PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeramy Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Teijeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Charles
vs
Teijeira

174 cm
18
214 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeramy Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Teijeira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Charles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Teijeira counters with a right hand to the body.
Teijeira throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Jeramy Charles has been cut.
Teijeira looks for the body kick but Charles saw that one coming.
Teijeira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Teijeira has Charles up against the cage in a clinch.
Charles is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Teijeira to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teijeira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teijeira keeps control of Charles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Charles controlling the action here for a moment.
Teijeira is trying to break the clinch but Charles has him pressed against the cage.

Teijeira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teijeira scores with a decent looking hook.
Teijeira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Charles's waist but Charles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Teijeira off to one side.
Jeramy Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Teijeira.
Charles shoots in and drives through. Teijeira sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Charles shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Charles was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Charles decides to stand up, so the ref orders Teijeira to his feet.

Teijeira pushes Charles up against the cage in a clinch.
Charles tries to pull guard but Teijeira holds him up against the cage and eventually Charles drops back down to his feet.
Teijeira is trying to stall.

Charles breaks the clinch.
Teijeira stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Charles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Teijeira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charles.
Teijeira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Charles's waist but Charles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Teijeira off to one side.
Charles seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Teijeira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teijeira looks for a takedown but Charles sprawls well.
Charles is looking for a counter combo.
Teijeira looks winded!
Teijeira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Teijeira just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCharles.
Charles fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Charles wants it to stay on the feet.
Teijeira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Teijeira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Charles tries to avoid it but Teijeira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Charles to the ground. Charles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Charles dodges the punch combination from Teijeira.

Charles looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Teijeira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeramy Charles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Teijeira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Charles counters with a one-two to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Teijeira. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Charles is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Teijeira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Teijeira has Charles pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Teijeira pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Charles tumbling to the mat - Teijeira dives into Charles's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Charles holds on and takes a little breather.
Charles's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Teijeira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teijeira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teijeira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Teijeira wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Teijeira postures up.

Charles working for a triangle but Teijeira defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles looking to control.
Teijeira wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Teijeira drops back looking for a leg! Charles is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Charles manages to kick Teijeira off! Teijeira jumps back into Charles's guard.
Teijeira is breathing heavily.
Charles thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marcelo Teijeira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teijeira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Charles avoids it really well and circles away.

Teijeira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Charles really is a fat lump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to improve his position but Teijeira is controlling well.
Teijeira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Charles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Charles throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Charles is not content to let Teijeira control the position.
Charles tries to get to full guard but Teijeira has control of the leg.
Charles desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Charles is looking to control Teijeira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Charles avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Charles keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Charles is trying to get back to full guard.
Charles regains full guard. Nicely done.
Charles is pulling down on Teijeira's head to control his posture.
Teijeira won't allow Charles to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Teijeira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teijeira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Charles was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Teijeira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeramy Charles's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Charles goes for a double leg but Teijeira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Teijeira continues to drive forward.
Jeramy Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Teijeira.

Teijeira rushes Charles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Teijeira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Charles is defending well.
Teijeira wants to break free but Charles has control.
Charles gets underhooks to prevent Teijeira's takedown attempt.

Charles decides to pull guard.
Charles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teijeira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Teijeira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Teijeira wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Teijeira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Charles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Teijeira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Charles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teijeira won't allow Charles to sweep him here.

Teijeira stands up from Charles's guard - Teijeira perhaps looking for a knockout.
Teijeira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeramy Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Teijeira.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Teijeira sprawls well. Teijeira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Charles gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Teijeira closes the distance and clinches.
Teijeira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Teijeira just stands there and leans against the cage.

Teijeira manages to break the clinch.
Teijeira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Charles counters with a left and a right that stings Teijeira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teijeira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Charles moves out of range as Teijeira throws a body kick.
Charles appears to be looking for a big counter.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
Teijeira wants to counter the offense by Charles and move into the clinch position.
Charles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Teijeira throws a series of punches but Charles avoids them all with ease.
Charles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Charles closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Teijeira to the mat! Teijeira manages to get full guard.
Teijeira wants to sweep but no luck.
Charles stays in close to Teijeira's body and controls the position.
Charles stopping the sweep attempt from Teijeira.
Charles is looking to work some ground and pound but Teijeira has wrist control.
Charles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Charles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Charles throws a big right hand that misses.
Jeramy Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcelo Teijeira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Teijeira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Charles throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcelo Teijeira.
Well Teijeira 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Teijeira!