PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ace Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Do Picadinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Lightning. Do Picadinho has chosen Why can't we be friends? as his entrance music. Ze Do Picadinho is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ryan
vs
Do Picadinho

171 cm
21
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Ace Ryan!
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, Ze Do Picadinho!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Picadinho tries a head kick but it misses.

Do Picadinho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Do Picadinho misses with a knee strike.

Do Picadinho gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Do Picadinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do Picadinho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Do Picadinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryan is keeping the position for now.

Ryan looking for subs off his back but Do Picadinho has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ryan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Do Picadinho on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Do Picadinho connects with a nice short shot to Ryan's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Picadinho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryan keeps working.
Do Picadinho thows a huge punch but Ryan dodges it nicely.
Do Picadinho is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Do Picadinho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Do Picadinho is trying to control. Ryan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Picadinho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Do Picadinho wants to stand up but Ryan manages to regain full guard.
Do Picadinho slips nicely into half guard.
Do Picadinho wants to pass to mount but Ryan is defending the position.
Do Picadinho not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Do Picadinho gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Do Picadinho closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ryan to the mat! Ryan manages to get full guard.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Do Picadinho wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Do Picadinho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do Picadinho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Do Picadinho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Do Picadinho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Do Picadinho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryan keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Do Picadinho is looking for a kimura but Ryan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Do Picadinho to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ryan is staying active underneath Do Picadinho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Do Picadinho has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Do Picadinho unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do Picadinho thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ze Do Picadinho dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Ryan gets tackled into the cage by Do Picadinho. Do Picadinho maintains the clinch.
Ryan tries a knee to the head but Do Picadinho blocks it.
Ryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan tries a knee to the head but Do Picadinho blocks it.

Do Picadinho turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Do Picadinho manages to end up in side control.
The ground and pound from Do Picadinho seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ryan is not content to let Do Picadinho control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Do Picadinho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Picadinho tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ze Do Picadinho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Do Picadinho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Do Picadinho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Do Picadinho in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Picadinho creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ryan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Do Picadinho has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ryan!
Do Picadinho looking to finish Ryan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ryan!
Do Picadinho trying to control but Ryan is having none of it.
Do Picadinho breaks from Ryan's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Picadinho looking to ground and pound but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Do Picadinho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Do Picadinho is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Do Picadinho has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ryan's face.
Do Picadinho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ryan hang on?
Do Picadinho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ryan?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Picadinho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ryan looks a forlorn figure.
Do Picadinho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do Picadinho lands a nice shot to the head.

Ryan is rocked!
Do Picadinho looking to control but Ryan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oh Ryan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Do Picadinho is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan is in a horrible position here. Do Picadinho smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ze Do Picadinho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Do Picadinho gets the takedown into side control.
Ryan seems to have got his legs back now.
An elbow from Do Picadinho crashes against the mat.
Do Picadinho wants to control for a moment but Ryan uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Do Picadinho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ryan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Do Picadinho tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Do Picadinho moves into full mount! Ryan won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Picadinho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Do Picadinho dominating with strikes here.
Do Picadinho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Do Picadinho wants to control the pace but Ryan is squirming around nicely.
Do Picadinho looking to finish Ryan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ryan!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Picadinho unloading with bombs!
Do Picadinho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ryan is looking to escape.
Do Picadinho connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Do Picadinho breaks from Ryan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do Picadinho pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Do Picadinho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ryan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Do Picadinho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Picadinho breaks from Ryan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Do Picadinho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ryan looks a forlorn figure.
Do Picadinho wants to control the pace but Ryan is squirming around nicely.

Do Picadinho is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ryan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ryan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ace Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ze Do Picadinho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Picadinho wants to control the pace but Ryan is squirming around nicely.
Do Picadinho controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ze Do Picadinho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Do Picadinho 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 24:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ze Do Picadinho!
Ze Do Picadinho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.