PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ameliano Cassemiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Arona is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cassemiro
vs
Arona

176 cm
27
187 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

181 cm
25
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ameliano Cassemiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cassemiro. Arona does a little dance to reset his feet.

Cassemiro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arona's half guard.
Cassemiro thows a huge punch but Arona dodges it nicely.
Cassemiro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cassemiro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cassemiro is trying to control. Arona wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Cassemiro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cassemiro is trying to control. Arona wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arona wants to get back to his feet.
Cassemiro trying to control the action but Arona is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cassemiro tries to bum rush Arona with a series of wild strikes but Arona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arona throws a series of punches but Cassemiro moves out of range.
A jab from Cassemiro misses.
Arona scores with a sloppy right hand. Cassemiro should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cassemiro misses.
Arona lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cassemiro is looking to clinch.
Arona connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arona lands a jab to Cassemiro's midsection.
Arona throws a right hand that Cassemiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Cassemiro also avoids with ease.
Arona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cassemiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cassemiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Cassemiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cassemiro tries for a takedown but Arona sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cassemiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cassemiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arona.
Cassemiro looks to land a left hand but Arona moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Arona misses.
Arona connects with a body shot.
Arona misses with a series of wild punches.
Cassemiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cassemiro moves away from the strike by Arona.
Arona throws a nice looking combination but Cassemiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cassemiro dodges the punch combination from Arona.
Arona misses with a combination

and Cassemiro counters with a shoot takedown. Arona fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassemiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cassemiro postures up in Arona's guard and throws a big left but Arona blocks it.
Arona is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cassemiro is controlling him.
Cassemiro throwing strikes from guard but Arona blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arona can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cassemiro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cassemiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Arona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arona wants to stand but Cassemiro is controlling the position.
Arona being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cassemiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cassemiro thuds a left hand into Arona's body.
Arona looks to land a combination but Cassemiro avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cassemiro lunges at Arona with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arona's hand.
Cassemiro tries to clinch there but Arona circles away.

Cassemiro forces Arona back against the cage and clinches.
Arona wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cassemiro has him pressed against the cage.
Arona takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cassemiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Arona looks gassed!
Arona tries to break free but Cassemiro pushes him back against the cage.
Arona working hard to break the clinch.
Cassemiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arona's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cassemiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Arona takes an elbow to the temple.
Cassemiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cassemiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arona wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cassemiro has him pressed against the cage.
Cassemiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cassemiro obliges.
Cassemiro lands an elbow that stopped Arona in his tracks for a moment.
Cassemiro crunches a lovely knee into Arona's ribcage.
Arona is trying to force a seperation but Cassemiro has the dominant position.
Cassemiro lands an elbow just above Arona 's eye.
Cassemiro lands an elbow just above Arona 's eye.
Cassemiro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arona is trying to force a seperation but Cassemiro has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Arona being controlled against the cage.
Cassemiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arona's efforts to push away.
Cassemiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassemiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Cassemiro.
Knees to the body from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cassemiro has Arona pressed against the cage, preventing Arona from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cassemiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cassemiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arona's face.
Cassemiro lands a knee to the head.
Cassemiro lands a knee to the body.
Cassemiro crunches a lovely knee into Arona's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Cassemiro.
Cassemiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cassemiro connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cassemiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cassemiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arona's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cassemiro obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ameliano Cassemiro 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.

Cassemiro darts in and clinches Arona up against the cage.
Cassemiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arona's face.
Arona is trying to break the clinch but Cassemiro is controlling him.
Arona tries to break free but Cassemiro pushes him back against the cage.
Cassemiro lands an elbow just above Arona 's eye.

Cassemiro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cassemiro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cassemiro managing to control the position.

Cassemiro has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Arona doesn't defend quickly enough and Cassemiro has managed to lock this one up! Can Arona escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Cassemiro on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ameliano Cassemiro!
Ameliano Cassemiro is the new middleweight champion!