PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Lucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaua Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lucho
vs
Lima

177 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Lucho!
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, Thaua Lima!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima wants to clinch.
Lima avoids the head kick by Lucho.
Lima shoots in but no luck this time.
Lima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lima throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lucho.

It looks like Anderson Lucho has been cut.
Lima checks a leg kick.
Lima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucho can pounce on him.

Lima gets caught flat footed, as Lucho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lucho preventing the sweep.
Lima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lima can't keep his opponent in guard - Lucho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lima trying to hold on to Lucho's head to control him but Lucho postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lucho kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lucho wants to free his trapped foot but Lima is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lima wants to improve his position but Lucho is controlling well.
Lima wants to control but Lucho is keeping busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lucho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lima's calf.
Lucho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lima tries to clinch but Lucho is having none of it.

Lucho closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lima to the mat! Lima manages to get full guard.
Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet Lima, not yet.
Lucho stands and throws Lima's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lima looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to bench press Lucho off him but Lucho keeps the position.
Lima is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Lucho stands up and beckons Lima to his feet.
Lima tries to clinch but Lucho is having none of it.
Lima doesn't manage to clinch there - Lucho circles away.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucho lands with a slapping head kick.

Lucho shoots in and bounces Lima off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Lucho gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima misses with a takedown

so Lucho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anderson Lucho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thaua Lima.
Lucho slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lucho scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucho advances to full mount.
Lucho pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lucho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lima looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Lucho connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucho looking to finish Lima with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lima!
Lucho lands a nice shot to the head.

Lima is rocked!
Lucho with the ground and pound from mount.
Lima is still in real trouble! Can Lucho finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lucho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lucho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lima is bucking up trying to escape but Lucho cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lucho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lucho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lima is looking to improve his position but Lucho isn't that keen on the idea.
Lucho working the ground and pound effectively.
Lucho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lima seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucho dominating with strikes here.
Lucho with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Lucho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Lucho'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.

Lima misses with a hook to the body

and Lucho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lucho.
Lucho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Lima trying to control the position.
Lucho chips away with some ground and pound.
Lucho passes into half guard.
Lucho stops Lima from getting back to his feet.

Lucho escapes and gets back to his feet.

Lima gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lucho to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lucho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet Lima, not yet.
Lucho scoring with some ground and pound.
Lucho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lucho sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lima's guard.
Lucho works his way into full mount!
Lima tries to lock up and control but Lucho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson Lucho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lucho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lucho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lucho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucho dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucho connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lucho working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lima tries to lock up and control but Lucho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lucho cracks Lima with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lucho with good strikes from the mount here!
Lima really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lucho punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lucho prevents Lima from getting the reversal.
Lucho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lucho landing shots from mount.
Lima is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lima is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is bucking up trying to escape but Lucho cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lima is in a horrible position here. Lucho smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lucho landing strikes from the mount and Lima is in trouble!
Lima is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lucho prevents Lima from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Lucho.
Lucho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lima is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lima is bucking up trying to escape but Lucho cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lima working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A nice elbow there by Lucho.
Lucho lands a nice shot to the head.
Lima is in a horrible position here. Lucho smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lucho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Lima that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lima is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Lucho.
Lucho lands a big elbow.
Lima tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lucho working Lima over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Lucho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Lucho'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. This is the final round!

Lucho shoots in and bounces Lima off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lucho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lucho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lima can do to turn this around?
Lucho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lucho is looking to work some ground and pound but Lima has wrist control.
Lucho has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lima is proving hard to escape from.
Lima is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lucho is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima trying to keep a closed guard but Lucho is proving a slippery customer.

Lima is looking for a triangle but Lucho pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.

Lima gets caught flat footed, as Lucho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lucho tries to free his leg and advance position but Lima is retaining full guard.
Lima is trying to control the position but Lucho postures up.
Lucho looking to pass the guard.

Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lucho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lucho passes Lima's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lima tries to roll over but Lucho keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucho works his way into side control.
Lucho scores with punches from side control.

Lucho decides to stand back up. Lucho steps back and let's Lima get back to his feet.
Lima clinches but Lucho breaks the clinch

and Lucho counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lima's guard now.
Lucho looking to pass the guard.
Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet Lima, not yet.
Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lucho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lima has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lucho has managed to get both his arms back between Lima's legs - danger averted.

Lima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lucho advances to half guard.
Lucho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lucho has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lucho landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lucho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lima tries to reverse the position but Lucho maintains control.
Lima tries to hold on but Lucho pushes him away.
Lucho with shots to the head and body - Lima looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lucho has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lima's face.
Lucho working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lucho lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lima in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lucho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lima?
Anderson Lucho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lima tries to hold on but Lucho postures up.
Lima is in a horrible position here. Lucho smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thaua Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucho looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Lucho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lucho, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Lucho!