PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Saccarosio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmelo Forca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alex Saccarosio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Saccarosio
vs
Forca

185 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
21
204 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Saccarosio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carmelo Forca!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saccarosio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saccarosio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Forca sprawls well. Forca wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saccarosio gets slowly back to his feet.
Forca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saccarosio connects with a looping right hand.

Saccarosio rushes Forca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Forca wants the takedown. Saccarosio is fighting it off but Forca persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Saccarosio's guard against the cage.
Forca stands up over Saccarosio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Forca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Forca is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Forca is in close to Saccarosio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Forca postures up in Saccarosio's guard and throws a big left but Saccarosio blocks it.
Forca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Forca is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saccarosio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Forca is controlling him.
Forca scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saccarosio has momentary wrist control but Forca slips an elbow through the middle.
Saccarosio thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saccarosio is on top in guard.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Forca can do anything to dispel that myth.
Forca is pulling down on Saccarosio's head. It's preventing any offense from Saccarosio, at least for the moment.
Forca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saccarosio preventing the sweep.
Saccarosio wants to control from the top but Forca keeps moving.
Saccarosio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Forca is pulling down on Saccarosio's head. It's preventing any offense from Saccarosio, at least for the moment.
Saccarosio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Forca is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Saccarosio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Forca moves into the clinch.

Forca has Saccarosio pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Forca pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Saccarosio tumbling to the mat - Forca dives into Saccarosio's guard.
Forca connects with a couple of short punches.
Saccarosio keeping full guard, as Forca tries to pass.
Saccarosio trying to keep a closed guard but Forca is proving a slippery customer.
Forca postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Saccarosio controls Forca momentarily but Forca frees himself.
Forca connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Forca passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Forca cracks Saccarosio with a big elbow.
Forca landing a few strikes.
Saccarosio tries to improve position but can't.
Forca in side control lands a decent elbow.
Forca landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Saccarosio is rocked!
Saccarosio can't do much from the bottom here.
Oh Saccarosio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Forca connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Saccarosio some visible discomfort.
Saccarosio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Saccarosio is trying to improve his position.
Forca looks up at the clock and then as Saccarosio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Forca smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Forca dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Forca misses the shot to the body.
Saccarosio seems to have got his legs back now.
Forca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saccarosio.
Forca connects with the punch.
Alex Saccarosio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Saccarosio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Saccarosio gets a clinch.

Forca has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Saccarosio regains guard immediately.
Saccarosio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Forca chips away with some ground and pound.
Forca working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saccarosio's head.

Saccarosio is rocked!
Forca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saccarosio is keeping the position for now.
Oh Saccarosio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saccarosio controls Forca momentarily but Forca frees himself.
Saccarosio seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forca is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forca lands a couple of digs.
Saccarosio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Forca.
Forca slips nicely into half guard.
Forca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saccarosio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Forca scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saccarosio wants to improve his position but Forca is controlling well.
Forca working Saccarosio over with strikes.
Forca drops an elbow to the side of Saccarosio's head.
Forca is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Forca prevents Saccarosio from improving his position.
Forca looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forca winds up and cracks Saccarosio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Forca winds up and cracks Saccarosio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Forca lands a nice short elbow.
Forca lands a big elbow - Saccarosio is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Forca!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carmelo Forca!