PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bitburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bitburger
vs
Almeida

198 cm
25
270 lbs
4 - 5 - 1

200 cm
18
267 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Bitburger!
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, Carlos Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bitburger.
Bitburger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Almeida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bitburger connects with a solid leg kick.

Bitburger shoots in and bounces Almeida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bitburger thows a big elbow that misses.
Bitburger with a nice head shot there.
Bitburger preventing the sweep.
Bitburger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bitburger postures up in Almeida's guard and throws a big left but Almeida blocks it.
Almeida throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Almeida wants to sweep here but Bitburger controlling him for the moment.
Bitburger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bitburger.
Almeida wants to control but Bitburger postures up.
Almeida is trying to get back to his feet.
Bitburger lands a decent elbow from side control.
Almeida seems a little lost for a moment, as Bitburger dominates the positioning.
Almeida manages to get back to half guard.
Bitburger is keen to just control but Almeida is a slippery customer.

Almeida has one foot on Bitburger's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Almeida looks gassed!

Bitburger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Almeida manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitburger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitburger slips a nice elbow through Almeida's hands, connecting with Almeida's forehead.
Bitburger prevents Almeida from standing back up.
Bitburger lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitburger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Almeida with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Bitburger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bitburger working Almeida over with strikes.
Bitburger is trying to control the action in half guard but Almeida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bitburger trying to pass the guard but Almeida defending well.
Almeida trying to control here.
Bitburger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Almeida trying to control here.
Almeida has hold of Bitburger's hands but Bitburger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bitburger lands a nice short elbow.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Almeida with a poor takedown
and Bitburger counters with a nice body shot.

Bitburger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Almeida to the mat! Almeida manages to get full guard.
Bitburger throwing strikes from guard but Almeida blocks nicely.
Bitburger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Almeida pushes Bitburger off and gets back to his feet.
Bitburger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida is fending him off so far but Bitburger persists. Nope, Almeida circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bitburger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bitburger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bitburger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bitburger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almeida tries to hold on but Bitburger pushes him away.
Almeida keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Bitburger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bitburger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Almeida pinned against the cage. Almeida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Almeida doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bitburger counters with a shoot takedown. Almeida fights it but they end up in guard.

Almeida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bitburger is aware though and is defending well.
Bitburger trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bitburger is working Almeida over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Bitburger drops back looking for a leg! Almeida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Almeida manages to kick Bitburger off! Bitburger jumps back into Almeida's guard.
Almeida trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida striking off his back but it's not causing Bitburger any problems.

Bitburger 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.
Almeida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bitburger paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bitburger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bitburger trying to control the action but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Almeida tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitburger content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Almeida wants to get back to his feet.
Almeida wants to control but Bitburger postures up.
Bitburger advances to full mount.
Bitburger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Almeida tries to lock up and control but Bitburger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is bucking up trying to escape but Bitburger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bitburger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Almeida?
Bitburger prevents Almeida from getting the reversal.
Bitburger has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Almeida's face.
Almeida wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bitburger looking to finish Almeida with some ground and pound. This is bad for Almeida!
Almeida is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bitburger looking to control but Almeida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Almeida wants to control but Bitburger is having none of it.
Bitburger prevents Almeida from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida tries to hold on but Bitburger pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Bitburger.
Bitburger landing strikes from the mount and Almeida is in trouble!
Bitburger working Almeida over with strikes here.
Bitburger tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Almeida manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Bitburger dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bitburger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Almeida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Almeida is trying to get back to half guard.
Bitburger working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Bitburger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Almeida manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Almeida stops Bitburger from getting back to his feet.

Bitburger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Almeida escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida moves in looking to clinch but Bitburger pushes him off.
Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Bitburger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bitburger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bitburger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bitburger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Bitburger.
Almeida gets back to full guard.
Almeida wants to get back to his feet but Bitburger passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitburger wants to pass the guard but Almeida is defending well.
Bitburger passes to side control.
Bitburger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Almeida striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Almeida wants to control but Bitburger postures up.
Almeida tries to improve position but can't.
Almeida takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bitburger working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitburger has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bitburger raining down shots from the mount!
Almeida is looking to improve his position but Bitburger isn't that keen on the idea.
Almeida wants to hold on but Bitburger pushes him away.
Bitburger looking to finish Almeida with some ground and pound. This is bad for Almeida!
Almeida is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bitburger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Almeida can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bitburger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Almeida?

That's four 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.
Almeida is trying desperately to improve position.
Almeida taking shots to the head.
Almeida throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bitburger. What's that going to do exactly?
Almeida tries to hold on but Bitburger pushes him away.
Bitburger lands a nice shot to the head.
Almeida is looking to improve his position but Bitburger isn't that keen on the idea.
Bitburger looking to control but Almeida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Bitburger working for a submission but Almeida is keeping him at bay.
Carlos Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Bitburger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bitburger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Bitburger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bitburger 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Bitburger!