PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Louis (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.

Avila
vs
Louis

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Avila!
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, Michael Louis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Louis clinches up against the cage.
Louis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avila backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Louis.
Still in the clinch, Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Avila can't break the clinch.
Louis keeps control of Avila as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Louis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Avila tries to break free but Louis pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Louis.

Louis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Avila has his takedown stuffed

and Louis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Louis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Avila fails with the takedown

and Louis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Louis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Avila looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Louis wants to pass the guard but Avila is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Louis looking to pass the guard.

Avila looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Louis's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Louis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice sprawl there from Louis as Avila shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Avila. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Louis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Louis working hard to break the clinch.
Avila can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Louis.
Avila's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Avila trying to control the position but instead, Louis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Avila into the cage.
Avila tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Louis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Louis works on Avila's body with a couple of short punches.
Avila is breathing heavily.
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!
A right hand to the body from Louis.

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

Louis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Louis is looking to pass Avila's guard but actually Avila recovers to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louis trying to move into half guard but instead Avila has managed to sweep!
Louis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Avila. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Louis has a closed guard, preventing Avila from standing up.
Louis wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Avila manages to pass to side control.
Avila stops Louis from getting back to his feet.
Louis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Avila is looking to take a break and control but Louis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis is trying to stand up here but Avila is controlling him well.
Louis tries to kick Avila off in order to stand up. Avila Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Avila tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Louis tries to escape but Avila is in control.
Avila trying to control the action but Louis is working from the bottom.
Louis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Avila is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avila moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Avila is defended easily by Louis.
Avila tries for a takedown but Louis circles away easily

so Louis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Louis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Louis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Avila escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Louis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Louis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Louis wanted to stand there but Avila had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Louis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Avila shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Louis pinned against the cage. Louis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Avila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avila looks for a takedown but Louis sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Louis doesn't manage to clinch there - Avila circles away.

Louis moves into the clinch successfully.
Avila drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Louis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Louis lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Louis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Avila jumps guard but Louis stands there with Avila around his waist. Avila gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Avila wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice body punch from Louis - that landed with a thud.
Louis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Louis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Louis controls the position.
Avila defending against the ground and pound.
Avila avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Louis.
Louis tries to move to mount but Avila blocks the move with his legs.
Louis controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis tries to move to mount but Avila blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louis in side control, throwing shots but Avila defends.
Avila throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis controls the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Louis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avila moves away.
Avila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Avila scores with a nice right hand.

Avila tries to sprawl but Louis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Louis stops Avila from getting back to his feet.
Avila trying to hold on to Louis's head to control him but Louis postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louis wants to pass to mount but Avila is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Louis in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Avila takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Avila takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Louis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Avila.
Avila changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Louis tries to avoid it but Avila manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Louis to the ground. Louis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Louis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avila on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Louis rushes Avila and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Avila is trying to break free.

Louis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Avila fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Louis avoids it really well and circles away.
Avila is trying hard to land a takedown here. Louis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Avila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Paulo Avila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Louis moves into the clinch.

Louis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Louis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Louis tries to clinch up but Avila circles away and keeps his distance.
Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Avila.
Louis lands with a nice combination. Avila backs away looking to recover.
Louis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Louis moves into the clinch successfully.

Louis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Louis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Louis looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avila being controlled here, momentarily.
Avila avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Louis controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Louis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Avila fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Avila shoots for a takedown but Louis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Avila walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Louis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Avila slips under a jab.
Michael Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis stuffs the takedown.

Avila tries to keep at a distance but Louis has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

Louis has Avila up against the cage in a clinch.
Avila is looking to break free of the clinch but Louis has double underhooks.

Louis jumps guard.
Avila wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Louis is looking to stand up but Avila isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila throwing strikes from guard but Louis blocks nicely.

Louis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Avila off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avila tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Louis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paulo Avila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Louis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Avila tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Louis just stands there and leans against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Louis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Louis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Louis!