PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Lisario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lisario has chosen I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Church
vs
Lisario

184 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angel Lisario!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lisario is trying hard to land a takedown here. Church sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lisario shoots for a takedown but Church saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lisario looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Church is fending him off so far but Lisario persists. Nope, Church circles away and we're back to standing.
Alex Church has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Lisario.
Lisario shoots in but no luck this time.
Lisario misses with a head kick.

Church clinches with his opponent.

Church lands a takedown into guard.

Lisario has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Church has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Lisario jumps guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Church scoring with some ground and pound.
Church postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisario has momentary wrist control but Church slips an elbow through the middle.

Lisario is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Church lands a couple of elbows.
Church scoring with punches to the head and body.
Church postures up.
Church with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Church landing with the ground and pound.
Church trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Church working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisario is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Church is controlling him.
Church will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Church scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lisario is looking to sweep but instead, Church has passed into half guard.
Lisario looks winded!
Lisario wants to control but Church passes into side.

Church decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lisario to his feet.

Lisario gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church leaning his opponent against the cage.
Church is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lisario to keep the fight standing.
Lisario tries to break free but Church pushes him back against the cage.
Church is looking for a takedown.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lisario has eaten all the pies!

Church pulls guard.

Church has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lisario can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lisario wants to control from the top but Church keeps moving.
Lisario wanted to stand there but Church had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church seems keen to control Lisario's posture.

Church is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lisario is aware though and is defending well.
Lisario trying to control the position from guard on top but Church is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lisario prevents Church from getting back to his feet.
Church looking for a sweep. Not yet Church, not yet.
Lisario wants to pass the guard but Church is keeping the position.
Lisario stops Church from standing up.
Church wants to improve his position but instead Lisario has moved into half guard.
Church desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lisario shoots in but no luck this time.

Lisario throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Church tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lisario is in Church's guard.

Church has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lisario has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Church gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lisario.

Church turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Church manages to end up in side control.

Lisario sneaks out the side door and pushes Church away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lisario rushes Church and presses him up against the cage.
Church tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lisario just stands there and leans against the cage.
Church tries to pull guard but Lisario won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Church tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Church. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lisario is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lisario is breathing heavily.
Church jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lisario walks away with a smile on his face. Church gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Lisario gets tackled into the cage by Church. Church maintains the clinch.
Church is struggling to control the position.

Church jumps guard.
Lisario wants to control from the top but Church keeps moving.
Lisario might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Church haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Church is striking from the bottom but Lisario uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church wants to get back to full guard but Lisario has mounted him!
Church is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lisario trying to control but Church is having none of it.
Church is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lisario breaks from Church's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lisario fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Church is squirming around, avoiding Lisario's attempts to control the action.
Alex Church overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Church is looking to improve his position but Lisario isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church is trying to reverse the position but instead Lisario has taken his back - oops!
Lisario controlling well, preventing Church from escaping the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lisario's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Lisario is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Church defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Church is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lisario gets his hands free as Church looks to control.

Lisario is persistently looking for the submission but Church is defending it well.
Church is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church trying to control the action but Lisario just sinks the hooks in.
Lisario doesn't have the hooks in and Church manages to turn into his guard.
Church scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lisario looking to control.
Church distracts Lisario with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Church chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Lisario 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! This is the final round!

Lisario fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Church sprawls well initially but Lisario persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Church has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lisario is working away from the top position though.
Lisario thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Church's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Church manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Church looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lisario is one step ahead there.
Church is adopting a defensive guard.

Church has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lisario is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lisario is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lisario takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lisario is working for takedown but Church is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Church fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Church tries for a takedown but Lisario manages to get underhooks.

Church jumps guard and drags Lisario to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lisario is fighting to break Church's control of his arms but Church is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Church wants to stand up but Lisario is controlling him.
Church wants to improve his position but instead Lisario has moved into half guard.
Church is refusing to be controlled, as Lisario sits in half guard.
Lisario seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Church is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lisario escapes and gets back to his feet.

Lisario tries to keep at a distance but Church has taken the fight into the clinch.

Church turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Church manages to end up in side control.

Lisario throws Church to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Church takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Lisario rushes Church and presses him up against the cage.
Lisario changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Church fights it off and pushes away nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Lisario.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisario fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Church appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alex Church has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Lisario.
Church throws a head kick but Lisario moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lisario is defended easily by Church.
As Lisario looks to move away, Church throws a big counter combo but Lisario just gets out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Church closes the distance and clinches.
Church is trying to pull guard but Lisario has him pressed against the cage.
Church has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lisario after a bit of a struggle.
Church tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lisario smiles and moves away.
Church displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lisario.
Church throws a big counter combination but Lisario scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lisario goes for a double leg but Church avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Church continues to drive forward.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angel Lisario.
I think Lisario has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Lisario!
Angel Lisario thanked the fans post fight for their support.