PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Albuquerque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro The Unstoppable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albuquerque's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Left Behind - Slipknot. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Albuquerque
vs
The Unstoppable

175 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Albuquerque!
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, Pedro The Unstoppable!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Unstoppable shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Albuquerque napping and manages to drive through into side control!

The Unstoppable looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

The Unstoppable is trying to get an arm triangle but Albuquerque is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The Unstoppable working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Albuquerque's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Albuquerque is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albuquerque regains half guard.
Albuquerque wants to improve his position but The Unstoppable is controlling well.

The Unstoppable looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Albuquerque regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Unstoppable preventing the sweep.

The Unstoppable drops back looking for a leg! Albuquerque is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Albuquerque manages to kick The Unstoppable off! The Unstoppable jumps back into Albuquerque's guard.
The Unstoppable looks gassed!
Albuquerque is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Albuquerque throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Albuquerque is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Albuquerque manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Unstoppable manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Albuquerque looking to pass the guard.
Albuquerque trying to control but The Unstoppable is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Unstoppable tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The Unstoppable is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Unstoppable looking for a sweep. Not yet The Unstoppable, not yet.
The Unstoppable keeping full guard, as Albuquerque tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The Unstoppable feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Unstoppable drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Unstoppable jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Albuquerque looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Albuquerque is trying to control the position but The Unstoppable postures up.
The Unstoppable won't allow Albuquerque to sweep him here.
Albuquerque pulls The Unstoppable in close to his closed guard and prevents The Unstoppable from doing any damage or advancing position.
Albuquerque wants to sweep but no luck.

The Unstoppable drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Unstoppable jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Albuquerque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The Unstoppable is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Albuquerque misses with a takedown attempt

and The Unstoppable counters with a single leg into guard. Albuquerque didn't expect that.

The Unstoppable drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Unstoppable jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Albuquerque looking to control.
The Unstoppable tries to free his leg and advance position but Albuquerque is retaining full guard.
Albuquerque trying to keep a closed guard but The Unstoppable is proving a slippery customer.
Albuquerque keeping full guard, as The Unstoppable tries to pass.

The Unstoppable drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Unstoppable jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Albuquerque looking for a sweep. Not yet Albuquerque, not yet.

The Unstoppable is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro The Unstoppable dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Albuquerque fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albuquerque misses with a takedown attempt

and The Unstoppable counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Unstoppable.
The Unstoppable is breathing heavily.
Albuquerque looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Albuquerque trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albuquerque is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Albuquerque is working hard here to advance position.
Albuquerque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The Unstoppable is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Albuquerque looking for a sweep. Not yet Albuquerque, not yet.

The Unstoppable thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Albuquerque tries for a takedown but The Unstoppable circles away easily

and The Unstoppable counters with a nice double leg into side control. Albuquerque won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Unstoppable thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Albuquerque manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Albuquerque seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Unstoppable does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Albuquerque is pressing down on The Unstoppable's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Unstoppable is holding on for now.
Albuquerque prevents The Unstoppable from improving his position.
The Unstoppable is pressing down on Albuquerque's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The Unstoppable looking for a sweep. Not yet The Unstoppable, not yet.
Albuquerque is pushing down on The Unstoppable's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Unstoppable is fighting to maintain full guard but Albuquerque has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Unstoppable really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Albuquerque. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Unstoppable is looking to improve his position.
Albuquerque passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for The Unstoppable!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albuquerque wants to control the pace but The Unstoppable is squirming around nicely.
The Unstoppable is looking to improve his position but Albuquerque isn't that keen on the idea.

The Unstoppable defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Albuquerque.
The Unstoppable is trying desperately to improve position.
The Unstoppable is squirming around, avoiding Albuquerque's attempts to control the action.
The Unstoppable is looking to get to half guard.
Albuquerque looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four 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.

Albuquerque looking to secure an arm triangle but The Unstoppable defends it well.

Albuquerque wants to finish this one by submission but The Unstoppable is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Albuquerque.
The Unstoppable is trying to escape the mount.
The Unstoppable manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The Unstoppable wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro The Unstoppable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Albuquerque closes the distance but The Unstoppable moves to the side

so The Unstoppable counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Albuquerque had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Unstoppable defends it easily.

The Unstoppable thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The Unstoppable drops back looking for a leg! Albuquerque is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Albuquerque manages to kick The Unstoppable off! The Unstoppable jumps back into Albuquerque's guard.
Albuquerque wants to sweep here but The Unstoppable controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Albuquerque looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

The Unstoppable thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Unstoppable postures up.

The Unstoppable is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Albuquerque manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Unstoppable can't escape the position.
Albuquerque looking to control but The Unstoppable is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Albuquerque looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The Unstoppable keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pedro The Unstoppable has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Unstoppable is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Albuquerque is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Albuquerque!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Danilo Albuquerque!