PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Correia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Correia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cardoso
vs
Correia

189 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Cardoso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Correia !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso scores with a one two! Correia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Correia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Correia looks to land a right hand but Cardoso moved out of range.
Cardoso slips under a jab from Correia .
Cardoso looks to land a combination but Correia avoids it well.
Cardoso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cardoso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cardoso misses with a series of wild punches.
Cardoso slips a jab from Correia .
Correia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Correia throws a looping overhand right but Cardoso ducks down to avoid it.
Correia lands a nice shot that snaps Cardoso's head back.

It looks like Guilherme Cardoso has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cardoso doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Cardoso misses.
Correia looks to land a combination but Cardoso avoids it well.
Correia throws a looping overhand right but Cardoso ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Cardoso misses.
Correia throws a jab when Cardoso was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso slips a jab and a cross from Correia .
Cardoso catches Correia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Correia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Correia throws a series of punches but Cardoso moves out of range.
Cardoso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Correia .
Correia looks to throw the jab but Cardoso is out of range.
Cardoso scores with a three punch combo!
Correia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cardoso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correia manages to avoid it.
Correia throws a right hand that Cardoso ducks under and follows up with a left that Cardoso also avoids with ease.
Correia misses with a two punch combination.
Correia misses with a combination
and Cardoso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Correia throws a series of punches but Cardoso avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso throws a jab but it's blocked by Correia .
Correia misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Correia misses.
Correia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cardoso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correia manages to avoid it.
Correia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Correia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Correia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cardoso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Correia .
Cardoso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Correia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Correia swings for the body but Cardoso moves out of range.
Correia misses with a few strikes there.
Cardoso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Correia counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Correia looks to land a left hand but Cardoso moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Correia missing with a left hand there. Cardoso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Correia misses its intended target.
Correia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cardoso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cardoso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cardoso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Correia circles away quickly and effectively.
Correia misses with a series of wild punches.
Cardoso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cardoso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cardoso scores with a jab.
Correia misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Cardoso does no damage.
Cardoso lands with a straight right. Correia didn't see that one coming.
Cardoso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Correia moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Correia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Correia staying out of range there.
Cardoso throws a series of punches but Correia moves out of range.
Correia misses with a wild combination.
Cardoso throws a combination that misses
and Cardoso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Correia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Correia throws a combination that misses
and Correia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Cardoso.
Cardoso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cardoso is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Correia looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardoso is just out of range.
Correia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cardoso.
Cardoso takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Cardoso does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anderson Correia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Cardoso'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.

Cardoso moves out of range as Correia strikes.
Correia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Correia misses with a two punch combination.
Correia throws out a loose jab but Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardoso moves out of range of the strikes.
Correia misses with a two punch combination.
Cardoso throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Correia . Cardoso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Correia throws a big shot that misses.
Correia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cardoso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso lands a nice shot that snaps Correia 's head back.
Cardoso throws a right hand that Correia ducks under and follows up with a left that Correia also avoids with ease.
Correia missing with a left hand there. Cardoso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Correia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cardoso backs up against the ropes.
Correia throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Cardoso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Correia misses with a looping right.
Cardoso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Correia throws out the jab.
Cardoso lands a nice shot that snaps Correia 's head back.
Correia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cardoso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Correia is breathing heavily.
A cross from Cardoso lands.
Correia throws the left hand but Cardoso avoids the punch easily.
Cardoso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cardoso throws a right and a left that Correia avoids nicely.
Correia loads up on a big right hand but Cardoso slips the punch.
Cardoso fails to land with a series of punches.
Correia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cardoso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Correia misses with a hook. Cardoso ducked under it nicely.
Cardoso throws a series of punches but Correia avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso tries to bum rush Correia with a series of wild strikes but Correia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cardoso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Correia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cardoso.
Correia misses with a looping right.
Correia misses with a wild combination.
Correia scores with a hook to the body. Cardoso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Correia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cardoso.
Correia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cardoso counters with a left to the body.
Cardoso throws a shot to the body.
Correia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cardoso on the side of the head.
Correia misses with a hook to the body
and Cardoso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cardoso slips a jab and a cross from Correia .
Jab by Cardoso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cardoso misses with a combination
and Correia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cardoso works over Correia 's head and body with a nice combination.
Cardoso throws a series of punches but Correia avoids them all with ease.
Correia lands with a nice combination. Cardoso backs away looking to recover.

Guilherme Cardoso's cut is getting worse.
Cardoso slips a straight right by Correia .
Correia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Correia looks to land a left hand but Cardoso moved out of range nicely.
Cardoso throws a hook but Correia blocks it.
Correia fails to land with a series of punches.
Correia misses with a combination
and Cardoso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guilherme Cardoso is winning the standup battle so far.
Cardoso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Correia thows a body shot but no joy.
Cardoso stuns Correia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Correia scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Cardoso.
Cardoso misses with a combination
and Correia counters with a nice uppercut.
Correia looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardoso is just out of range.
Correia throws the left hand but Cardoso avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Correia misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cardoso blocks a jab.
Correia misses with a wild body shot.
Correia misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Cardoso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Cardoso's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cardoso lands a two punch combo.
Cardoso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Correia .
Cardoso slips a jab from Correia .
Cardoso looks to land a left hand but Correia moved out of range nicely.
Cardoso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Correia circles away quickly and effectively.
Cardoso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Correia .
Correia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cardoso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guilherme Cardoso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cardoso scores with a punch to the head.
Correia scores with a three punch combo!
Cardoso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Correia circles away quickly and effectively.
Correia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cardoso slips a straight right by Correia .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Correia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Correia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correia misses with a straight left.
Cardoso sizes up Correia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Correia in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cardoso throws a nice looking combination but Correia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Correia , as that shot connected.
Correia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Correia lands a jab to the head.
Correia misses with an uppercut. Cardoso saw that one coming.
Cardoso misses with a combination
and Correia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cardoso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Correia throws a jab but it's blocked by Cardoso.
Correia loads up on a big right hand but Cardoso slips the punch.
Cardoso ducks under a wild hook from Correia .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correia misses with a double jab.
Cardoso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Correia .
Cardoso tries to bum rush Correia with a series of wild strikes but Correia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cardoso moves out of range as Correia strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Correia . Cardoso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Correia misses the body punch
and Cardoso counters with a nice uppercut.
Correia swinging wildly here.
Correia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Correia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Correia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cardoso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Correia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice combination there by Cardoso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correia throws a jab when Cardoso was well out of range.
Correia missing with a left hand there. Cardoso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cardoso looks to land a combination. Correia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Correia slips a jab and a cross from Cardoso.
Cardoso lands a nice hook to Correia 's body. Correia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cardoso lands a nice shot that snaps Correia 's head back.
Cardoso lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cardoso throws a combination. Correia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cardoso cracks a nice hook into Correia 's ribs.
Cardoso lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardoso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Correia misses
and Cardoso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cardoso with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Cardoso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso tries to move into range but Correia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cardoso moves away from the strike by Correia .
Correia swings for the body but Cardoso moves out of range.
Cardoso connects with a right hand. Correia shakes it off.
Correia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cardoso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Correia just misses with a punch to the body.
Correia misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Correia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cardoso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Correia throws a hook to the side of Cardoso's head but Cardoso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Cardoso clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Cardoso's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cardoso throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cardoso digs a good body shot into Correia 's ribs.
Cardoso lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Correia looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardoso is just out of range.
Correia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cardoso.
Correia tries to bum rush Cardoso with a series of wild strikes but Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Correia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cardoso slips under a jab.
Cardoso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Correia .
Cardoso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Correia circles away quickly and effectively.
Correia misses with a combination
and Cardoso counters with a stiff right hand.
Cardoso slips under a jab from Correia .
Correia throws a hook but Cardoso avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Correia misses with a straight left.
Correia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cardoso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cardoso throws a nice looking combination but Correia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Correia lands a nice looking body shot.
Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Correia .
Cardoso displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Correia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Cardoso counter with a right hand.
Cardoso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correia manages to avoid it.
Cardoso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cardoso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Correia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cardoso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Correia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Correia . Cardoso does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cardoso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cardoso moves out of range of the strikes.
Cardoso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Correia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cardoso moves out of range as Correia strikes.
Correia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardoso was well out of range. Poor timing from Correia .
Cardoso misses with a straight left.
Correia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cardoso.
Cardoso misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Correia .
Cardoso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardoso. Correia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Correia misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Cardoso misses
and Correia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Correia misses with a wild combination.
Correia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Correia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cardoso counters with a right hand to the body.
Cardoso misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. Correia catches Cardoso right on the button with a cross.
Cardoso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cardoso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Correia counters with a three punch combo that has Cardoso backing up. Cardoso nods at Correia to acknowledge the strikes.
Cardoso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Correia moves away.
Correia misses with a looping left.
Cardoso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso throws a hook but Correia avoids it easily.
Correia misses with a double jab.
Correia misses with an uppercut. Cardoso saw that one coming.
Correia misses with a looping right.
Cardoso throws a combination that misses
and Correia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Correia misses with a series of wild punches.
Correia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Correia fails to land with a series of punches.
Correia misses the shot to the body.
Cardoso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for Correia , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Correia looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardoso is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Guilherme Cardoso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Cardoso's cut.
That's time! Cardoso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cardoso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Correia counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Correia .
Correia throws a right and a left that Cardoso avoids nicely.
Correia misses with a two punch combination.
Correia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cardoso lands a slapping body shot.
Cardoso scores with a jab to the head.
Cardoso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cardoso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Correia doesn't seem bothered though.
Cardoso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cardoso lands with a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Correia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cardoso throws a shot to the body.
Cardoso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Correia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Cardoso. Beautiful body shot.
Cardoso lunges at Correia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Correia 's hand.
Cardoso scores with a jab to the jaw.
A left and a right from Cardoso both land. Nice combination.
Cardoso punishes Correia 's body with a nice straight punch.
Cardoso throws a right hand that Correia ducks under and follows up with a left that Correia also avoids with ease.
Correia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cardoso.
Correia connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Correia .
Correia ducks under a wild hook from Cardoso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cardoso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Correia misses with a two punch combination.
Cardoso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Correia .
Correia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cardoso counters with a right hand to the body.
Cardoso connects with a body shot.
Cardoso lands a jab to the nose.
Correia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cardoso circles away quickly and effectively.
Cardoso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Correia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cardoso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cardoso lands a jab to Correia 's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Cardoso.
Cardoso lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cardoso looks to land a combination. Correia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardoso. Correia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Correia swinging wildly here.
Cardoso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Correia misses with a looping right.
Jab by Correia .
Correia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cardoso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cardoso throws a hook but Correia avoids it easily.
Correia misses with a double jab
and Cardoso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso stalks Correia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Correia 's face. Correia staggers backwards, shaken.
Cardoso throws a nice looking combination but Correia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cardoso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Correia .
Correia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Correia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson Correia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cardoso swinging wildly here.
Cardoso lands a jab to the head.
Cardoso dodges the punch combination from Correia .
Cardoso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Correia throws a series of punches but Cardoso moves out of range.
Cardoso defending well as Correia loads up on a big left hand.
Guilherme Cardoso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Correia misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Cardoso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cardoso 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:46
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Cardoso!
Guilherme Cardoso is the new middleweight champion!