PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Vasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Solano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vasco
vs
Solano

180 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

172 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matheus Vasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tito Solano!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solano keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasco doesn't manage to clinch there - Solano circles away.
Solano avoids the head kick by Vasco.
Vasco wants to clinch up but Solano keeps it at a distance.

Vasco tries to keep at a distance but Solano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Solano tries to break the clinch but Vasco is controlling the position.

Vasco breaks from the clinch.
Solano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Solano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Vasco moves into the clinch.

Solano breaks from the clinch.
Vasco closes the distance looking to clinch

and Solano counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vasco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Solano walks away with a smile on his face. Vasco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Solano moves out of range of the body kick.
Vasco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Solano as he jumps to the side.
Vasco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Solano pinned against the cage. Solano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Vasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solano fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasco fails with the takedown

and Solano counters by moving into the clinch.
Vasco avoiding damage as Solano throws knees to the body.

Vasco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solano throws a right hand that Vasco ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasco also avoids with ease.
Vasco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Solano counters with a three punch combo that has Vasco backing up. Vasco nods at Solano to acknowledge the strikes.
Vasco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Solano but Solano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vasco is breathing heavily.
Vasco stuffs the takedown.
A big left from Vasco misses.

Solano scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Solano decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Solano clinches with his opponent.
Vasco has Solano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Solano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vasco has had enough of the clinch but Solano keeps him there for the moment.
Vasco has had enough of the clinch but Solano keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Solano.

Solano manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasco darts in trying to clinch
and Solano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Vasco drives through and clinches with Solano against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vasco.
Vasco jumps guard but Solano stands there with Vasco around his waist. Vasco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Solano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Solano tries for a takedown. No joy.
Solano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vasco pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Solano decides to pull guard.
Vasco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solano looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Solano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Solano looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solano wants to sweep but no luck.
Solano keeping moving, preventing Vasco from controlling successfully.
Solano has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vasco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vasco trying to control the position from guard on top but Solano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Solano scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solano is nestled in close to Vasco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vasco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Solano.

Solano decides to stand up.
Vasco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vasco tries to clinch up
and Solano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Solano takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Solano on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Solano manages to break the clinch.
Vasco throws a sloppy head kick and Solano moves out of range easily.
Solano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Solano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vasco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Solano counters with a three punch combo that has Vasco backing up. Vasco nods at Solano to acknowledge the strikes.
Vasco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solano.
Vasco misses with a double jab
and Solano counters with a three punch combo that has Vasco backing up. Vasco nods at Solano to acknowledge the strikes.
Vasco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Solano counters with a left and a right that stings Vasco.
A lazy left from Solano finds it's target.
Vasco shoots and misses
and Solano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Solano closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vasco to the mat! Vasco manages to get full guard.
Solano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Solano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Solano slows the pace down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solano trying to control the position but Vasco is working away.
Vasco strikes from the bottom but Solano takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Solano controlling his opponent.
Solano with a couple of short strikes.
Vasco working to try and regain half guard.
Solano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vasco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Solano avoids the attempt from Vasco to control.
Vasco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Solano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Solano dominating with strikes here.
Vasco manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vasco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Solano is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Solano.
Solano lands with a punch from half guard.

Solano decides to stand up.
Vasco wants to clinch

and Solano counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vasco taking some punishment here, with Solano in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Solano there.
Vasco tries to roll over but Solano keeps him under control.
Solano controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasco punching from the bottom.
Solano performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Solano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Solano decides to stand and escape the position.
Solano's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Solano duly obliges.
Solano shoots for a double leg takedown but Vasco sprawls well. He's pushed Solano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Vasco drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solano wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Solano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Solano has closed the distance and engaged Vasco in a clinch.
Vasco prevents Solano from breaking the clinch.
Solano gets through Vasco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Solano keeps control of Vasco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Solano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vasco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vasco.

Vasco manages to break the clinch.

Solano takes the fight into the clinch.
Vasco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vasco looking for a takedown.
Vasco gets underhooks to prevent Solano's takedown attempt.
Vasco misses with a knee strike.
Solano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Vasco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Vasco misses.
Solano shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasco tries to sprawl out of it but Solano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Solano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matheus Vasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Solano.
Vasco tries to clinch but Solano moves away

and Solano counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vasco won't be happy with that.
Vasco tries to buck Solano off but Solano is having none of it.
Solano taking a breather here.
Vasco is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Solano's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solano winds up and cracks Vasco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Vasco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vasco throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vasco is trying to get back to full guard.
Solano trying to control the pace.

Vasco actively working from the bottom here.
Tito Solano has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solano passes to side control.
Vasco is trying to get back to half guard.
Solano staying calm.
Solano slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Vasco.
Solano scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vasco?

That's four 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.
Solano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Solano lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vasco is desperately trying to improve his position but Solano has a good base and remains in mount.
Solano unloading with bombs!
Solano is landing with some decent strikes but Vasco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Solano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Solano.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Solano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Solano 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Solano!