PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Filho
vs
Andre

170 cm
23
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Filho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Andre!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filho tries to bum rush Andre with a series of wild strikes but Andre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Filho.

It looks like Paulo Andre has been cut.
Filho throws a body punch but Andre moves out of range.
Filho leaves Andre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Andre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filho.
Filho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Filho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Filho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Filho fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Filho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filho.
Filho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Filho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Paulo Filho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre ducks under a wild hook from Filho.
Filho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andre circles away quickly and effectively.
Filho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Andre loads up on a big right hand but Filho slips the punch.
Andre takes one to the side of the head.
Filho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Andre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Filho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paulo Filho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Andre.
Filho stuns Andre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Andre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filho.
Filho throws a nice looking combination but Andre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Filho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Filho is looking to wear down Andre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Filho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andre. Andre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Filho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Filho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andre dives in and grabs Filho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Filho pushes down on Andre's head and hops out.
Andre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Filho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Filho with a jab.
A combination from Filho does no damage.
Andre moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho swings for the body but Andre moves out of range.
Filho scores with a jab.
Andre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andre shoots in but no luck this time.
Andre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Filho sprawls well. Filho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andre gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Filho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Andre'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.

Filho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Filho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Filho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Filho lands.
Andre dodges the punch combination from Filho.
Filho scores with a hook.
Filho looks to score with a jab to the body but Andre is just out of range.
Filho misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filho fails to land with a series of punches.
Filho swinging wildly here.
Andre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Filho but Filho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Filho misses with a body shot.
Filho looks to score with a jab to the body but Andre is just out of range.
Filho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Filho throws a lazy right hand but Andre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Filho just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Filho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Filho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andre is trying desperately to land a takedown but Filho is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Andre.
Filho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andre slips a straight right by Filho.
Filho swinging wildly here.
Filho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andre.
Filho looks to land a right hand but Andre moved out of range.
Andre looks for a takedown but Filho sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre closes the distance and clinches up with Filho, looking for a takedown. Andre pushes Filho against the cage but Filho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paulo Filho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Andre.
Andre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Filho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Filho misses with a few strikes there.
Filho misses with a body shot.
Andre closes the distance and clinches up with Filho, looking for a takedown. Andre pushes Filho against the cage but Filho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andre slips a jab from Filho.
Filho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Filho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Filho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Filho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filho scores with a jab to the body.
Andre tries to clinch but Filho moves out of range.
Filho's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Filho duly obliges.
Filho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andre was well out of range. Poor timing from Filho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Filho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Andre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Filho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Filho tries to bum rush Andre with a series of wild strikes but Andre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Andre ducks under a wild hook from Filho.
Filho misses with the combination.
Andre closes the distance and clinches up with Filho, looking for a takedown. Andre pushes Filho against the cage but Filho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filho misses with a series of wild punches.
Filho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andre moves away.
Paulo Filho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andre moves away.
Andre wants to clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Andre might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Filho has got the better of the exchanges.
Filho takes a swing at Andre's ribcage but misses.
Filho throws an overhand right that lands on Andre's shoulder, as Andre tries to avoid the shot.
Andre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Filho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andre shoots in and drives through. Filho sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Filho misses with a few strikes there.
Filho tries to bum rush Andre with a series of wild strikes but Andre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Filho tries to bum rush Andre with a series of wild strikes but Andre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filho connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filho. Andre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andre was well out of range. Poor timing from Filho.
Andre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paulo Filho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Andre.
A cross from Filho lands.
Paulo Filho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Filho throws the left hand but Andre avoids the punch easily.
Filho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Filho digs a good body shot into Andre's ribs.
Andre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andre blocks a jab.
Andre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Filho misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Filho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Andre.
Filho lands a with a good body shot.
Paulo Andre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulo Filho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Filho scores with a three punch combo!
Filho throws a series of punches but Andre avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Filho lands with a right hand.
Andre takes one to the chin there.
A punch combination from Filho misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Filho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Filho 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Filho!