PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Indrid Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria has chosen Stevie B - Spring Love as his entrance music. Lucas Faria has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cold
vs
Faria

180 cm
22
165 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
154 lbs
8 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Indrid Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold thumps Faria with a low kick.
Faria checks a low kick from Cold.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Faria tries to clinch but Cold moves out of range.
Cold throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Faria's head.
Cold swinging wildly here.
Cold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold misses with a wild combination.
Cold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cold misses with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Faria as Cold shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cold looks to land a combination. Faria sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cold.
Cold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Faria as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Indrid Cold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faria throws a right and a left that Cold avoids nicely.
Cold misses with a leg kick
and Faria counters with a series of strikes. Cold will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cold doesn't manage to clinch there - Faria circles away.

Cold has Faria up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria blocks an elbow strike from Cold.
Cold with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Cold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Cold. Those never looked like landing.
Cold misses the shot to the body.
Cold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cold looks for a takedown but Faria sprawls well.
Cold fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold darts in looking for a takedown but Faria gets double underhooks and turns Cold into the cage.
Faria managing to block the knees to the body from Cold.
Cold tries to land knees in the clinch but Faria avoids the damage to the body.
Cold using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cold stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Cold breaks from the clinch.
Cold digs a good hook to Faria's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faria lands a nice looking body kick.

Cold pushes Faria up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cold moves in looking to clinch but Faria pushes him off.
Cold throws a head kick that Faria semi-blocks.
Cold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cold - that will leave a mark!
Cold goes for a double leg but Faria avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Faria continues to drive forward.
Cold pushes off an throws an elbow but Faria leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.
Cold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.
Cold misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Cold breaks the clinch.
Cold throws a lazy head kick
and Faria counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cold's knee momentarily.
Cold throws a lazy head kick
and Faria counters with an outside leg kick.
Cold throws a leg kick

and Faria moves into the clinch.
Faria has Cold pressed against the cage, preventing Cold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cold slowing the pace effectively.
Faria avoiding damage as Cold throws knees to the body.
Faria looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Faria working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Cold manages to break the clinch.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cold counters with a one-two to the body.
Cold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cold misses with a low kick as Faria jumps back.

Cold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faria, pushing him back against the cage.
Faria has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Cold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cold moves into the clinch.
Cold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faria working hard to break the clinch.

Cold breaks the clinch.
Cold wants to clinch but Faria slips to the side
and Faria counters with a low kick, right behind Cold 's knee.
Cold scores with a nice body kick.
Cold closes the distance looking to clinch
and Faria counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cold.

Cold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cold slows down the pace here.
Cold can't break the clinch.
Cold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cold misses with a knee strike.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faria avoiding damage as Cold throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Indrid Cold dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Cold has Faria up against the cage in a clinch.
Cold trying to land knees to the body.
Faria avoids the elbow strike from Cold, against the cage.

Cold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Indrid Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faria misses with the combination.
Cold misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Cold.
Cold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Faria. That did some damage!

Cold drives through with a takedown into Faria's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Faria has momentary wrist control but Cold slips an elbow through the middle.
Cold forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cold stands up and beckons Faria to join him on the feet.
Indrid Cold is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold shoots in for a takedown but Faria shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Faria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Faria is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cold.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cold!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cold throws a head kick but Faria moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria wants to break free but Cold has control.
Cold is stalling here.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cold creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cold throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Cold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Indrid Cold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cold looks to score with a jab to the body but Faria is just out of range.
No luck for Cold with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold misses with a low kick.
Cold throws a solid leg kick but Faria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cold.
Cold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Indrid Cold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cold shoots for a double leg takedown but Faria sprawls well. He's pushed Cold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lucas Faria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cold fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Faria's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Indrid Cold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cold 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Indrid Cold!
After the big win, Indrid Cold made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors DTK Designs (Laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.