PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiagulu Paiskbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marreco Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Marreco Boy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Paiskbah
vs
Boy

202 cm
18
288 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Thiagulu Paiskbah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marreco Boy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiskbah misses the shot to the body.
Boy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Paiskbah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boy's waist but Boy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paiskbah off to one side.
Paiskbah misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paiskbah.
Paiskbah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paiskbah dives in and grabs Boy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boy pushes down on Paiskbah's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiagulu Paiskbah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paiskbah misses with a takedown attempt - Boy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boy stuffs the takedown attempt from Paiskbah. Paiskbah gets slowly back to his feet.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Boy has eaten all the pies!

Paiskbah feints and as Boy raises his hands in defense, Paiskbah changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paiskbah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paiskbah landing some decent shots from guard.
Paiskbah with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiskbah landing with the ground and pound.
Paiskbah working some strikes from top position.
Paiskbah pushing down on Boy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Paiskbah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paiskbah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paiskbah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Paiskbah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Paiskbah winds up and cracks Boy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paiskbah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Paiskbah working Boy over with strikes.
Boy is trying to stand up here but Paiskbah is controlling him well.
Paiskbah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paiskbah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paiskbah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Paiskbah there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paiskbah lands a nice short elbow.
Paiskbah working the head and body with strikes.
Paiskbah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Paiskbah.
Paiskbah slips a nice elbow through Boy's hands, connecting with Boy's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paiskbah working Boy over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Paiskbah.
Boy is looking to improve his position.
Paiskbah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiskbah is nestled in close to Boy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boy tries to roll over but Paiskbah keeps him under control.
Boy trying to control here.
Paiskbah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boy trying to control but Paiskbah postures up.
Paiskbah moves nicely into side control.
Paiskbah scores with punches from side control.
Boy is looking to regain half guard here but Paiskbah keeps moving and retains side control.
Paiskbah working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiskbah landing strikes.
Boy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Paiskbah lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paiskbah advances to full mount.
Paiskbah landing punches.
Boy is in a horrible position here. Paiskbah smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Paiskbah connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paiskbah lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Boy tries to reverse the position but Paiskbah maintains control.
Boy wants to hold on but Paiskbah pushes him away.
Paiskbah lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiagulu Paiskbah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marreco Boy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boy moves in looking to clinch but Paiskbah pushes him off.
Boy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paiskbah.

Boy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paiskbah cracks Boy with a solid left hand.
Paiskbah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paiskbah 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.
Paiskbah working some strikes from top position.
Paiskbah postures up and lands a big shot to Boy's brow.
Paiskbah scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy has momentary wrist control but Paiskbah slips an elbow through the middle.
Paiskbah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boy is looking to stand up but Paiskbah isn't so interested in that idea.
Paiskbah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paiskbah connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiskbah postures up and lands a big shot to Boy's brow.
Thiagulu Paiskbah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paiskbah works over Boy with some ground and pound from guard.
Paiskbah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paiskbah forces his way into half guard.
Paiskbah looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paiskbah working the head and body with strikes.
Paiskbah lands strikes from half guard.
Paiskbah slips a nice elbow through Boy's hands, connecting with Boy's forehead.
Paiskbah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Paiskbah connects with a nice short shot to Boy's temple.
Paiskbah working Boy over with strikes.
Paiskbah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boy can do to turn this around?
Paiskbah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paiskbah lands a nice short elbow.
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!
Paiskbah working over Boy with some ground and pound. Boy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Paiskbah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paiskbah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boy defending well though.
Paiskbah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paiskbah looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paiskbah winds up and cracks Boy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boy wants to get back to his feet.
Paiskbah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paiskbah lands a nice short elbow.
Boy is trying to stand.
Paiskbah drops an elbow to the side of Boy's head.
Paiskbah lands with a punch from half guard.
Paiskbah drops an elbow to the side of Boy's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Paiskbah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boy pushes Paiskbah off looking to stand but Paiskbah dives back in and keeps control.
Paiskbah lands with a punch from half guard.
Paiskbah working the head and body with strikes.
Boy tries to kick Paiskbah off but Paiskbah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paiskbah winds up and cracks Boy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boy tries to kick Paiskbah off but Paiskbah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Paiskbah there.
Boy wants to improve his position but Paiskbah is controlling well.
Paiskbah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiskbah winds up and cracks Boy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boy tries to kick Paiskbah off but Paiskbah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Paiskbah lands strikes from half guard.
Paiskbah prevents Boy from standing back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Paiskbah.
Paiskbah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paiskbah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Paiskbah trying to mount his opponent but Boy defends it.
Paiskbah passes the guard and advances to mount!
Boy is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paiskbah cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiagulu Paiskbah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marreco Boy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Paiskbah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boy swivels and escapes.
Paiskbah tries a head kick but it misses.
Paiskbah shoots in looking for a takedown but Boy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paiskbah's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boy stuffs the takedown attempt from Paiskbah. Paiskbah gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiagulu Paiskbah. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Paiskbah shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boy is trying to defend but Paiskbah finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Boy wants to improve his position but Paiskbah is controlling well.
Paiskbah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Paiskbah.
Paiskbah has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is looking to get to half guard.
Boy wants to hold on but Paiskbah pushes him away.
Paiskbah scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Boy?
Paiskbah lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Paiskbah with the ground and pound from mount.
Boy taking shots to the head.
Paiskbah landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paiskbah looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boy is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paiskbah cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Paiskbah with shots to the head and body - Boy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to hold on but Paiskbah postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy working to try and regain half guard.
Paiskbah scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Paiskbah connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Boy working to try and regain half guard.
Paiskbah landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is looking to improve his position but Paiskbah isn't that keen on the idea.
Paiskbah looking to finish Boy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boy!
Paiskbah lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Boy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Paiskbah working Boy over with strikes here.
Paiskbah pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paiskbah lands a nice shot to the head.
Boy is trying desperately to improve position.
Paiskbah lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Boy working to try and regain half guard.
Boy tries to hold on but Paiskbah pushes him away.
Thiagulu Paiskbah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiskbah content just to control the position here.
Boy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paiskbah content just to control the position here.
Boy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paiskbah takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marreco Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiagulu Paiskbah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paiskbah 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiagulu Paiskbah!