PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Adur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vieira
vs
Adur

155 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcel Adur!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adur with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vieira counters with a left and a right that stings Adur.
Vieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adur.
Adur does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marcel Adur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Adur.
Adur fails with the takedown
and Vieira counters with a head kick. That will keep Adur thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vieira takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adur clinches with his opponent.
Vieira looking to throw knees to the head but Adur is blocking nicely.
Adur blocks a body shot from Vieira.
Vieira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vieira is pressed up against the cage. Adur has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vieira down to the mat. Vieira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rodolfo Vieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Adur.
Adur has his takedown stuffed
and Vieira counters with a head kick. That will keep Adur thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Adur's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adur duly obliges.

It looks like Rodolfo Vieira has been cut.
Adur misses with a takedown attempt
and Vieira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adur shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vieira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adur instigates a clinch.
Vieira tries to throw a body punch but Adur avoids it by throwing Vieira back against the cage.
Vieira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adur avoids it.
Vieira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adur's elbow.
Vieira throws an elbow but it misses.
Adur prevents a body shot from Vieira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Adur.
Vieira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adur's elbow.
Adur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adur connects with a knee to the head.
Adur has Vieira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vieira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Adur scores with a hook to the body.
Adur jumps guard but Vieira turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vieira tries to work over Adur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vieira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira has a couple of punches blocked by Adur.
Adur has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vieira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vieira missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adur.
Vieira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adur blocks an elbow strike from Vieira.
Adur tries to pull guard but Vieira holds him up against the cage and eventually Adur drops back down to his feet.
Vieira tries to work over Adur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vieira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adur is defending well for now.
Vieira tries a knee to the head but Adur blocks it.
Adur blocks a body shot from Vieira.
Adur fails to pull guard.
Adur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vieira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adur managing to block the knees to the body from Vieira.
Adur tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vieira smiles and moves away.

Adur has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adur jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vieira walks away with a smile on his face. Adur gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Adur takes the fight into the clinch.
Vieira misses with a punch to the body.
Adur tries to pull guard but Vieira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adur tries for a takedown but Vieira manages to get underhooks.
Adur tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vieira smiles and moves away.

Adur rushes Vieira and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Adur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Vieira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Adur doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vieira makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Adur really felt that one!
Adur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vieira has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Adur doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vieira counters with a low kick, right behind Adur 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adur closes the distance and clinches.
Vieira really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Adur managing to block the knees to the body from Vieira.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Adur controls his hands.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Adur controls his hands.
Adur scores a nice knee to the body.
Adur tries to pull guard but Vieira holds him up against the cage and eventually Adur drops back down to his feet.
Rodolfo Vieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Adur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira has a couple of punches blocked by Adur.
Adur avoids a wild elbow strike from Vieira.
Vieira tries to work over Adur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adur lands a nice knee to the body.
Vieira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Adur landing knees to the head.
Adur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adur tries to pull guard but Vieira won't allow it.
Vieira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adur fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adur avoiding damage as Vieira throws knees to the body.
Adur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vieira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vieira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Adur is breathing heavily.
Adur tries to score a body lock takedown but Vieira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vieira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adur tries for a takedown but Vieira manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vieira misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vieira throws an elbow but misses.
Adur fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vieira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adur avoids it.
Adur has Vieira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vieira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vieira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vieira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adur.
Adur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vieira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adur jumps guard but Vieira turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Adur tries to pull guard but Vieira holds him up against the cage and eventually Adur drops back down to his feet.
Vieira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adur is trying to pull guard but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Vieira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adur is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adur blocking some punches.
Adur blocks a body shot from Vieira.
Vieira swings wildly with an uppercut but Adur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira misses with an elbow over the top.
Vieira tries to throw a body punch but Adur avoids it by throwing Vieira back against the cage.
Vieira gets underhooks to prevent Adur's takedown attempt.
Vieira misses with some punches.
Vieira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira is pressed up against the cage. Adur has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vieira down to the mat. Vieira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adur throws a head kick that misses.
Adur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodolfo Vieira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adur throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adur fails with the takedown
and Vieira counters with a nice kick to the body.
Adur gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vieira counters with a head kick. That will keep Adur thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Adur gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vieira counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adur tries for a takedown but Vieira circles away easily
and Vieira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcel Adur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Vieira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Adur fails with the takedown
and Vieira counters with a thumping low kick.

Adur clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vieira tries to throw a body punch but Adur avoids it by throwing Vieira back against the cage.
Adur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vieira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adur blocks it with crossed arms.
Vieira tries to work over Adur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adur tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vieira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vieira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rodolfo Vieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Adur.
Vieira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adur.
Adur has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vieira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vieira missing with knees to the body.
Adur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adur blocks an elbow strike from Vieira.
Adur is trying to pull guard but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Adur avoids the elbow strike from Vieira, against the cage.
Adur is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vieira to keep the fight standing.
Vieira misses with a knee to the head.
Vieira is pressed up against the cage. Adur has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vieira down to the mat. Vieira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Adur closes the distance and pushes Vieira back into the cage.
Vieira avoiding damage as Adur throws knees to the body.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Adur controls his hands.
Adur blocks an elbow strike.
Vieira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vieira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adur blocks it with crossed arms.
Adur lands a good knee to the midsection. Vieira won't want to take too many of those.
Vieira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adur blocking some punches.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vieira swings wildly with an uppercut but Adur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira misses with a body punch.
Adur is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vieira misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adur tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adur fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vieira tries to throw a body punch but Adur avoids it by throwing Vieira back against the cage.
Vieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vieira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adur.
Adur wants a takedown.
Adur tries to pull guard but Vieira holds him up against the cage and eventually Adur drops back down to his feet.
Vieira can't find room to land a body shot as Adur controls the action.
Vieira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adur.
Adur looking to throw knees to the head but Vieira is blocking nicely.
Rodolfo Vieira has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira misses with a body punch.
Vieira has a couple of punches blocked by Adur.
Vieira tries to land knees in the clinch but Adur avoids the damage to the body.
Vieira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira trying to land knees to the body.
Vieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vieira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vieira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adur managing to block the knees to the body from Vieira.
Adur wants to take the fight to the mat but Vieira manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vieira tries to land knees in the clinch but Adur avoids the damage to the body.
Adur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vieira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adur misses with a body punch.
Vieira throws a punch but it's blocked by Adur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira working aggressively here.
Adur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vieira throws an elbow that misses.
Vieira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Adur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vieira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vieira trying to land knees to the body.
Adur is trying to pull guard but Vieira turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Adur lands a nice uppercut.
Adur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vieira prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Adur.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vieira tries to land knees in the clinch but Adur avoids the damage to the body.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Adur controls his hands.
Rodolfo Vieira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcel Adur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vieira misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolfo Vieira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adur 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marcel Adur!
Marcel Adur thanked the fans post fight for their support.