PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laranja's entrance music is Fruits and Vegetables. A fine choice. The key to victory for Renato Laranja has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Laranja
vs
Thiago

187 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Renato Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laranja is looking to clinch.
Laranja throws a leg kick
and Thiago counters with a straight right hand.
Thiago looks to land a body kick but Laranja moved away.
Laranja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Laranja clinches.
Nice elbow from Laranja.

It looks like Paulo Thiago has been cut.
Laranja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thiago goes for a takedown in the clinch but Laranja prevents it.
Laranja gets underhooks to prevent Thiago's takedown attempt.
Laranja connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thiago's face.
Laranja lands an elbow just above Thiago 's eye.
Thiago takes an elbow to the temple.
Thiago wants a takedown.
Renato Laranja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Thiago.
Thiago is working for takedown but Laranja is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thiago changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laranja fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Renato Laranja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laranja moves forwards but Thiago connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laranja wants to clinch up but Thiago keeps it at a distance.
Laranja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laranja looks to clinch
and Thiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Thiago circles away from the clinch attempt.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja misses with an elbow strike.
Laranja crunches a lovely knee into Thiago's ribcage.
Laranja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thiago.
Thiago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laranja is pressed up against the cage. Thiago has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Laranja down to the mat. Laranja avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Laranja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laranja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laranja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Laranja.
Laranja wants to clinch up but Thiago keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago blocks a leg kick.
Laranja throws a head kick that misses
and Thiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laranja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Laranja is looking to clinch but Thiago is avoiding it.
Laranja tries to clinch up.
Thiago throws a lazy head kick
and Laranja counters with a thumping low kick.
Laranja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laranja attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laranja tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thiago counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laranja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Thiago forces Laranja back against the cage and clinches.
Thiago blocks an elbow strike from Laranja.
Laranja tries a knee to the head but Thiago blocks it.
Thiago blocks an elbow strike from Laranja.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Laranja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Thiago's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

An inside leg kick from Laranja misses.
Laranja tries to clinch up but Thiago circles away and keeps his distance.
Thiago throws a low kick, looking for Laranja's leg but Laranja calmly moves out of range.
Laranja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laranja moves out of range as Thiago strikes.
Laranja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laranja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laranja.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laranja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja tries to clinch but Thiago is having none of it.
Laranja is looking to clinch.
Laranja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laranja tries to close the distance and clinch but Thiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thiago throws a big shot that misses.
Thiago takes a swing at Laranja's ribcage but misses.
Laranja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja is looking to clinch.
Laranja throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laranja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laranja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laranja looks to clinch
and Thiago counters with a nice leg kick.
Laranja wants to clinch up but Thiago keeps it at a distance.
Laranja takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja tries to clinch
and Thiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laranja moves in looking to clinch but Thiago pushes him off.
Laranja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laranja tries to clinch
and Thiago counters with a two punch combo.
Laranja moves in looking to clinch but Thiago pushes him off.
Laranja tries to clinch but Thiago moves away
and Thiago counters with a leg kick.
Laranja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laranja closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja wants to clinch.
Thiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Laranja.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Laranja dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Thiago's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Thiago tries a low kick but Laranja avoids it.
Thiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thiago takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laranja tries to clinch but Thiago is having none of it.
Thiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Laranja.
Laranja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja is looking to clinch but Thiago is avoiding it.
Thiago scores with a jab.
Thiago throws a hook but Laranja blocks it.
Laranja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laranja is looking to clinch.
Laranja tries to clinch up.
Thiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laranja is looking to clinch but Thiago is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago misses with a looping right.
Laranja tries to clinch there but Thiago circles away.
Laranja moves in looking to clinch but Thiago pushes him off.
Renato Laranja is winning the standup battle so far.
Laranja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laranja wants to clinch but Thiago slips to the side
and Thiago counters with a straight right hand.
Laranja tries to close the distance and clinch but Thiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Laranja rushes Thiago and presses him up against the cage.
Laranja is pressed up against the cage. Thiago has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Laranja down to the mat. Laranja avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Laranja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja throws a low kick, looking for Thiago's leg but Thiago calmly moves out of range.
Thiago attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laranja tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paulo Thiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laranja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laranja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laranja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja wants to clinch.
Laranja moves in looking to clinch but Thiago pushes him off.
Thiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Laranja darts in trying to clinch
and Thiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Laranja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laranja 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Laranja!