PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Revolver WasABadMovie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. anabolic kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

WasABadMovie
vs
Soprano

200 cm
23
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
262 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Revolver WasABadMovie!
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, Junior Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano misses with a double jab.
Soprano throws a right and a left that WasABadMovie avoids nicely.
Soprano misses with a straight left.
Soprano swings widly with a right hand
and WasABadMovie counters with a good low kick that Soprano was not able to check.
Soprano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
WasABadMovie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Soprano looks gassed!
WasABadMovie throws a front kick that sends Soprano stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

WasABadMovie clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

WasABadMovie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soprano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before WasABadMovie can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by WasABadMovie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

WasABadMovie clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. WasABadMovie obliges.
WasABadMovie lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Junior Soprano has been cut.
WasABadMovie slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Revolver WasABadMovie.

Soprano tries to keep at a distance but WasABadMovie has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

WasABadMovie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soprano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before WasABadMovie can pounce on him.
Soprano has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by WasABadMovie.
Soprano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soprano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soprano misses with a right hand

and WasABadMovie counters by clinching up.
WasABadMovie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
WasABadMovie lands a damaging elbow.
WasABadMovie taking a breather.
Knees to the body from WasABadMovie.
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!
WasABadMovie is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by WasABadMovie.
WasABadMovie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
WasABadMovie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Junior Soprano's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from WasABadMovie.
WasABadMovie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
WasABadMovie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soprano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
WasABadMovie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soprano's face.

WasABadMovie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soprano throws a hook but WasABadMovie avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by WasABadMovie. That's going to slow Soprano down.
Soprano throws a hook but WasABadMovie blocks it.
WasABadMovie thows a body kick. Soprano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
WasABadMovie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

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

WasABadMovie breaks the clinch.
Soprano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soprano misses with a left hand

and WasABadMovie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
WasABadMovie working Soprano over with knees to the body.
WasABadMovie slows down the pace here.

WasABadMovie manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano misses with a series of wild punches.
Soprano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and WasABadMovie counters with a thumping low kick.
WasABadMovie scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Soprano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
WasABadMovie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
WasABadMovie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soprano.

WasABadMovie rushes Soprano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
WasABadMovie prevents Soprano from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for WasABadMovie.
WasABadMovie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
WasABadMovie stalls.
WasABadMovie lands an elbow that stopped Soprano in his tracks for a moment.
WasABadMovie trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Soprano's face as he tries to break the clinch.

WasABadMovie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Soprano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
WasABadMovie slips a straight right by Soprano.

WasABadMovie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
WasABadMovie lands an elbow that stopped Soprano in his tracks for a moment.
Soprano tries to break free but WasABadMovie pushes him back against the cage.

WasABadMovie breaks from the clinch.
WasABadMovie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soprano's head.
Soprano misses with an uppercut
and WasABadMovie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
WasABadMovie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soprano.
WasABadMovie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Soprano misses with a left hand
and WasABadMovie counters with a thumping low kick.
Soprano throws a right hand that WasABadMovie ducks under and follows up with a left that WasABadMovie also avoids with ease.
Soprano throws a jab when WasABadMovie was well out of range.
Soprano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from WasABadMovie.
Soprano throws a right hand that misses
and WasABadMovie counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano misses with a straight right.
Soprano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract WasABadMovie.
WasABadMovie cracks the inside of Soprano's front leg.
Soprano throws a lazy uppercut
and WasABadMovie counters with a good low kick that Soprano was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Revolver WasABadMovie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Soprano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Soprano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and WasABadMovie counters with a flying knee. Nice.

WasABadMovie closes the distance and clinches.
Soprano is trying to force a seperation but WasABadMovie has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as WasABadMovie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
WasABadMovie looking to throw knees to the head but Soprano is blocking nicely.
WasABadMovie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
WasABadMovie lands an elbow that stopped Soprano in his tracks for a moment.
WasABadMovie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soprano's face.

The cut above Junior Soprano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Soprano is trying to break the clinch but WasABadMovie has him pressed against the cage.
WasABadMovie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
WasABadMovie lands an elbow just above Soprano 's eye.
The referee is keeping an eye on WasABadMovie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
WasABadMovie gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soprano tries to break the clinch but WasABadMovie is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WasABadMovie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Revolver WasABadMovie has scored more points in the clinch so far.

WasABadMovie breaks the clinch.
Junior Soprano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soprano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick from WasABadMovie lands but Soprano takes it in his stride.
Revolver WasABadMovie is winning the standup battle so far.
WasABadMovie thows a body kick. Soprano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Soprano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and WasABadMovie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by WasABadMovie.
WasABadMovie misses with a knee to the head.
WasABadMovie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

WasABadMovie breaks from the clinch.
WasABadMovie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

WasABadMovie drives through and clinches with Soprano against the cage.
Soprano has had enough of the clinch but WasABadMovie keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Soprano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
WasABadMovie with a knee to the head.
Soprano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
WasABadMovie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

WasABadMovie breaks from the clinch.
WasABadMovie slips under a jab.
WasABadMovie throws a leg kick which misses Soprano's front leg but catches the back leg as Soprano tries to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Soprano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
WasABadMovie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
WasABadMovie throws a nice head kick!
Junior Soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano throws a shot from downtown. WasABadMovie moves away and avoids it.
Soprano misses with a hook

and WasABadMovie counters by moving into the clinch.
WasABadMovie landing knees to the body.
Soprano tries to break the clinch but WasABadMovie is controlling the position.
WasABadMovie lands an elbow that stopped Soprano in his tracks for a moment.
WasABadMovie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

WasABadMovie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
WasABadMovie moves away from the strike by Soprano.
Soprano misses with an uppercut
and WasABadMovie counters with a low kick, right behind Soprano 's knee.
Soprano takes a swing at WasABadMovie's ribcage but misses.
Soprano misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soprano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soprano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from WasABadMovie.
Soprano misses with a left hand

and WasABadMovie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
WasABadMovie lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for WasABadMovie to work.
WasABadMovie landing knees to the head.
WasABadMovie stalling the fight.
Soprano is trying to break the clinch but WasABadMovie is controlling him.
WasABadMovie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

WasABadMovie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Soprano misses.
A swing and a miss from Soprano.
WasABadMovie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
WasABadMovie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soprano can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano throws a poor cross that misses

and WasABadMovie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by WasABadMovie.
WasABadMovie scores with a knee to the head.

WasABadMovie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
WasABadMovie ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.

Soprano gets tackled into the cage by WasABadMovie. WasABadMovie maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by WasABadMovie.
WasABadMovie lands an elbow inside that Soprano shrugs off.
WasABadMovie taking a breather.

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

WasABadMovie drives through and clinches with Soprano against the cage.
Soprano is trying to push WasABadMovie away but WasABadMovie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
WasABadMovie has Soprano pressed against the cage, preventing Soprano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
WasABadMovie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
WasABadMovie has Soprano pressed against the cage, preventing Soprano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
WasABadMovie controlling the action here for a moment.
WasABadMovie missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Revolver WasABadMovie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Soprano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Soprano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Soprano.
Soprano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soprano misses with a lunging right hand
and WasABadMovie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

WasABadMovie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Soprano takes a knee right on the jaw!
WasABadMovie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
WasABadMovie working Soprano over with knees to the body.
Soprano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
WasABadMovie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Soprano up against the cage.

WasABadMovie breaks the clinch.
Soprano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soprano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by WasABadMovie. WasABadMovie obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
WasABadMovie throws a leg kick which misses Soprano's front leg but catches the back leg as Soprano tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Soprano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Soprano misses with a left hand
and WasABadMovie counters with a thumping low kick.
Soprano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from WasABadMovie.
Good leg kick by WasABadMovie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soprano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
WasABadMovie lands a head kick!
WasABadMovie scores with a head kick.
WasABadMovie thumps Soprano with a low kick.
WasABadMovie cracks the inside of Soprano's front leg.
Soprano swings widly with a right hand
and WasABadMovie counters with a low kick, right behind Soprano 's knee.
A good leg kick by WasABadMovie.
Soprano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A decent looking body kick lands there for WasABadMovie.
WasABadMovie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soprano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
WasABadMovie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
WasABadMovie scores with a head kick. Soprano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

WasABadMovie instigates a clinch.
Soprano takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from WasABadMovie.
WasABadMovie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
WasABadMovie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Soprano tries to circle away but WasABadMovie has him pinned against the cage.
WasABadMovie taking a breather.
Soprano is trying to push WasABadMovie away but WasABadMovie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
WasABadMovie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soprano's face.
WasABadMovie scores with a knee to the head.
WasABadMovie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Soprano up against the cage.
WasABadMovie lands an elbow that stopped Soprano in his tracks for a moment.
WasABadMovie misses with a knee strike.
Soprano misses with the head strike.
WasABadMovie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Soprano avoiding damage as WasABadMovie throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
WasABadMovie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Soprano tries to circle away but WasABadMovie has him pinned against the cage.
WasABadMovie controlling the action here for a moment.
WasABadMovie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from WasABadMovie.
Junior Soprano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soprano managing to block the knees to the body from WasABadMovie.
WasABadMovie prevents Soprano from breaking the clinch.
WasABadMovie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soprano blocks it with crossed arms.
Soprano tries to circle away but WasABadMovie has him pinned against the cage.
WasABadMovie tries a knee to the head but Soprano blocks it.

WasABadMovie breaks the clinch.
Soprano swinging wildly here.
Soprano throws a poor cross that misses
and WasABadMovie counters with a thumping low kick.
Soprano throws an off balance right hand

and WasABadMovie counters by moving into the clinch.
The referee calls for WasABadMovie to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

WasABadMovie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by WasABadMovie.
Soprano throws a right hand that WasABadMovie ducks under and follows up with a left that WasABadMovie also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from WasABadMovie.
Soprano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from WasABadMovie.

WasABadMovie moves into the clinch.
Soprano working hard to break the clinch.
WasABadMovie stalling the fight.
WasABadMovie lands an elbow inside that Soprano shrugs off.
Soprano is trying to push WasABadMovie away but WasABadMovie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Soprano is trying to break the clinch but WasABadMovie has him pressed against the cage.

WasABadMovie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soprano takes a swing at WasABadMovie's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
WasABadMovie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soprano's head.
WasABadMovie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Soprano misses.
Soprano misses with a lunging right hand
and WasABadMovie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Soprano is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Soprano misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Revolver WasABadMovie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well WasABadMovie 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Revolver WasABadMovie!