PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jo jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Augusto
vs
jo

185 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

215 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicius Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jo jo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Augusto.
Augusto is looking to clinch but jo is avoiding it.
Augusto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but jo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
jo swats away the attempt to clinch by Augusto.
jo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Excellent takedown into side control there by jo.
jo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

jo stands up and we're back to a striking position.

jo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
jo cracks Augusto with a big right hand but Augusto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Augusto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but jo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks jo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. jo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Augusto is looking for a sweep.
jo blocks the strikes from Augusto.
Augusto striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
jo controls the position.
jo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto is trying to buck jo off.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

jo shoots in and bounces Augusto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Augusto is striking off his back. jo thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augusto is looking for a sweep. jo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

jo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

jo gets a takedown into half guard.
jo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto is looking to improve his position.
jo trying to control from half guard but Augusto is working away.
Augusto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with jo in particular looking to stall.
jo drops an elbow to the side of Augusto's head.
jo not doing much here.
jo looks gassed!
Augusto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of jo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take jo's back!
jo wants to control his opponent's hands but Augusto gets his hands free.
jo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jo covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto avoiding jo 's attempts to control his hands.
jo covering up well under a series of strikes from Augusto.
Augusto lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Augusto is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften jo up.
Augusto throwing sloppy strikes.
Augusto doesn't have the hooks in and jo manages to turn into his guard.
jo passes Augusto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Augusto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Augusto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Augusto pushes jo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

jo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
jo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
jo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Augusto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
jo trying to control the position from guard on top but Augusto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Augusto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

jo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Augusto swivels and escapes.
jo keeps the fight on the outside.
Vinicius Augusto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Augusto wants to clinch up but jo keeps it at a distance.
jo swats away the attempt to clinch by Augusto.
Augusto tries to close the distance and clinch but jo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
jo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Augusto tries to close the distance and clinch but jo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Augusto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
jo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Augusto tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Augusto tries to keep at a distance but jo has taken the fight into the clinch.
jo blocking some punches.
jo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

jo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
jo lands a head kick!
Augusto tries to clinch
and jo counters with a big head kick but Augusto shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto tries to clinch up

and jo counters with a single leg into guard. Augusto didn't expect that.
Augusto is striking but jo is not phased and passes to half guard.
jo controlling the action here.

jo decides to stand up.

jo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
jo works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

jo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Augusto is working to get back to half guard.
jo controlling his opponent.
Augusto is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jo controlling his opponent.

jo is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by jo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). jo jo!