PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Vilas Novas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decameron Real (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vilas Novas
vs
Real

177 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Vilas Novas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Decameron Real!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilas Novas wants to clinch up but Real keeps it at a distance.
Vilas Novas doesn't manage to clinch there - Real circles away.
Real throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danga de danga de dang - Real scores with a four punch combination!
Vilas Novas blocks a head kick by Real.
Decameron Real seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Real lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vilas Novas backs up against the cage.
Vilas Novas tries to close the distance and clinch but Real swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Real stalks Vilas Novas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vilas Novas's face. Vilas Novas staggers backwards, shaken.

Real clinches up against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Real - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Real escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Real gets caught flat footed, as Vilas Novas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vilas Novas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vilas Novas controlling from the top position.
Vilas Novas stands and throws Real's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilas Novas slows the pace down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Real tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vilas Novas is staying tight to Real's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Vilas Novas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vitor Vilas Novas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vilas Novas misses with the combination.
Vilas Novas wants to clinch up but Real keeps it at a distance.

Real has Vilas Novas up against the cage in a clinch.
Real stalling the fight.

Real breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Real - that will leave a mark!
Vilas Novas is breathing heavily.

Real has closed the distance and engaged Vilas Novas in a clinch.
Good body shot from Real.
Vilas Novas stalling in the clinch but Real improves position.

Real manages to break the clinch.

Real clinches with his opponent.
Vilas Novas fails to pull guard.

Real breaks the clinch.
Real lands with a kick to the ribs.
A combination from Real does no damage.

Real forces Vilas Novas back against the cage and clinches.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Real creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Real gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Real lands a shot to the body.
Real lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Real.

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

Real darts in and clinches Vilas Novas up against the cage.

Real breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Real clinches up with Vilas Novas and pushes him back against the cage.

Real escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vilas Novas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Real closes the distance and clinches.
Vilas Novas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Real just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Vilas Novas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vilas Novas has had enough of the clinch but Real keeps him there for the moment.
Real wants to get back to striking at distance but Vilas Novas won't allow it.
Vilas Novas is looking to control Real's arms but Real gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vilas Novas has his back to the cage.
Real blocking some punches.
Real stalls.

Vilas Novas pulls Real into guard.
Vilas Novas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Novas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Real!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Real is trying to escape the mount but Vilas Novas keeps good control and instead manages to take Real's back.
Real is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Vilas Novas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Decameron Real dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Real tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vilas Novas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Real tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vilas Novas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Real is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vilas Novas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Real as he jumps to the side.

Real clinches with his opponent.

Real manages to break the clinch.
Real tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vilas Novas paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Vilas Novas scores with a takedown into Real's guard.
Vilas Novas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Real is breathing heavily.
Vilas Novas passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilas Novas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vilas Novas content to control rather than advance.
Vilas Novas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Real for as long as he can get away with.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vitor Vilas Novas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vilas Novas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Real paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Real swinging wilding here.
Real avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Real moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Real keeps the fight on the outside.

Real closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Real.
Vilas Novas tries to stall but Real uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Real escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Real is looking to clinch but Vilas Novas is avoiding it.
Real fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vilas Novas.
A good leg kick by Real.
Vilas Novas throws a combination that misses
and Real counters with a head kick.
Real tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Real throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Real gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Real escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Real clinches up against the cage.

Real breaks the clinch.

Real has Vilas Novas up against the cage in a clinch.

Real breaks the clinch.
Decameron Real is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Real throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Vilas Novas is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Real's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Real duly obliges.
Oh Vilas Novas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Real moves into the clinch.
Real lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vilas Novas jumps guard but Real stands there with Vilas Novas around his waist. Vilas Novas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vilas Novas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Vilas Novas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Real lands an uppercut.
Vilas Novas tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Real landing knees to the body.
Vilas Novas seems to have got his legs back now.
Vilas Novas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Real is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Real escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Real drives through and clinches with Vilas Novas against the cage.
Real taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Real just leaning against Vilas Novas, taking a breather.

Real breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vitor Vilas Novas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Real avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vilas Novas clinches but Real breaks the clinch

and Real counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Real.
Real is leaning against Vilas Novas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vilas Novas tries to pull guard but Real holds him up against the cage and eventually Vilas Novas drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Real.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Real takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Real looking to slow down the pace here.
Real wants to get back to striking at distance but Vilas Novas won't allow it.
Vilas Novas looking to stall.
Real wants to stall.
Real is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Novas is trying to break the clinch but Real has him pressed against the cage.
Vilas Novas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Real breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vilas Novas shoots for a double leg takedown but Real sprawls well. He's pushed Vilas Novas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Real with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Real moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Real is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Real darts in trying to clinch

and Vilas Novas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Real is looking to escape.
Real is looking to improve his position.
Vilas Novas trying to control the action but Real is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Vilas Novas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Real doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vilas Novas.
Well, if Vilas Novas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Decameron Real showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Real is looking to clinch but Vilas Novas is avoiding it.
Vilas Novas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Real holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Real landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Real breaks from the clinch.
Vilas Novas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Real rushes Vilas Novas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Real holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Real.
Real is trying to stall.
Real is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Vilas Novas has denied him.

Vilas Novas pulls guard.
Vilas Novas trying to control the position here.
Real takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Real wants to get up but he can't break Vilas Novas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vilas Novas has Real pulled in close to control his posture.
Vilas Novas is trying to control the position but Real postures up.
Vilas Novas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vitor Vilas Novas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Real lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Real.
Vilas Novas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vilas Novas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Real connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vitor Vilas Novas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Novas darts in trying to clinch
and Real counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Real tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Real misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vilas Novas doesn't manage to clinch there - Real circles away.
Real scores with a head kick.
Vilas Novas tries to clinch up but Real circles away and keeps his distance.
Vilas Novas wants to clinch
and Real counters with a body kick that stops Vilas Novas in his tracks momentarily.

Real scores with a takedown into Vilas Novas's guard.
Vilas Novas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Real tries to stand but Vilas Novas is controlling from the bottom.
Real wants to control from the top but Vilas Novas keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Novas seems keen to control Real's posture.

Real avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Vilas Novas is working an open guard so Real takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vilas Novas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Real paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vilas Novas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Real swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vilas Novas tries to clinch but Real moves away
and Real counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vilas Novas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vilas Novas tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Real counters by moving into the clinch.
The referee calls for Real to work.
Vilas Novas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Real just stands there and leans against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Real.
Vilas Novas is trying to maintain a safe position but Real gets an underhook and turns Vilas Novas into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Real stalling against the cage.
Vilas Novas fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Vilas Novas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Real breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vilas Novas keeps the fight on the outside.
Vilas Novas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Real lands with a kick to the temple. Vilas Novas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vilas Novas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decameron Real seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Real clinches up against the cage.

Real breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vilas Novas wants to clinch but Real slips to the side

and Real counters by moving into the clinch.
Real crunches a lovely knee into Vilas Novas's ribcage.
Vilas Novas is looking to break free of the clinch but Real has double underhooks.

Real breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Real scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Real keeps the fight on the outside.
Vilas Novas falls off balance throwing a combination

and Real counters by moving into the clinch.
Vilas Novas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vilas Novas misses with a hook from the clinch.

Real breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Decameron Real comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Real winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Decameron Real!