PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magno Salentiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Immortal Technique - Point of No Return. Thiago Tavares looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Salentiel
vs
Tavares

192 cm
20
191 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Magno Salentiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares shoots for a takedown but Salentiel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Tavares rushes Salentiel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salentiel wants to break free but Tavares has control.

Salentiel breaks the clinch.
Tavares misses with a takedown attempt - Salentiel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salentiel stuffs the takedown attempt from Tavares. Tavares gets slowly back to his feet.
Magno Salentiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Tavares.
Tavares misses with a looping right.

Salentiel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Salentiel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tavares knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Salentiel is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tavares's shoulder. That is not cool.

Salentiel decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tavares to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares has his takedown stuffed

and Salentiel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tavares looks gassed!
Salentiel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Salentiel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Salentiel controlling the position easily from mount.
Salentiel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tavares for as long as he can get away with.
The referee warns Tavares that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salentiel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Salentiel working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Salentiel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Salentiel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Salentiel punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salentiel with shots to the head and body - Tavares looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salentiel lands a big shot there that rocks Tavares but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Salentiel controlling the pace for now.
Tavares is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tavares is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Salentiel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Salentiel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tavares can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salentiel 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 Salentiel.
Salentiel controlling the pace for now.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Magno Salentiel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tavares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Salentiel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tavares is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Salentiel pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magno Salentiel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tavares shoots and misses

and Salentiel counters with a single leg into guard. Tavares didn't expect that.
Salentiel pushing down on Tavares's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Tavares with the active half guard here but Salentiel passes nicely into side control.
Salentiel moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Salentiel moves into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Salentiel.
Salentiel unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salentiel controlling from the full mount.
Salentiel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Salentiel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tavares looks a forlorn figure.
Salentiel controlling from the full mount.
Salentiel manages to capitalize on a mistake by Tavares to take his back!
Salentiel throwing damaging strikes from the back! Tavares could be in trouble here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tavares is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Salentiel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salentiel lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Tavares is in bad spot here.
Tavares covers up after that shot from Salentiel.
Salentiel keeps control of the position easily here as Tavares tries to buck him off.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Salentiel.
Tavares grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Tavares won't enjoy being in this position. Salentiel looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Tavares is tapping - it's over boys! Salentiel picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Magno Salentiel!