PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gay Fucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amarela
vs
Fucker

187 cm
19
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
206 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gay Fucker!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarela walks into a stiff left hand from Fucker.

Amarela scores a takedown into full mount!
Amarela thowing shots but they're missing.
Fucker working to try and regain half guard.
Amarela controlling the position easily from mount.
Amarela punishing his opponent with strikes.
Amarela controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Amarela throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fucker because Amarela loaded up on that one.
Amarela throwing strikes here but Fucker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Amarela sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Amarela throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarela controlling the pace for now.
Amarela looking to finish with strikes here!
Amarela looking to finish with strikes here!
Fucker tries to hold on but Amarela postures up.

Amarela is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fucker is surviving well by controlling Amarela's body position as best he can.
Amarela looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela punching from mount but Fucker doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Amarela is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fucker to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fucker shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amarela looking to control and managing it successfully.
Amarela trying to control but Fucker is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fucker can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Amarela goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fucker is on top in guard.
Fucker won't allow Amarela to sweep him here.
Amarela striking off his back but it's not causing Fucker any problems.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fucker wants to control from the top but Amarela keeps moving.
Fucker stops Amarela from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abelinha Amarela dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fucker lands with a nice body punch.
Fucker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amarela shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fucker as he jumps to the side.
Amarela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amarela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fucker but Fucker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Amarela shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abelinha Amarela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fucker scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Fucker.
Fucker leaves Amarela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Amarela shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fucker defends it nicely.
Fucker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amarela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fucker pinned against the cage. Fucker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amarela.
Amarela ducks right into an uppercut from Fucker.
Fucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amarela was well out of range. Poor timing from Fucker.
Amarela fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fucker stuffs the takedown attempt from Amarela. Amarela gets slowly back to his feet.
Fucker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amarela has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela shoots in for a double leg but Fucker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Amarela drives through with a takedown into guard.
Amarela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fucker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Amarela trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fucker keeping full guard, as Amarela tries to pass.
Amarela trying to control the position from guard on top but Fucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amarela tries to free his leg and advance position but Fucker is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarela wants to control from the top but Fucker keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Amarela is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fucker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fucker has escaped and now he's on top!
Fucker wants to control from the top but Amarela keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amarela wants to stand but Fucker is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gay Fucker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Amarela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fucker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Amarela. Amarela circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Amarela shoots for a takedown but Fucker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gay Fucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amarela shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fucker sprawls well. Fucker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Amarela gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Fucker as Amarela shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abelinha Amarela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amarela shoots in looking for a takedown. Fucker tries to sprawl out of it but Amarela keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fucker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fucker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amarela.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fucker wants to land a leg kick but Amarela is out of range.

Amarela shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Amarela is pressing down on Fucker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fucker is holding on for now.
Amarela throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarela is trying to control. Fucker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fucker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Amarela missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Amarela is controlling the pace.
Amarela tries to pass to full mount but Fucker defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fucker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fucker is trying to maintain the position but Amarela is very close to passing his half guard.
Abelinha Amarela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Amarela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fucker's waist but Fucker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amarela off to one side.
Fucker works over Amarela's head and body with a nice combination.
Fucker slaps away a takedown attempt from Amarela, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fucker pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarela shoots in for a takedown but Fucker shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Amarela with that takedown attempt.
Amarela slips a jab and a cross from Fucker.
Fucker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amarela.
Nice takedown defense from Fucker. No joy for Amarela on that attempt.
Amarela tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fucker swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Abelinha Amarela did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Fucker. Those never looked like landing.

Amarela shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fucker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fucker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fucker wants to control but Amarela passes easily into half guard.
Amarela throwing shots but Fucker is blocking nicely.
Amarela content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Amarela not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

We're going to have a standup here because Abelinha Amarela wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Amarela looks for a takedown but Fucker sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Fucker. No joy for Amarela on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Fucker as Amarela shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abelinha Amarela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Amarela or perhaps it was just good defense by Fucker which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Amarela or perhaps it was just good defense by Fucker which made him look bad.
Amarela shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fucker defends it nicely.
Amarela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fucker pinned against the cage. Fucker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fucker scores with a sloppy right hand. Amarela should have avoided that one.
Fucker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amarela shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fucker as he avoids it easily.
Fucker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amarela dodges the punch combination from Fucker.
Amarela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fucker's waist but Fucker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amarela off to one side.
Amarela checks a low kick from Fucker.
Fucker fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Abelinha Amarela will probably get the nod.
That's time! Amarela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Amarela shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fucker as he avoids it easily.
Amarela has a takedown stuffed.
Amarela tries for a takedown but Fucker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abelinha Amarela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Fucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fucker throws a sloppy head kick and Amarela moves out of range easily.
Fucker throws an overhand right that lands on Amarela's shoulder, as Amarela tries to avoid the shot.
Amarela shoots in looking for a takedown but Fucker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amarela's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela shoots in and drives through. Fucker sprawls well.
Amarela shoots in and drives through. Fucker sprawls well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fucker scores with a one two! Amarela had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fucker lands an overhand right.
Abelinha Amarela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Fucker. No joy for Amarela on that attempt.
Fucker slaps away a takedown attempt from Amarela, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Amarela takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fucker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fucker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amarela is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fucker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fucker thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Fucker as Amarela shoots in.
A head kick misses from Fucker.
Fucker scores with a sloppy right hand. Amarela should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fucker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Fucker.
Amarela fails with the takedown.
Amarela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Amarela closes the distance and clinches up with Fucker, looking for a takedown. Amarela pushes Fucker against the cage but Fucker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Amarela looks for a takedown but Fucker sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarela shoots in but no luck this time.
Gay Fucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amarela shoots in for a takedown but Fucker shows good takedown defense.
Fucker connects with a nice looking jab.
Amarela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An inside leg kick lands from Fucker.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gay Fucker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Amarela has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 48:48
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Abelinha Amarela!
Abelinha Amarela is the new light heavyweight champion!