PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joca Mamute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haroldo Praca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamute comes to the cage accompanied by Undead. Haroldo Praca has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joca Mamute's chin.

Mamute
vs
Praca

197 cm
28
260 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

198 cm
21
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

RMC - Rio Mma Clothing

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 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joca Mamute!
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, Haroldo Praca!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Mamute, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Mamute misses.
Joca Mamute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Praca closes the distance and clinches up with Mamute, looking for a takedown. Praca pushes Mamute against the cage but Mamute circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mamute darts in trying to clinch

and Praca counters with a shoot takedown. Mamute fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Praca postures up in Mamute's guard and throws a big left but Mamute blocks it.
Praca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Praca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mamute swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Praca thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mamute knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Praca on the ground.

Praca is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamute is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Praca wants to control from the top but Mamute keeps moving.
Praca with a flurry of punches that miss.
Praca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mamute avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mamute managing to control the position.
Praca postures up in Mamute's guard and throws a big left but Mamute blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamute utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Praca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mamute working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Praca.

Praca thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mamute on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mamute tries to get out of the position.
Praca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mamute looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Praca throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Praca throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Praca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mamute looking to control.
Praca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Praca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mamute swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Praca with a flurry of punches that miss.
Praca trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamute is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mamute works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Praca with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Praca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Praca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Praca throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Praca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Praca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Praca throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Praca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mamute is breathing heavily.
Praca passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haroldo Praca dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Praca.
Mamute tries to bum rush Praca with a series of wild strikes but Praca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Praca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mamute pinned against the cage. Mamute gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mamute throws a right and a left that Praca avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Praca shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mamute defends it nicely.
Joca Mamute has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haroldo Praca.
Praca drops his hands momentarily and Mamute takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praca looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mamute misses with a double jab

and Praca counters with a single leg into guard. Mamute didn't expect that.
Praca passes Mamute's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mamute avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Praca.
Praca throwing shots but Mamute is blocking nicely.
Praca throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Praca thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Praca throwing shots but Mamute is blocking nicely.
Mamute blocking the ground and pound attempt from Praca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamute keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Praca passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Praca wants to finish this one by submission but Mamute is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Praca.
Praca tries to control but Mamute wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praca misses with a head shot.
Praca throws some wild stikes that Mamute manages to avoid easily.
Praca throws a wild left hand from mount and Mamute manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Praca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Praca missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Praca seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mamute does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haroldo Praca has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mamute avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Praca.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamute keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Praca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Praca wants to control but Mamute is keeping him busy.
Praca thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Praca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mamute's head.
Mamute blocking the ground and pound attempt from Praca.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Praca works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mamute holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Praca tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haroldo Praca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Praca shoots in but no luck this time.
Mamute lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mamute.
Praca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mamute pinned against the cage. Mamute gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mamute pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Praca back to the cage. Mamute follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mamute fails to land with a series of punches.
Praca dodges the punch combination from Mamute.
Praca slips a jab and a cross from Mamute.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mamute. Praca does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamute looks to land a combination but Praca avoids it well.
Mamute misses with a two punch combination.
Mamute fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mamute looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mamute falls off balance throwing a combination
and Praca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mamute swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mamute throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Praca moves in looking to clinch but Mamute pushes him off.
Mamute misses with an uppercut

and Praca counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Praca pushes down on Mamute's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mamute's head.
Praca throwing shots but Mamute is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Praca thows a huge punch but Mamute dodges it nicely.
Praca controlling the action here.

Praca is trying to work for a kimura but Mamute is defending well.
Praca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mamute's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamute blocking the ground and pound attempt from Praca.
Praca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mamute's head.
Praca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Praca thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Praca not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Praca is trying to work for a kimura but Mamute is defending well.
Praca thows a huge punch but Mamute dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamute keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Praca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Praca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Praca is looking to take a break and control but Mamute is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Praca not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joca Mamute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Praca thows a huge punch but Mamute dodges it nicely.
Praca missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haroldo Praca is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Praca is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mamute is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Haroldo Praca!