PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Pais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo De Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pais
vs
De Abreu

166 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Thiago Pais!
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 De Abreu!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Abreu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Pais manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pais misses with a leg kick.
Pais misses with a low kick.
Pais blocks a head kick by De Abreu.
De Abreu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pais's head.
De Abreu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pais paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Abreu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pais.
De Abreu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A leg kick checked by De Abreu.
De Abreu wants to clinch up but Pais keeps it at a distance.
Paulo De Abreu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Abreu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Abreu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Abreu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
De Abreu throws a sloppy head kick and Pais moves out of range easily.
De Abreu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pais on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from De Abreu.
De Abreu tries to close the distance and clinch but Pais swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Abreu checks a leg kick.
De Abreu throws a head kick but Pais moves out of range.
Pais scores with a leg kick.

Pais shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Abreu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pais lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Abreu trying to control the position.
Pais lands a couple of elbows.
Pais landing with the ground and pound.
Pais distracts De Abreu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pais throwing strikes from guard but De Abreu blocks nicely.
Pais is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pais scoring with some ground and pound.
Pais is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pais works over De Abreu with some ground and pound from guard.
De Abreu has momentary wrist control but Pais slips an elbow through the middle.
Pais working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Abreu's head.
Pais cracks De Abreu with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pais landing some decent shots from guard.
Pais postures up and lands a big shot to De Abreu's brow.
Pais connects with a couple of short punches.
De Abreu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pais has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pais landing some decent shots from guard.
Pais cracks De Abreu with a solid left hand.
De Abreu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Abreu looks gassed!
Pais keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Abreu's head.
De Abreu tries to strike from the bottom.
Pais is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pais postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pais stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Abreu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pais lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pais is working De Abreu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pais landing with the ground and pound.

De Abreu is rocked!
Pais is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Abreu is still in real trouble! Can Pais finish him?
Pais working some strikes from top position.
De Abreu can't keep his opponent in guard - Pais advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pais lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pais slips a nice elbow through De Abreu's hands, connecting with De Abreu's forehead.
Pais lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pais is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, De Abreu is hurt! He's hurt bad - Pais fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save De Abreu from any more punishment! Congratulations to Pais! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Pais!