|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arn En (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augusto comes into the arena with Stemm - Face the pain blaring out of the sound system. Pedro Augusto had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 155 cm
21
130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
166 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
|
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arn En!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
En slips a jab and a cross from Augusto.
En looks to throw a body kick
and Augusto counters with a big head kick but En shrugs it off.
Augusto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
En tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Augusto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
En bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
En tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Augusto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. En sees it coming and avoids it easily.
En lands a left and a right that send Augusto crashing to the mat, dazed. En thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Augusto is rocked!
It looks like Pedro Augusto has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
En throws a wild body kick that Augusto sees coming a mile off.
Oh Augusto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
En walks into a jab.
Augusto seems to have got his legs back now.
En tries a head kick but it misses.
Augusto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for En, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Augusto coming out on top.
Augusto drives through and clinches with En against the cage.
En has Augusto pressed against the cage, preventing Augusto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Augusto tries to land knees in the clinch but En avoids the damage to the body.
Augusto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Augusto clinches.
En is trying to break the clinch but Augusto has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Augusto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Augusto wants to get back to striking at distance but En won't allow it.
Augusto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Augusto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
En's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Augusto rushes En and presses him up against the cage.
Augusto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from En.
A right handed body shot lands from Augusto.
En managing to block the knees to the body from Augusto.
En wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Augusto has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
En breaks the clinch.
Augusto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and En counters with a head kick.
En throws a right and a left that both miss.
Augusto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Augusto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Augusto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. En eats them both and turns towards Augusto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Arn En has been cut.
Augusto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
En swats away the attempt to clinch by Augusto.
En is looking to clinch but Augusto is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
En keeps the fight on the outside.
En tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Augusto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before En has time to react.
Augusto tries to close the distance and clinch up but En swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Augusto closes the distance and clinches.
Augusto trying to land knees to the body.
Augusto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Augusto has managed to clinch.
En manages to break the clinch.
En tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Augusto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pedro Augusto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
En rushes Augusto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augusto.
Augusto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Augusto is trying to force a seperation but En has the dominant position.
Augusto tries to circle away but En has him pinned against the cage.
En's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Augusto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Augusto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
En tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Augusto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Augusto misses with a hook. En ducked under it nicely.
En swats away the attempt to clinch by Augusto.
Augusto looks to throw the jab but En is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arn En will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Augusto tries to close the distance and clinch up but En swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Augusto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Augusto is looking to clinch.
Augusto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Augusto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Augusto misses with a straight left.
Arn En seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Augusto misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augusto doesn't manage to clinch there - En circles away.
En wants to clinch up but Augusto keeps it at a distance.
Pedro Augusto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
En ducks right into an uppercut from Augusto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto fails to land with a series of punches.
Augusto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
En escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Augusto misses with a hook. En ducked under it nicely.
Augusto closes the distance looking to clinch
and En counters with a three punch combo that has Augusto backing up. Augusto nods at En to acknowledge the strikes.
Augusto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Augusto lands a nice knee to the body.
En avoiding damage as Augusto throws knees to the body.
En breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Augusto does no damage.
Augusto doesn't manage to clinch there - En circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
En has taken the fight to the clinch.
Augusto is trying to stall.
Augusto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but En has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Augusto taking a breather.
Augusto tries to stall but En uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Augusto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. En is defending well for now.
Augusto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but En has him pressed against the cage.
Augusto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Augusto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pedro Augusto.
Augusto keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedro Augusto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. En manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
En tries to clinch there but Augusto circles away.
En avoids a kick to the body.
Augusto misses with a double jab.
En moves out of range of the body kick from Augusto.
The fight stays on the outside here - En looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Augusto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and En holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
En manages to break the clinch.
En keeps the fight on the outside.
En tries to clinch up.
En has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four 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.
Augusto lands a body shot in the clinch.
En is trying to break the clinch but Augusto has him pressed against the cage.
Augusto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
En avoiding damage as Augusto throws knees to the body.
Augusto misses with a knee to the head.
Augusto wants to stall.
Augusto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with En's elbow.
Augusto misses with a knee to the head.
En wants to break free but Augusto has control.
En keeps control of Augusto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Augusto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Augusto is trying to maintain a safe position but En gets an underhook and turns Augusto into the cage.
En pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Augusto lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Augusto dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Augusto doesn't manage to clinch there - En circles away.
En misses with a leg kick
and Augusto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Augusto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Augusto tries to clinch there but En circles away.
Augusto stuffs the takedown attempt from En. En gets slowly back to his feet.
En circles away from the clinch attempt
and En counters with a nice body kick.
Augusto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and En counters by moving into the clinch.
Augusto missing with knees to the body.
En keeps control of Augusto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
En pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Augusto as En shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. En manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
En takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
En doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Augusto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pedro Augusto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arn En.
Augusto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Augusto wants to clinch.
En circles away from the clinch attempt.
Augusto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Augusto tries to clinch up but En circles away and keeps his distance.
En walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto is looking to clinch but En is avoiding it.
En avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Augusto throws a sloppy head kick
and En moves into the clinch.
Augusto manages to break the clinch.
Augusto tries to clinch up but En circles away and keeps his distance.
Augusto doesn't manage to clinch there - En circles away.
Augusto scoring well with a low kick there.
En shoots in for a double leg but Augusto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Augusto wants to clinch.
Augusto has En up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Augusto seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
En manages to break the clinch.
Augusto misses with a few strikes there.
Augusto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
En tries to land a front kick but Augusto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Augusto misses.
En with a lazy takedown attempt
and Augusto counters with a head kick.
Augusto pushes En up against the cage in a clinch.
Augusto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. En is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augusto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Augusto stalling.
Augusto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from En.
Augusto is trying to push En away but En has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Augusto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but En has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Augusto presses En against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Augusto missing with knees to the body.
Augusto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Augusto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Augusto is trying to break the clinch but En has him pressed against the cage.
Augusto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Augusto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Augusto 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Augusto!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
