PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Uzbaijzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lima might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX - Ain't no sunshine. Douglas Lima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lima
vs
Uzbaijzky

177 cm
28
157 lbs
4 - 5 - 1

187 cm
33
155 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timur Uzbaijzky!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uzbaijzky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Uzbaijzky. That's going to slow Lima down.
Uzbaijzky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lima.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lima.
A leg kick checked by Lima.

Lima clinches with his opponent.
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Lima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uzbaijzky's face.

It looks like Timur Uzbaijzky has been cut.
Lima trying to control the position but instead, Uzbaijzky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lima into the cage.
Lima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima lands an elbow that stopped Uzbaijzky in his tracks for a moment.
Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uzbaijzky avoids it.
Uzbaijzky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Uzbaijzky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lima is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lima lands a nice knee to the body.
Uzbaijzky looks winded!
Lima is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but Uzbaijzky blocks with his arms.
Lima scores with a knee to the head.
Lima keeps control of Uzbaijzky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzbaijzky has had enough of the clinch but Lima keeps him there for the moment.
Uzbaijzky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uzbaijzky is trying to break the clinch but Lima has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lima.
Uzbaijzky is trying to force a seperation but Lima has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lima.
Uzbaijzky takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima blocks an uppercut.
Uzbaijzky tries to break the clinch but Lima is controlling the position.
Lima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uzbaijzky's defenses.
Uzbaijzky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uzbaijzky's efforts to push away.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Uzbaijzky is trying to break free.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Uzbaijzky is blocking nicely.
Lima with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Timur Uzbaijzky's cut even more.
Lima is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lima controlling the action here for a moment.
Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uzbaijzky blocks it with crossed arms.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lima has Uzbaijzky pressed against the cage, preventing Uzbaijzky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lima pushes off an throws an elbow but Uzbaijzky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lima lands a damaging elbow.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lima.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lima lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Uzbaijzky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lima lands an elbow just above Uzbaijzky 's eye.
Lima connects with a knee to the head.
Lima tries to stall but Uzbaijzky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Uzbaijzky breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima looks to clinch
and Uzbaijzky counters with an outside leg kick.
Lima is looking to clinch but Uzbaijzky is avoiding it.
Lima thuds his shin into the meat of Uzbaijzky's side.
Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzbaijzky.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Uzbaijzky is rocked!
Lima connects with an inside leg kick.

Lima closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Uzbaijzky quickly recovers to half guard.
Uzbaijzky is still in real trouble! Can Lima finish him?
Uzbaijzky wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uzbaijzky seems to have recovered his senses.
Uzbaijzky tries to kick Lima off in order to stand up. Lima Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Lima tries for a kimura but Uzbaijzky is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Lima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Uzbaijzky's cut.
That's time! Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lima throws a head kick but Uzbaijzky moves out of range.
Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Lima.
Lima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lima shoots in but no luck this time.
Lima throws a push kick but Uzbaijzky slaps the foot to one side.
Lima closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Uzbaijzky counters with a leg kick.
Douglas Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima tries a head kick but it misses.

Lima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Uzbaijzky is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Uzbaijzky tries a body shot but Lima blocks it.
Lima lands a good knee to the midsection. Uzbaijzky won't want to take too many of those.
Lima lands a good knee to the midsection. Uzbaijzky won't want to take too many of those.
Uzbaijzky is breathing heavily.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lima connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lima.
Lima lands an elbow inside.
Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Uzbaijzky looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Uzbaijzky breaks the clinch.
Lima throws a series of punches but Uzbaijzky avoids them all with ease.
Uzbaijzky ducks under a wild hook from Lima.

Lima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky is trying to push Lima away but Lima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lima misses with an elbow strike.
Douglas Lima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uzbaijzky's efforts to push away.
Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uzbaijzky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzbaijzky tries to circle away but Lima has him pinned against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uzbaijzky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lima with a knee to the head.

The cut above Timur Uzbaijzky's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uzbaijzky can't break the clinch.
Lima lands a nice elbow.
Uzbaijzky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Uzbaijzky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uzbaijzky wants to clinch.
Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima throws a series of punches but Uzbaijzky avoids them all with ease.
Lima tries a low kick but Uzbaijzky avoids it.
Uzbaijzky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Uzbaijzky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Douglas Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lima wants to clinch.
Lima seems to be stalking Uzbaijzky here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Uzbaijzky drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Douglas Lima!
Douglas Lima spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.