PBP Commentary

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

Fudencio
vs
Pedro

175 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Fudencio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paco Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudencio misses with a hook. Pedro ducked under it nicely.
Fudencio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fudencio lands a glancing blow to the side of Pedro's head.
Pedro dodges the punch combination from Fudencio.
Fudencio throws a series of punches but Pedro moves out of range.
Fudencio throws a right and a left that Pedro avoids nicely.
Fudencio wants to clinch.
Pedro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pedro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fudencio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fudencio looks to land a left hand but Pedro moved out of range nicely.
Fudencio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pedro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro dodges the punch combination from Fudencio.

Pedro feints and as Fudencio raises his hands in defense, Pedro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pedro with a nice head shot there.
Pedro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pedro connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pedro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pedro scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pedro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pedro stands up over Fudencio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pedro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fudencio has momentary wrist control but Pedro slips an elbow through the middle.
Fudencio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedro distracts Fudencio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fudencio is on top in guard.
Fudencio is breathing heavily.
Fudencio won't allow Pedro to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fudencio drops back looking for a leg! Pedro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pedro manages to kick Fudencio off! Fudencio jumps back into Pedro's guard.
Pedro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fudencio is standing up over Pedro. Pedro looks to escape but Fudencio dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fudencio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pedro has escaped the position, nice work there.

Pedro explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fudencio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pedro swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pedro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pedro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pedro postures up and lands a big shot to Fudencio's brow.
Pedro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pedro postures up and lands a big shot to Fudencio's brow.
Pedro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pedro scoring with some ground and pound.
Fudencio wants to sweep but no luck.
Pedro postures up and lands a big shot to Fudencio's brow.
Pedro should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pedro working some strikes from top position.
Pedro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pedro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fudencio's head.
Pedro cracks Fudencio with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pedro lands a couple of digs.
Pedro stands up over Fudencio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pedro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paco Pedro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pedro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Fudencio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henrique Fudencio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pedro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fudencio's half guard.
Fudencio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pedro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pedro is in close to Fudencio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pedro with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fudencio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Fudencio looking for a guillotine here but Pedro defends easily.
Pedro lands a couple of elbows.
Pedro postures up and lands a big shot to Fudencio's brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudencio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pedro is one step ahead there.
Pedro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pedro working some strikes from top position.

Fudencio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pedro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pedro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pedro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fudencio's head.
Pedro is working Fudencio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pedro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fudencio's head.
Pedro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pedro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paco Pedro has got the better of the ground game so far.

Pedro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fudencio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pedro has managed to get both his arms back between Fudencio's legs - danger averted.
Pedro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro distracts Fudencio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pedro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fudencio's head.
Pedro distracts Fudencio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Fudencio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Fudencio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pedro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pedro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pedro landing with the ground and pound.
Pedro is in close to Fudencio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pedro stands up over Fudencio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fudencio looking for a sweep. Not yet Fudencio, not yet.
Fudencio will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pedro is in close to Fudencio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fudencio trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fudencio fails with the takedown

and Pedro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fudencio taking some punishment here, with Pedro in his half guard.
Pedro is nestled in close to Fudencio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pedro drops an elbow to the side of Fudencio's head.
Pedro lands with a punch from half guard.
Pedro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fudencio trying to hold on to Pedro's head to control him but Pedro postures up.
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. Pedro connects with a nice short shot to Fudencio's temple.
Nice strikes from Pedro there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fudencio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fudencio looks to land a combination but Pedro avoids it well.

Fudencio gets caught flat footed, as Pedro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pedro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fudencio's head.
Pedro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pedro lands a couple of elbows.
Fudencio throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Fudencio is looking for a triangle but Pedro pushes his legs off easily.

Fudencio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pedro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pedro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Fudencio working for a triangle but Pedro defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paco Pedro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pedro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pedro working the head and body with strikes.
Fudencio trying to control from the bottom.
Pedro working the head and body with strikes.
Fudencio is looking to improve his position.
Fudencio flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pedro is nestled in close to Fudencio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fudencio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pedro is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pedro 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fudencio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pedro pulls his head out easily.
Pedro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fudencio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pedro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pedro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fudencio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pedro is working away from the top position though.
Pedro lands strikes from half guard.
Pedro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pedro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fudencio has hold of Pedro's hands but Pedro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pedro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fudencio has hold of Pedro's hands but Pedro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pedro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fudencio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pedro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fudencio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fudencio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Pedro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fudencio is trying to control but can't.
Fudencio flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pedro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fudencio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fudencio tries to roll over but Pedro keeps him under control.
Pedro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pedro prevents Fudencio from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pedro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pedro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fudencio was covering up waiting for the punch and Pedro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fudencio throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pedro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fudencio striking off his back but it's not causing Pedro any problems.
Pedro lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro connects with a couple of short punches.
Pedro with a nice head shot there.
Pedro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pedro working some strikes from top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fudencio tries a head kick but it misses.
Fudencio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pedro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pedro lands strikes from half guard.
Pedro slips a nice elbow through Fudencio's hands, connecting with Fudencio's forehead.
Fudencio wants to get back to full guard.

Fudencio actively working from the bottom here.
Fudencio is looking to improve his position.
Pedro drops an elbow to the side of Fudencio's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paco Pedro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pedro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paco Pedro!