PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Leme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leme has chosen Vale Tudo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paiva
vs
Leme

195 cm
22
201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Paiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Leme!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paiva keeps the fight on the outside.
Leme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paiva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leme wants to clinch up but Paiva keeps it at a distance.
Leme stuffs the takedown attempt from Paiva. Paiva gets slowly back to his feet.
Leme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paiva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paiva swats away the attempt to clinch by Leme.
Paiva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leme but Leme pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Paiva takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paiva tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Paiva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paiva tries to pull guard but Leme won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leme.
Paiva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leme walks away with a smile on his face. Paiva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leme tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Paiva counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leme tries a knee to the head but Paiva blocks it.
Leme misses with a knee to the head.
Leme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paiva blocks it with crossed arms.
Leme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leme prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leme misses with a knee strike.
Paiva dodges an elbow strike from Leme.
Leme pushes off an throws an elbow but Paiva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paiva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paiva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paiva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leme prevents it.
Leme comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paiva wants a takedown but no success here.
Leme lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leme misses with a knee strike.
Leme looks gassed!
Leme pushes off an throws an elbow but Paiva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Paiva pulls guard effortlessly.
Leme is looking to stand up but Paiva won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paiva wants to sweep here but Leme controlling him for the moment.
Leme wants to stand but Paiva is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Paiva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leme wanted to stand there but Paiva had control of the position.

Paiva has his foot on Leme's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leme works his way back into a safe position though.

Leme decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Leme darts in trying to clinch
and Paiva counters with a series of strikes. Leme will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leme closes the distance but Paiva moves to the side

and Paiva counters by moving into the clinch.
Leme throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paiva is working for takedown but Leme is calmly controlling the position for now.
Leme prevents Paiva from breaking the clinch.
Paiva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Leme avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Leme misses with a knee strike.
Leme scores with a knee to the head.
Leme with a knee to the head.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paiva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paiva circles away from the clinch attempt

and Paiva counters with a takedown into side control.
Paiva prevents Leme from escaping the position.
Paiva trying to control the position but Leme is working away.
Leme wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva working the head with strikes.
Leme is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Leme wants to get back to his feet but Paiva is dominant here and he's now got Leme's back!
Leme wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Paiva dominated that 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.

Paiva clinches up against the cage.
Paiva takes a knee right on the jaw!

Paiva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Leme can't fight it off and eventually Paiva manages to take the fight to the floor. Leme looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Leme has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Paiva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Leme closes the distance and clinches.
Leme misses with a knee to the head.
Paiva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paiva tries to score a body lock takedown but Leme shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paiva blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paiva avoids a wild elbow strike from Leme.
Leme throws an elbow but it misses.
Paiva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leme smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Paiva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paiva misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paiva moves into the clinch successfully.
Leme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Paiva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Leme would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Leme stands and steps away. Paiva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Paiva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fabricio Paiva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paiva lands with a nice body kick.
Leme closes the distance but Paiva moves to the side

and Paiva counters by moving into the clinch.
Leme throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leme lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paiva is working for takedown but Leme is calmly controlling the position for now.
Leme misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leme misses with a knee strike.
Leme is pressed up against the cage. Paiva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leme down to the mat. Leme avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leme tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Paiva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paiva.
Leme wants to stand but Paiva is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Paiva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Paiva trying to control but Leme is working from the bottom.
Leme wants to get back to his feet but Paiva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

and Paiva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Leme!
Leme trying desperately to get to his feet.
Paiva is landing with some decent strikes but Leme is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Leme really wants to buck Paiva off and get back to his feet.
Paiva trying to control but Leme is having none of it.
Leme is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fabricio Paiva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leme is looking to escape.
Leme squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Leme taking shots to the head.
Paiva wants to control the pace but Leme is squirming around nicely.
Leme really wants to buck Paiva off and get back to his feet.
Paiva tries to control but Leme wriggling away.
Paiva won't let Leme get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Paiva dominated that second round.
That's time! Paiva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Leme pushes Paiva up against the cage in a clinch.
Leme lands a damaging elbow.
Leme lands an elbow that stopped Paiva in his tracks for a moment.
Leme misses with an elbow strike.
Leme misses with an elbow strike.
Paiva is trying to drag Leme to the mat but Leme just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paiva avoids the elbow strike from Leme, against the cage.
Paiva goes for a takedown attempt but Leme pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leme wants to clinch but Paiva slips to the side
and Paiva counters with a stiff right hand.
Leme is looking to clinch.
Leme tries to clinch up

and Paiva counters with a takedown into side control.
Leme is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paiva has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Leme is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Paiva yanks on the arm and Leme is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Paiva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fabricio Paiva!