PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mata Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brahma Cervejinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cervejinha has chosen Beer! by Psychostick as his entrance music. Brahma Cervejinha will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hughes
vs
Cervejinha

170 cm
26
134 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
135 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mata Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brahma Cervejinha!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cervejinha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cervejinha.
A head punch on the inside from Cervejinha fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cervejinha.
Cervejinha missing with knees to the body.
Cervejinha lands an elbow inside.
Cervejinha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hughes is trying to drag Cervejinha to the mat but Cervejinha just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

Cervejinha breaks from the clinch.
Cervejinha feints and then cracks Hughes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hughes down.
Hughes blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Cervejinha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervejinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cervejinha is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hughes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hughes dives in and grabs Cervejinha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cervejinha pushes down on Hughes's head and hops out.

Cervejinha has managed to clinch.
Hughes looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mata Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cervejinha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cervejinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hughes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hughes wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cervejinha.
Cervejinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Cervejinha manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cervejinha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hughes moves out of range of the leg kick from Cervejinha.

Cervejinha moves into the clinch.
Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Cervejinha.

Hughes drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hughes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughes, not yet.
Cervejinha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Cervejinha stands and steps away. Hughes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cervejinha cracks the inside of Hughes's front leg.
Brahma Cervejinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha scores with a head kick.
Cervejinha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Hughes gets tackled into the ropes by Cervejinha. Cervejinha maintains the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cervejinha.
Cervejinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hughes is defending well for now.
Hughes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Cervejinha to keep the fight standing.
Cervejinha trying to land knees to the body.
Cervejinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cervejinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Hughes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cervejinha pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cervejinha obliges.

Cervejinha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cervejinha has Hughes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cervejinha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.
Cervejinha trying to land knees to the body.
Cervejinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hughes.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cervejinha.
Cervejinha tries to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling the position.
Cervejinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brahma Cervejinha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cervejinha lands a nice looking body kick.
Cervejinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cervejinha scores with a push kick.
Cervejinha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cervejinha lands with a kick to the ribs.

Cervejinha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cervejinha throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cervejinha throws an elbow but misses.
Cervejinha can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Hughes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cervejinha tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
Hughes is looking to stall here but Cervejinha recovers full guard.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Cervejinha keeps moving.
Hughes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cervejinha is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cervejinha keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Cervejinha keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha is trying to control the position but Hughes postures up.

Mata Hughes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Cervejinha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cervejinha lands a knee to the body.
Cervejinha with a knee to the head.
Hughes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cervejinha gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Cervejinha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hughes.

Cervejinha takes the fight into the clinch.
Hughes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cervejinha walks away with a smile on his face. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mata Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cervejinha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cervejinha.
Brahma Cervejinha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cervejinha scores with a head kick.
Cervejinha throws a wild body kick that Hughes sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hughes gets tackled into the ropes by Cervejinha. Cervejinha maintains the clinch.
Hughes avoiding damage as Cervejinha throws knees to the body.

Cervejinha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cervejinha scores with a kick to the body.
Cervejinha scores with a spinning back kick!
Cervejinha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cervejinha throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cervejinha gets a clinch.
Cervejinha throws an elbow that misses.
Hughes dodges an elbow strike from Cervejinha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brahma Cervejinha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Cervejinha.
Cervejinha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cervejinha is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cervejinha.
Cervejinha throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Cervejinha thows a body kick. Hughes tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Cervejinha drives through and clinches with Hughes against the ropes.
Cervejinha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cervejinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cervejinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brahma Cervejinha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cervejinha just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Cervejinha fails to land.
Cervejinha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hughes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cervejinha walks away with a smile on his face. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cervejinha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cervejinha.
Good work by Hughes as he checks the leg kick.
Cervejinha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hughes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Cervejinha has managed to clinch.
Hughes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hughes avoids a wild elbow strike from Cervejinha.
Hughes being controlled against the ropes.
Mata Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cervejinha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cervejinha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Cervejinha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cervejinha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cervejinha prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mata Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hughes dodges an elbow strike from Cervejinha.

Cervejinha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brahma Cervejinha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cervejinha slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cervejinha connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha throws a leg kick which misses Hughes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hughes tries to avoid it.
A big right from Cervejinha misses.
A clash of legs there as Hughes blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Cervejinha.
Hughes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cervejinha counters with a good low kick that Hughes was not able to check.
Cervejinha throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cervejinha has managed to clinch.

Cervejinha breaks the clinch.
Hughes shoots for a takedown but Cervejinha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hughes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cervejinha.
Brahma Cervejinha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cervejinha scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cervejinha.
Cervejinha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cervejinha moves into the clinch successfully.
Cervejinha misses with an elbow over the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brahma Cervejinha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cervejinha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brahma Cervejinha!
A relieved looking Brahma Cervejinha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.