PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Christos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hell's Ditch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ricardo
vs
Christos

155 cm
25
140 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

171 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Augusto Ricardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Christos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ricardo gets a takedown into half guard.
Ricardo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ricardo slips a nice elbow through Christos's hands, connecting with Christos's forehead.
Ricardo thows a huge punch but Christos dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ricardo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ricardo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Christos looking for submissions off his back.
Ricardo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ricardo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ricardo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ricardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Christos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricardo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christos counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricardo misses with a takedown attempt
and Christos counters with a nice body shot.
Christos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Augusto Ricardo has been cut.
Christos throws a body punch but Ricardo moves out of range.
Christos lands with an overhand left.
Ricardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Christos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ricardo throws a big shot that misses.

Ricardo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Christos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ricardo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Christos on the ground.
Christos regains half guard.
Ricardo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Christos is pressing down on Ricardo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Christos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ricardo is looking for a sweep. Christos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo punching from the bottom.
Christos blocks the strikes from Ricardo.
Christos trying to mount his opponent but Ricardo defends it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Christos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Christos throwing shots but Ricardo is blocking nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Christos scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ricardo misses with a body shot
enabling Christos to counter with a crisp jab.
Ricardo misses with a body shot
and Christos counters with a nice body shot.
Christos throws a one two combo.

Ricardo is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christos defends it nicely.
Christos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Christos looks gassed!
A slow jab from Christos misses its intended target.
Ricardo misses with a takedown attempt
and Christos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Ricardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ricardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Christos.

Ricardo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Christos is looking for a sweep.
Ricardo working the body and head with strikes.
Ricardo looks up at the clock and then as Christos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ricardo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Christos struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Christos is not content to let Ricardo control the position.
Christos is looking for a sweep.
Ricardo looks up at the clock and then as Christos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ricardo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ricardo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Christos is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ricardo landing a few strikes.
Christos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ricardo connects with a nice short shot to Christos's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Augusto Ricardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Augusto Ricardo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ricardo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ricardo not doing much here.
Christos is in trouble now - Ricardo has advanced to mount!
Ricardo breaks from Christos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ricardo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Christos is looking to get to half guard.
Christos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christos wants to improve his position but Ricardo is controlling well.
Ricardo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Christos is breathing heavily.
Christos is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ricardo connects with a nice short shot to Christos's temple.
Christos taking some punishment here, with Ricardo in his half guard.
Ricardo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Christos wants to improve his position but Ricardo is controlling well.
Ricardo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ricardo is nestled in close to Christos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ricardo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Christos defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christos trying to control but Ricardo postures up.
Christos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ricardo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ricardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christos keeps working.
Christos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ricardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Christos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ricardo advances to half guard.
Ricardo wants to take a breather but Christos is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Christos actively working from the bottom here.
Ricardo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ricardo lands strikes from half guard.
Ricardo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Christos taking some punishment here, with Ricardo in his half guard.
Ricardo is nestled in close to Christos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ricardo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Christos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Christos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ricardo scores with a couple of nice shots.

Ricardo is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo working the head and body with strikes.
Christos is staying active underneath Ricardo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ricardo working over Christos with some ground and pound. Christos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Christos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ricardo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Christos is looking to control Ricardo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Christos avoid being mounted?
Ricardo tries to pass to full mount but Christos defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Ricardo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Ricardo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Christos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ricardo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Christos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Christos looks for a takedown but Ricardo sprawls well.
Christos throws a series of strikes that have Ricardo backpedaling.
Christos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Ricardo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Christos sprawls well initially but Ricardo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ricardo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ricardo drops an elbow to the side of Christos's head.
Christos taking some punishment here, with Ricardo in his half guard.
Augusto Ricardo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Christos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ricardo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ricardo is nestled in close to Christos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ricardo connects with a nice short shot to Christos's temple.
Ricardo slips a nice elbow through Christos's hands, connecting with Christos's forehead.
Ricardo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Christos wants to control but Ricardo is keeping busy.
Christos tries to get to full guard but Ricardo has control of the leg.
Ricardo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ricardo scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Christos looking for submissions off his back.
Ricardo stalling.
Roman Christos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Christos looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Ricardo there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo trying to pass the guard but Christos defending well.

Christos actively working from the bottom here.
Ricardo works his way into side control.
Ricardo lands some shots froms side control.
Ricardo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Christos down.
Christos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ricardo off and has taken his back!

Christos working for the choke.
Ricardo breaks Christos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Christos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ricardo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ricardo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ricardo working the head with strikes.
Christos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ricardo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Christos is trying to escape the position but Ricardo is controlling the position.
Augusto Ricardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ricardo tries to advance position but instead Christos slips a leg back in to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Ricardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ricardo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Ricardo!