defends the submission attempt.
Vegata 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.
Vegata working over Jorge with some ground and pound. Jorge looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Vegata is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jorge doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vegata.

Vegata is looking for a kimura here.
Jorge is trying to stand up here but Vegata is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegata throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jorge controlling the position for now.
Vegata looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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. Vegata connects with a nice short shot to Jorge's temple.
Vegata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge is refusing to be controlled, as Vegata sits in half guard.
Jorge is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Vegata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vegata has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Vegata!
Antonio Vegata very nearly forgot to thank Real Fighters Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.