PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Cerimonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tassio Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Cerimonia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cerimonia
vs
Victor

170 cm
25
130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Cerimonia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tassio Victor!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerimonia tries to clinch up.
Cerimonia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Victor avoids it really well and circles away.
Victor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cerimonia throws a head kick but Victor moves out of range.
Victor misses the shot to the body.
Cerimonia dodges the punch combination from Victor.
A shot to the liver by Victor. Beautiful body shot.
Cerimonia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Victor scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cerimonia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Victor swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Cerimonia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerimonia moves away.
Victor just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerimonia shoots in for a takedown but Victor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Victor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cerimonia circles away quickly and effectively.
Cerimonia tries for a takedown but Victor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerimonia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Victor there.
Cerimonia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Victor is fending him off so far but Cerimonia persists. Nope, Victor circles away and we're back to standing.
Cerimonia dodges the punch combination from Victor.
Victor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cerimonia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Victor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tassio Victor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victor doesn't manage to clinch there - Cerimonia circles away.
Victor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Victor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cerimonia.
Victor takes a swing at Cerimonia's ribcage but misses.
Victor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cerimonia is breathing heavily.
Victor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Victor misses with a wild combination.
Cerimonia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Victor swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cerimonia pushes Victor up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cerimonia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Victor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerimonia.
A nice left hand lands by Victor.
Victor wants to break free but Cerimonia has control.

Victor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Cerimonia - just one landing.
Cerimonia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cerimonia throws a head kick but Victor moves out of range.
Victor misses with a wild combination.
Cerimonia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Victor wants to clinch

and Cerimonia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Cerimonia manages to pull guard.
Victor is pushing down on Cerimonia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cerimonia is fighting to maintain full guard but Victor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cerimonia trying to get back to full guard but Victor takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Victor controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor looking to control but Cerimonia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cerimonia tries to hold on but Victor postures up.
Victor controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victor with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tassio Victor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cerimonia fails to land the takedown.
Cerimonia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victor moves away.
Victor throws a jab but it's blocked by Cerimonia.
Victor misses the body punch

and Cerimonia counters by moving into the clinch.
Cerimonia with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Cerimonia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cerimonia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cerimonia wants to pass the guard but Victor is keeping the position.

Victor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cerimonia is aware though and is defending well.

Victor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cerimonia stopping the sweep attempt from Victor.
Cerimonia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Victor looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cerimonia has picked Victor up and slammed him! Victor can't keep hold of the triangle and Cerimonia manages to pass to side control!
Cerimonia in side control lands a decent elbow.
Victor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cerimonia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Victor moves into full guard.
Victor keeping full guard, as Cerimonia tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cerimonia gets to his feet. Victor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Andre Cerimonia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victor swinging wildly here.
Victor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Victor slaps away a takedown attempt from Cerimonia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Victor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cerimonia.

Victor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Cerimonia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Victor throws a hook to the side of Cerimonia's head but Cerimonia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cerimonia shoots in looking for a takedown. Victor tries to sprawl out of it but Cerimonia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Victor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Cerimonia. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Victor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cerimonia, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cerimonia manages to break the clinch.
Cerimonia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Victor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cerimonia.
Victor throws a series of punches but Cerimonia moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Victor.
Cerimonia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cerimonia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cerimonia.
Victor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Victor doesn't manage to clinch there - Cerimonia circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Victor throws a predictable looking body shot

so Cerimonia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cerimonia wants to control from the top but Victor keeps moving.

Victor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cerimonia is aware though and is defending well.
Victor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cerimonia manages to get himself to full guard.
Cerimonia controls Victor momentarily but Victor frees himself.
Victor wants to control from the top but Cerimonia keeps moving.
Victor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cerimonia trying to keep a closed guard but Victor is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Cerimonia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Victor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Victor throws a jab but it's blocked by Cerimonia.
Cerimonia fails with a takedown attempt.
Cerimonia shoots in and drives through. Victor sprawls well.
Victor misses the shot to the body.

Cerimonia rushes Victor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Victor is trying to break the clinch but Cerimonia is controlling him.
Victor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Victor wants to break free but Cerimonia has control.

Victor breaks the clinch.

Victor clinches up against the cage.

Victor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Victor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerimonia was well out of range. Poor timing from Victor.
Victor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor punishes Cerimonia's body with a nice straight punch.
Cerimonia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Victor avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Cerimonia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cerimonia fails with the takedown.
Cerimonia takes one on the button.

Victor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Victor stalling in the clinch but Cerimonia improves position.
Victor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cerimonia jumps guard but Victor stands there with Cerimonia around his waist. Cerimonia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Cerimonia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cerimonia closes the distance but Victor moves to the side
and Victor counters with a nice body shot.
Cerimonia circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor throws a right and a left that Cerimonia avoids nicely.
Cerimonia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victor.
Cerimonia shoots in for a takedown but Victor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Victor scores with a four punch combination!
Cerimonia keeps the fight on the outside.
Victor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cerimonia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Victor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerimonia was well out of range. Poor timing from Victor.

Cerimonia darts in and clinches Victor up against the cage.
Victor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Victor is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Victor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cerimonia keeps control of Victor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cerimonia has Victor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Victor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Cerimonia gets control of Victor's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cerimonia will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor trying to control but Cerimonia is working from the bottom.
Cerimonia pulls Victor in to control the position.
Victor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Cerimonia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Victor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cerimonia keeping full guard, as Victor tries to pass.
Victor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Victor wants to stand but Cerimonia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

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.
Victor wants to control from the top but Cerimonia keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Victor misses.
Cerimonia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Victor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Victor tries to clinch but Cerimonia moves away

and Cerimonia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Victor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cerimonia is one step ahead there.

Cerimonia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Victor throws a lazy right hand but Cerimonia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tassio Victor.
I think Victor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tassio Victor!