PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Victor (ranked 351 p4p, 316 weight class) and Soviet Remnant (ranked 45 p4p, 42 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Victor
vs
Remnant

165 cm
35
164
25 - 13 - 0

180 cm
34
155
24 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soviet Remnant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remnant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victor manages to avoid it.
Victor misses with a hook. Remnant ducked under it nicely.
Remnant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Victor scores with a jab. Remnant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Soviet Remnant has been cut.
A low kick lands for Remnant.
Remnant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Victor missing with a left hand there. Remnant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Remnant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victor was well out of range. Poor timing from Remnant.
Remnant throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Remnant.
Remnant throws a nice looking combination but Victor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remnant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Victor misses with a straight left.
Victor moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRemnant.
Victor throws a shot from downtown. Remnant moves away and avoids it.
Victor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remnant.
Victor attempts a counter takedown but Remnant avoids it well and moves away.
Remnant slaps away a takedown attempt from Victor, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor blocks a jab.
Soviet Remnant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remnant throws the left hand but Victor avoids the punch easily.
Victor attempts a counter takedown but Remnant avoids it well and moves away.
Remnant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Victor's head backwards.
Victor checks a leg kick nicely.
Remnant stuffs the takedown attempt from Victor. Victor gets slowly back to his feet.
Remnant cracks a nice hook into Victor's ribs.
That kick from Remnant tenderised Victor's leg. Victor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Remnant lands with a good body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Victor or perhaps it was just good defense by Remnant, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victor lands a glancing blow to the side of Remnant's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remnant connects with a solid leg kick.
Remnant throws a leg kick that is checked

and Victor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Remnant makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Soviet Remnant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've been informed that Remnant has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Remnant connects with a crisp jab.
Remnant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victor manages to avoid it.
Victor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Remnant.
Victor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Remnant sprawls and moves away.
Donk. Remnant catches Victor right on the button with a cross.
Remnant misses with a low kick.
Remnant swings for the body but Victor moves out of range.
Victor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remnant moves away.
Remnant tests Victor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Remnant misses with a two punch combination.
Victor attempts a counter takedown but Remnant avoids it well and moves away.
Remnant digs a good body shot into Victor's ribs.
Remnant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Remnant is predictable there

and Victor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Victor.

Remnant manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Remnant can't find room to land a body shot as Victor controls the action.
A short left from Remnant.
Victor has Remnant pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Remnant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Victor is trying to pull guard but Remnant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Victor prevents a body shot from Remnant.

Remnant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Victor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remnant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Victor walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Remnant misses.
Victor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Remnant sprawls and moves away.
Remnant displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Victor.
Remnant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Victor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Remnant is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victor.
Victor slips a jab and a cross from Remnant.

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

Remnant kicks off Victor and gets to his feet.
Remnant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Victor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Remnant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Victor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Victor throws a big shot that misses.
Remnant lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remnant throws a leg kick

and Victor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Remnant pushes Victor off looking to stand but Victor dives back in and keeps control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Soviet Remnant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Soviet Remnant's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Victor misses with a wild body shot.
Remnant tests Victor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Remnant cracks Victor with a right hand to the side of the head.

Victor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Victor lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Remnant is looking to stand back up but Victor counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Remnant.
Remnant pushes Victor off looking to stand but Victor dives back in and keeps control.
Remnant is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor is pressing down on Remnant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Remnant is holding on for now.
Remnant is trying to stand up here but Victor is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Victor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Victor prevents Remnant from standing back up.
Victor is pressing down on Remnant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Remnant is holding on for now.
Remnant is trying to stand back up but Victor is controlling him
Victor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Victor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Remnant sees it coming and defends easily.

Victor is working for a submission of some sort.
Victor prevents Remnant from standing back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Remnant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Remnant misses with a jab to the body

and Victor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Remnant!

Remnant bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Soviet Remnant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Victor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Remnant counters with an outside leg kick.
Victor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Victor throws a hook but Remnant blocks it.
Remnant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Remnant throws a leg kick

and Victor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Remnant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Remnant keeping full guard, as Victor tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Remnant has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Victor is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Remnant manages to break the clinch.
A low kick lands for Remnant.
Remnant throws a body shot but no joy.
Victor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Remnant connects with the punch.
Remnant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Victor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Victor feinted with a counter takedown.
Remnant misses with a body kick.
Remnant moves out of range of the strikes.
Remnant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Remnant throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Remnant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Victor blocks a jab.
Victor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant throws a leg kick

and Victor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Victor.
Remnant is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Victor dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Remnant is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Victor asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Remnant throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Remnant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Victor missing with a left hand there. Remnant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Remnant misses.
Victor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Victor lands a nice shot to the body.
Remnant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Victor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Victor connects with a body shot that sends Remnant's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Soviet Remnant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Soviet Remnant's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Victor scores with a takedown into Remnant's guard.
Soviet Remnant has got the better of the ground game so far.

Remnant pushes Victor off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Remnant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Victor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Victor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Remnant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Victor.
Victor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Remnant lands with a slapping head kick.
Remnant slips under a jab from Victor.

Victor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Victor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Victor looking to pass the guard.
Remnant is looking to stand up but Victor isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor wants to pass the guard but Remnant is keeping the position.
Victor advances to half guard.

Remnant pushes Victor off and gets back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remnant.
Remnant misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Remnant finds it's target.
Remnant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Remnant misses with a looping right.
Victor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Remnant.
Victor has a takedown stuffed.
Remnant looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor shoots in and drives through. Remnant sprawls well.
Remnant scores with a leg kick.
Remnant lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remnant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Remnant misses with a two punch combination.
Victor moves forwards but Remnant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Victor takes one to the chin there.
Victor closes the distance and clinches up with Remnant, looking for a takedown. Victor pushes Remnant against the cage but Remnant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Remnant!
Sloppy strikes from Remnant. Those never looked like landing.
Remnant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remnant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant misses with a low kick as Victor jumps back.
Victor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Remnant.
Victor fails with the takedown.
A good leg kick by Remnant.
Remnant connects with a single shot there.
Remnant throws out a loose jab but Victor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Victor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Remnant sprawls and moves away.
Victor shoots in for a double leg but Remnant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Remnant throws a hook but Victor avoids it easily.
Remnant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Victor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Victor shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant slips a jab from Victor.
Remnant throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remnant.
Victor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Remnant lands with an uppercut that bounces Victor off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remnant.
Victor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Remnant releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Remnant with a nice calf kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Remnant finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Victor slips a jab and a cross from Remnant.
A shot to the body from Victor misses
and Remnant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caio Victor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Remnant.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soviet Remnant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Remnant 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soviet Remnant!
Soviet Remnant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.