PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Chavez
vs
Lima

160 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
156 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ahmed Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Lima!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Lima closes the distance and clinches.

Chavez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lima shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chavez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Chavez has his feet on Lima's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lima with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lima shoots for a takedown but Chavez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ahmed Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Lima.
Chavez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chavez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lima manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chavez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lima fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima is looking to clinch but Chavez is avoiding it.
Lima tries to clinch up.
Chavez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chavez pinned against the cage. Chavez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Lima tries to sprawl but Chavez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lima pushes Chavez off but Chavez dives into side control.
Lima is looking to reverse the position.
Chavez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chavez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chavez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lima looking for a sweep but Chavez has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lima looks winded!
Chavez looking to finish Lima with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lima!
Chavez avoids the attempt from Lima to control.

Chavez is working for a guillotine from mount but Lima frees his head quite easily.
Lima is looking to improve his position but Chavez isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to hold on but Chavez pushes him away.
Lima is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Chavez is staying active.

Chavez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lima has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lima tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four 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.
Lima wants to hold on but Chavez pushes him away.
Lima is looking to get to half guard.
Chavez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chavez raining down shots from the mount!
Chavez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lima wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmed Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lima throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chavez counters by clinching up.
Chavez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chavez jumps guard but Lima stands there with Chavez around his waist. Chavez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lima can do to turn this around?

Lima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chavez shoots in looking for a takedown but Lima manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chavez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmed Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chavez swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Lima as Chavez shoots in.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chavez as he avoids it easily.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chavez as he jumps to the side.
Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lima is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima closes the distance and clinches up with Chavez, looking for a takedown. Lima pushes Chavez against the cage but Chavez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chavez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chavez stuffs the takedown.
Chavez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Chavez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lima's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez prevents Lima from improving his position.
Chavez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chavez has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lima defend it? Chavez steps over the head and cranks it - Lima is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Chavez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ahmed Chavez!