PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and macuco piredda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrique Paiva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paiva
vs
piredda

185 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Paiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, macuco piredda!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiva stuffs the takedown.

Paiva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Paiva looks up at the clock and then as piredda takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Paiva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
piredda is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Paiva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paiva controlling the position from side mount.
piredda tries to buck Paiva off but Paiva is having none of it.
piredda is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Paiva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Paiva slows the pace down.
Paiva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Paiva 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva landing strikes.
Paiva slows the pace down.
Paiva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Henrique Paiva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
piredda misses with a takedown attempt
and Paiva counters with a nice uppercut.
Paiva with a jab.

piredda is rocked!

It looks like macuco piredda has been cut.

Paiva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Paiva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiva passes into half guard.
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!
Paiva sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Henrique Paiva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Paiva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paiva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
piredda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paiva counters with a straight right hand.
piredda fails with the takedown.
Henrique Paiva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of macuco piredda.
Paiva throws a lazy right hand but piredda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
piredda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paiva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but piredda manages to avoid it.
Paiva blocks the body kick.

Paiva gets a takedown into half guard.
Paiva tries to stand but his hand is stuck under piredda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva stalling.
Paiva blocks the strikes from piredda.
piredda is trying to stand back up but Paiva is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paiva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Paiva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on macuco piredda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Paiva tries to bum rush piredda with a series of wild strikes but piredda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paiva slaps away a takedown attempt from piredda, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Paiva rushes piredda and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Paiva is trying to break free.
Paiva is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Paiva.

Paiva manages to break the clinch.
piredda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
piredda misses with a takedown attempt - Paiva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paiva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paiva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Paiva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by piredda.
piredda is still on wobbly legs! Can Paiva finish him?
Paiva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
piredda seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
piredda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paiva defends it nicely.
Henrique Paiva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of macuco piredda.
Paiva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
piredda is breathing heavily.

Paiva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Paiva controlling from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
piredda wants to control but Paiva is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
piredda sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Paiva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Paiva looks to score with a jab to the body but piredda is just out of range.
Good shot there by Paiva.
Paiva stuffs the takedown attempt from piredda. piredda gets slowly back to his feet.
Paiva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paiva looks to score with a jab to the body but piredda is just out of range.
Paiva tries to bum rush piredda with a series of wild strikes but piredda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paiva. piredda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paiva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paiva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
piredda closes the distance and clinches up with Paiva, looking for a takedown. piredda pushes Paiva against the ropes but Paiva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paiva misses with a body shot.
piredda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paiva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
piredda tries for a takedown but Paiva circles away easily

and Paiva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paiva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henrique 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 distracts piredda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
piredda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paiva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paiva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paiva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paiva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down piredda for as long as he can get away with.
Paiva landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Paiva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on macuco piredda'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!

Paiva rushes piredda and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Paiva pulls guard successfully.
Paiva keeping moving, preventing piredda from controlling successfully.
Paiva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. piredda manages to get himself to full guard.
Paiva controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Henrique Paiva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Paiva looks to land a left hand but piredda moved out of range nicely.
Paiva throws a right and a left that piredda avoids nicely.
piredda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Paiva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
piredda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paiva's efforts to push away.
Paiva lands a body shot.
Paiva managing to block the knees to the body from piredda.
A body shot lands from Paiva.
Paiva tries to circle away but piredda has him pinned against the ropes.
Paiva lands a right hand that snaps the head of piredda backwards.
Paiva is trying to break the clinch but piredda is controlling him.

Paiva successfully pulls guard.
piredda wants to control from the top but Paiva keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
piredda prevents Paiva from getting back to his feet.
Paiva 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.
Paiva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paiva controlling from the full mount.
piredda tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva looking to control and managing it successfully.
macuco piredda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
piredda really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paiva controlling from the full mount.
Henrique Paiva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
piredda is trying to escape the mount.
Paiva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that piredda can do to turn this around?
Paiva looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Henrique Paiva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Paiva misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
piredda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paiva's calf.
Paiva is looking to wear down piredda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paiva lands a lovely overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Paiva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paiva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Paiva!