PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wang Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Long
vs
Almeida

173 cm
23
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Wang Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Almeida as he avoids it easily.
Wang Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Long rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almeida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Almeida works Long's body with a nice hook.
Almeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Almeida thuds a left hand into Long's body.
A nice combination there by Almeida.
Long fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wang Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida misses with a straight left.
Long misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Long shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almeida looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Long is looking to counter punch.
Max Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Long fails with the takedown
and Almeida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeida.
A decent looking cross lands there for Almeida.
Almeida slips a straight right by Long.
Almeida slips a straight right by Long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
Long fails with the takedown
and Almeida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.
Almeida has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Almeida scores with the left hand. Long knows he should have avoided that one.
Long looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida is fending him off so far but Long persists. Nope, Almeida circles away and we're back to standing.
Almeida works Long's body with a nice hook.
Long is breathing heavily.
Almeida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Long takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Almeida is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Long had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Almeida with a jab.
Almeida swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Almeida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Long misses with a takedown attempt
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Almeida connects with a body shot that sends Long's belly button to the back.
Almeida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Almeida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Long scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida dodges the ground and pound from Long.
Long trying to control the position but Almeida is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking for a sweep.
Long wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
Almeida is looking to regain half guard here but Long keeps moving and retains side control.
Almeida stops Long from passing to mount.
Long throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Almeida tries to bench press Long off him but Long keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Almeida dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Almeida tests Long's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Long shoots and misses
and Almeida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Long swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Long on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Long gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Almeida.
Max Almeida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long shoots in and drives through. Almeida sprawls well.
Almeida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Long counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Long throws a big right hand that misses.
Long pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almeida is keeping the position for now.
Long postures up in Almeida's guard and throws a big left but Almeida blocks it.

Long drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Long jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Long is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Long looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Almeida is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
An elbow from Long crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Long.
Long misses with the ground and pound.
Long throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Who's going to make the next move?

Long is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Almeida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from Long are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Long tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Long has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Almeida looking for a sweep but Long has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Almeida working to try and regain half guard.

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.
Long wants to control the pace but Almeida is squirming around nicely.
Long landing shots from mount.
Almeida holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Long tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Almeida tries to hold on but Long postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Almeida?

Long jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Almeida manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wang Long dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Almeida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Almeida wants it to stay on the feet.
Long shoots for a double leg takedown but Almeida sprawls well. He's pushed Long's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Almeida thuds his right hand into Long's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Long shoots in and drives through. Almeida sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almeida! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wang Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Almeida.
Almeida lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long with a poor takedown
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Almeida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Almeida's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Long tries for a takedown but Almeida circles away easily
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Almeida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Almeida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Almeida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Almeida lands a nice shot that snaps Long's head back.
Long doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almeida swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
Long drops his hands momentarily and Almeida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Long misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Wang Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a takedown
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Almeida.
Almeida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Long throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almeida counters with a three punch combo that has Long backing up. Long nods at Almeida to acknowledge the strikes.
Long rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Long with a lazy takedown attempt
and Almeida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Almeida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Almeida.
Almeida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Almeida lands a nice hook to Long's body. Long takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Almeida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long has his takedown stuffed
and Almeida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Almeida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Almeida scores with a body shot.
Almeida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Almeida with a hook.
Long doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long misses with an uppercut
and Almeida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Almeida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Almeida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Almeida - just one landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Almeida lands with a hook. Long tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Long has his takedown stuffed
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Almeida, as that shot connected.
Long falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Long takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Almeida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Long on the side of the head.
Almeida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Long on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Almeida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Almeida 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 for Max Almeida!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Max Almeida!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Max Almeida!

Max Almeida wins by unanimous decision!