PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Safra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Teobaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Safra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Safra
vs
Teobaldo

190 cm
24
275 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

183 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Safra!
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, Jose Teobaldo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safra fails with the takedown.
Teobaldo throws a series of punches but Safra avoids them all with ease.
Teobaldo drops Safra with a left right combo! Teobaldo follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Gustavo Safra has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Teobaldo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Safra knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Safra is looking to regain half guard here but Teobaldo keeps moving and retains side control.
Safra is breathing heavily.
Safra is working hard here to advance position.
Teobaldo is chipping away with strikes.
Safra taking punishment in the form of punches.

Teobaldo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Teobaldo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Teobaldo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safra stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Teobaldo tries to stand but Safra is controlling his head.
Teobaldo trying to control the position but Safra is working away.
Teobaldo looks up at the clock and then as Safra takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Teobaldo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two 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.
Safra can't do much from the bottom here.
Teobaldo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Teobaldo controlling the position.
Teobaldo tries to stand but Safra is controlling his head.

Teobaldo stands up and beckons Safra to his feet.
Teobaldo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Safra backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teobaldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teobaldo throws a combination. Safra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Teobaldo looks to land a combination but Safra avoids it well.
No joy there for Teobaldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jose Teobaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teobaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Safra circles away.
Safra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teobaldo.
Teobaldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Teobaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teobaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Safra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teobaldo is looking to clinch.
Safra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Teobaldo has eaten all the pies!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teobaldo tries to clinch there but Safra circles away.
Teobaldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Teobaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Safra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Teobaldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teobaldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teobaldo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Safra clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Safra has Teobaldo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Teobaldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Teobaldo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Safra prevents it.
Teobaldo can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Teobaldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Safra's cut.
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.

Teobaldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gustavo Safra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teobaldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Safra counters by moving into the clinch.
Safra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Teobaldo smiles and moves away.
Teobaldo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Safra counters by clinching up.
Teobaldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Teobaldo misses with some punches.
Teobaldo is trying to break the clinch but Safra has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Teobaldo.
Teobaldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teobaldo fails to pull guard.
Safra is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Teobaldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teobaldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Teobaldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Safra won't allow it.
Teobaldo trying to stall but Safra improves his position.
Teobaldo tries to break the clinch but Safra is controlling the position.
Teobaldo is pressed up against the cage. Safra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Teobaldo down to the mat. Teobaldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Safra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teobaldo tries to clinch

and Safra counters with a takedown into side control.
Teobaldo is trying to control Safra's posture but Safra avoids it.
Safra is looking to take a break and control but Teobaldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safra working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Safra trying to control the position but Teobaldo is working away.
Teobaldo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Teobaldo throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Teobaldo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Teobaldo throws a nice looking combination but Safra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teobaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teobaldo throws a looping overhand right but Safra ducks down to avoid it.

Safra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Safra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Teobaldo gets back to half guard.
Teobaldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Safra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teobaldo keeps working.
Safra passes to side control.
Teobaldo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Safra controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teobaldo is not content to let Safra control the position.
Teobaldo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Safra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Safra's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Safra dodges the punch combination from Teobaldo.
Teobaldo moves in looking to clinch but Safra pushes him off.
Safra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Safra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice combo by Teobaldo! Oh, that's hurt him - Safra falls to the canvas and Teobaldo follows him into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teobaldo wants to stand but Safra is controlling his arm.
Safra is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teobaldo wants to stand but Safra is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safra tries to bench press Teobaldo off him but Teobaldo keeps the position.
Safra is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Teobaldo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Safra is trying to work for a sweep but Teobaldo has mounted him!
Safra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Safra keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Safra holds of for dear life.

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.
Safra is desperately trying to improve his position but Teobaldo has a good base and remains in mount.
Teobaldo tries to control but Safra wriggling away.
Teobaldo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Safra tries to lock up and control but Teobaldo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Safra holds of for dear life.
Teobaldo avoids the attempt from Safra to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safra is trying to escape the mount.
Safra is squirming around, avoiding Teobaldo's attempts to control the action.
Teobaldo lands a big elbow.
Safra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

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.
Safra is squirming around, avoiding Teobaldo's attempts to control the action.
Teobaldo avoids the attempt from Safra to control.
Teobaldo is landing with some decent strikes but Safra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Safra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Safra's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Safra tries to reverse the position but Teobaldo maintains control.
Gustavo Safra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Teobaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Safra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Teobaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Teobaldo 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Jose Teobaldo!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Jose Teobaldo!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Jose Teobaldo!

Jose Teobaldo wins by unanimous decision!