PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calgary Alberta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nova Uniao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nova Uniao acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Alberta
vs
Uniao

172 cm
32
194 lbs
14 - 20 - 0

180 cm
39
198 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calgary Alberta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nova Uniao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alberta fails to land with a series of punches.

Uniao clinches with his opponent.
Uniao tries to throw a body punch but Alberta avoids it by throwing Uniao back against the cage.
Uniao misses with a punch to the body.
Alberta tries to break the clinch but Uniao is controlling the position.
Alberta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uniao.

Uniao decides to pull guard.
Alberta looking to pass the guard.
Alberta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Alberta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Uniao has his foot on Alberta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alberta works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alberta has gone for a leg lock! Uniao slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alberta's guard.

Alberta has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Uniao has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberta sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alberta wants to improve his position but Uniao is controlling well.
Alberta gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uniao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uniao postures up.
Alberta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uniao wants to control from the top but Alberta keeps moving.
Alberta controls Uniao momentarily but Uniao frees himself.
Alberta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Alberta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Uniao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alberta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alberta is trying to hold Uniao in close to prevent damage but Uniao has managed to pass into half guard.
Alberta tries to roll over but Uniao keeps him under control.
Alberta is working hard here to advance position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Uniao connects with a nice short shot to Alberta's temple.
Alberta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uniao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Uniao is working away from the top position though.
Alberta taking some punishment here, with Uniao in his half guard.
Uniao is thwarting Alberta's attempts to control the position.
Alberta taking some punishment here, with Uniao in his half guard.
Alberta is positioning himself well to prevent Uniao advancing to mount.
Alberta is refusing to be controlled, as Uniao sits in half guard.
Alberta wants to improve his position but Uniao is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uniao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alberta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Uniao is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Uniao lands a nice shot to the head.
Alberta is looking to get to half guard.
Uniao with good strikes from the mount here!
Alberta regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Uniao is working for a submission of some sort.
Alberta tries to kick Uniao off but Uniao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nova Uniao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Alberta rushes Uniao and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alberta's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Alberta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uniao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alberta paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Alberta clinches up against the cage.
Uniao working aggressively here.
Alberta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alberta is trying to force a seperation but Uniao has the dominant position.
Uniao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alberta trying to control the position but instead, Uniao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alberta into the cage.
Alberta is working for takedown but Uniao is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alberta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Uniao after a bit of a struggle.

Alberta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Alberta has closed the distance and engaged Uniao in a clinch.
Alberta is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Uniao as the two fighters clinch.
Alberta working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Uniao scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Uniao has picked Alberta up - he's going for a ride! Uniao dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Alberta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alberta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alberta is looking for a sweep. Uniao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nova Uniao has got the better of the ground game so far.

Alberta looking for submissions off his back.
Uniao seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alberta moves into full guard.
Uniao prevents Alberta from getting back to his feet.
Alberta seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Alberta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uniao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberta controls Uniao momentarily but Uniao frees himself.
Uniao lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alberta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alberta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Uniao preventing the sweep.
Uniao stands and throws Alberta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alberta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uniao working away.
Alberta takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Alberta manages to get back to half guard.
Uniao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uniao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uniao controlling the action here.
Uniao is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alberta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Uniao is working away from the top position though.
Alberta is looking for a sweep. Uniao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uniao landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alberta gets full guard.
Alberta working a defensive guard here.

Alberta is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Uniao has his hands clasped together but Alberta extends and breaks Uniao's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Alberta.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Calgary Alberta!
Calgary Alberta decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.