PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No No (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Vinicius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to No No's chin.

Vinicius
vs
No

181 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Vinicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, No No!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No closes the distance and clinches up with Vinicius, looking for a takedown. No pushes Vinicius against the cage but Vinicius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vinicius is trying to break free.
No can't break the clinch.

No ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. No no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
No looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Vinicius stands and steps away. No gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

No clinches up against the cage.
Vinicius misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No keeps control of Vinicius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vinicius has had enough of the clinch but No keeps him there for the moment.
Vinicius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
No misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinicius.
No blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No tries to score a body lock takedown but Vinicius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vinicius throws a punch but it's blocked by No.

No breaks from the clinch.

Vinicius gets a clinch.
Vinicius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vinicius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vinicius misses with a body punch.
No prevents a body shot from Vinicius.
Vinicius keeps control of No as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vinicius throws a punch but it's blocked by No.
No landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vinicius is breathing heavily.
No blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinicius prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marcus Vinicius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of No No.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

No jumps guard.
Vinicius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vinicius trying to stand up but can't free himself from No's guard.
Vinicius wants to stand and escape but instead No has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

No controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vinicius wants to get back to his feet but No is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
No is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius wants to stand but No is controlling the position.
No missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

No takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinicius.

No escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinicius tries to clinch there but No circles away.
No scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Vinicius.
No throws a nice outside leg kick.

No looking to score a takedown here. Vinicius is defending well but No drives through and ends up in Vinicius's guard.
No is looking to work some ground and pound but Vinicius has wrist control.
No with a nice head shot there.
No advances position into side control!
No wants to control but Vinicius is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

No No dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No lands an overhand right.

No drives through and clinches with Vinicius against the cage.
Vinicius misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from No.
Knees to the body from Vinicius.
Vinicius trying to stall but No improves his position.

Vinicius breaks the clinch.
No throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

No shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
No throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
No slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius is not content to let No control the position.

No is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vinicius has managed to free his arm - good work.
No scoring with strikes to the body and head.

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.
No not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
No controlling the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Vinicius gets caught flat footed, as No shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
No pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vinicius is keeping the position for now.

No decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vinicius, up you get!
Vinicius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vinicius takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vinicius takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No has a takedown stuffed.

Vinicius moves into the clinch successfully.
Vinicius tries to break free but No pushes him back against the cage.

No drags the fight down to the ground.
Vinicius preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vinicius stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vinicius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vinicius pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

No throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vinicius was covering up waiting for the punch and No finishes the takedown easily into guard.
No tries to free his leg and advance position but Vinicius is retaining full guard.
No wants to control from the top but Vinicius keeps moving.
No No has got the better of the ground game so far.
No landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

No No showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

No drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
No slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
No with a flurry of punches that miss.
No missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

No stands and steps away. Vinicius gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marcus Vinicius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

No moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vinicius misses with a punch to the body.

No breaks the clinch.
No has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

No gets a takedown into half guard.
No content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
No throwing shots but Vinicius is blocking nicely.
No missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
No with a couple of short strikes.
No landing strikes from the mount.
No dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
No is landing with some decent strikes but Vinicius is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

No looking to secure an arm triangle but Vinicius defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, No cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by No.
No unloading with bombs!
No trying to control but Vinicius is having none of it.
No landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vinicius hang on?
Vinicius taking shots to the head.
No landing punches.
Vinicius is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
No lands a couple of good shots and Vinicius has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No controlling the position well here. Vinicius rolled but No kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Marcus Vinicius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No No is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oooh a big shot gets through from No. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

And that's the end of the fight!
No No comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well No has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... No No!