PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Buenaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liege's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mausum & Escape. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Liege
vs
Buenaga

183 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caeas Liege!
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, Yuri Buenaga!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buenaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buenaga misses with a head kick.

Liege looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Liege wants to work for an arm triangle but Buenaga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Buenaga has hold of Liege's hands but Liege slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Liege blocks the strikes from Buenaga.
Liege throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Buenaga is looking to control Liege's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Buenaga avoid being mounted?
Liege thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buenaga works his way to full guard. Good work.
Liege won't allow Buenaga to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buenaga looking for subs off his back but Liege has passed one foot through into half guard.
Buenaga is pressing down on Liege's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Liege drops back looking for a leg! Buenaga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Buenaga manages to kick Liege off! Liege jumps back into Buenaga's guard.

Buenaga working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Liege has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Buenaga looking for submissions off his back.
Liege has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Buenaga is trying to stand.

Liege is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Buenaga defends it well.
Buenaga looks like he's trying to stand up.
Buenaga looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege wants to take a breather but Buenaga is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Liege or perhaps it was just good defense by Buenaga which made him look bad.
Buenaga tries to bum rush Liege with a series of wild strikes but Liege uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buenaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buenaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liege shoots in but Buenaga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buenaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liege circles away quickly and effectively.
Liege closes the distance and clinches up with Buenaga, looking for a takedown. Liege pushes Buenaga against the cage but Buenaga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caeas Liege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buenaga looks to land a combination. Liege sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buenaga misses with the combination.
Liege shoots in but Buenaga avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Buenaga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Buenaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Buenaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liege circles away quickly and effectively.
Buenaga goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Buenaga throws a head kick that misses.

Liege drives through and clinches with Buenaga against the cage.
Buenaga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buenaga is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buenaga has had enough of the clinch but Liege keeps him there for the moment.

Liege wants the takedown. Buenaga is fighting it off but Liege persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Buenaga's guard against the cage.
Buenaga throws a couple of heel strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caeas Liege dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Liege closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Buenaga wants to get back to his feet.

Liege is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Buenaga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Buenaga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Liege is working away from the top position though.

Liege is working for a submission of some sort.
Buenaga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buenaga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Liege preventing the sweep.
Buenaga keeping moving, preventing Liege from controlling successfully.
Buenaga doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Liege prevents Buenaga from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Buenaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buenaga throws a series of punches but Liege avoids them all with ease.
Buenaga throws a head kick but Liege moves out of range.
Liege blocks a head kick by Buenaga.
Liege wants to clinch up but Buenaga keeps it at a distance.

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.
Buenaga misses with a head kick.
Yuri Buenaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buenaga throws a head kick but Liege moves out of range.
Buenaga keeps the fight on the outside.
Buenaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Liege will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Buenaga misses with a few strikes there.
Buenaga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buenaga stuffs the takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buenaga.
Liege has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Liege shoots in and bounces Buenaga off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Buenaga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege trying to control the position from guard on top but Buenaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buenaga throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Buenaga is working an open guard so Liege takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Buenaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buenaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buenaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liege changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Buenaga tries to avoid it but Liege manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Buenaga to the ground. Buenaga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caeas Liege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Buenaga.
Buenaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liege circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liege showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buenaga.
Liege looks for a takedown but Buenaga sprawls well.
Liege defending well as Buenaga loads up on a big left hand.
Buenaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buenaga throws a sloppy head kick and Liege moves out of range easily.
Buenaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liege circles away quickly and effectively.

Liege looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Buenaga controls Liege momentarily but Liege frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caeas Liege 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!

A combination from Buenaga does no damage.
Buenaga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Buenaga misses.

Liege darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Liege is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Buenaga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Buenaga is trying to maintain the position but Liege is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buenaga regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buenaga throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Buenaga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Liege's guard.
Buenaga has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Liege is proving hard to escape from.
Buenaga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Buenaga trying to control but Liege is working from the bottom.
Buenaga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caeas Liege overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Liege has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Buenaga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Buenaga postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buenaga throwing strikes but missing.
Buenaga pushing down on Liege's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Liege is not content to let Buenaga control the position.
Buenaga winds up and cracks Liege with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Liege gets back to full guard.

Liege isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Buenaga stacks Liege on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Buenaga!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege manages to work his way to half guard, despite Buenaga's best efforts.
Buenaga lands with a punch from half guard.
Liege is not content to let Buenaga control the position.

Liege looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Buenaga throwing shots but Liege is blocking nicely.
Buenaga not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Liege keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Caeas Liege is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buenaga thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Liege to regain full guard.
Liege is adopting a defensive guard.
Liege working a defensive guard here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Liege scores a takedown into full mount!
Yuri Buenaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buenaga throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Buenaga working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caeas Liege showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liege, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caeas Liege!