PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between pele graice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Favalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Favalas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

graice
vs
Favalas

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, pele graice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Favalas!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by graice or perhaps it was just good defense by Favalas which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from graice.

graice drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
graice is breathing heavily.
graice in the domination position with Favalas hanging on.
Favalas is looking for a sweep.
Favalas tries to escape but graice is in control.
Favalas struggling a bit here.
Favalas is looking for a sweep.
Favalas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Favalas struggling a bit here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
graice tries to clinch up but Favalas circles away and keeps his distance.

Favalas takes the fight into the clinch.
graice is working for takedown but Favalas is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for pele graice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
graice is trying to break the clinch but Favalas has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Favalas.
Favalas lands a shoulder strike.
graice takes a shot to the head.
Favalas scores with a shoulder strike.
Favalas stalling.

Favalas has graice pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Favalas pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending graice tumbling to the mat - Favalas dives into graice's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Favalas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Favalas looking to pass the guard.
Favalas is stalling in the full guard.
Favalas trying to control but graice is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

graice has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Favalas is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for graice.

Favalas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Favalas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
graice sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Favalas decides to stand and escape the position.

graice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Favalas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Favalas wants to hold on but graice pushes him away.
Favalas bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Favalas wants to control from the top but graice keeps moving.
Favalas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

graice escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Favalas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Favalas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
graice keeping full guard, as Favalas tries to pass.
Favalas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Favalas trying to control but graice is working from the bottom.
graice can't keep his opponent in guard - Favalas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Favalas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

graice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
graice misses with a head kick.

Favalas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for graice!
graice has given up his back.

Favalas is looking for the choke from the back position but graice is controlling his hands well.
graice tries to escape the position.
Favalas tries to keep control of the position but graice is staying busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
graice is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
graice rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Favalas is figuring out what he wants to do next.
graice is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Favalas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Favalas's back!
Favalas is really stuck here.

graice is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Favalas has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Favalas is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if graice gets his way!
Favalas can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

graice has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Favalas is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get graice off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Favalas turns into graice and is now in his guard.

graice has his foot on Favalas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Favalas works his way back into a safe position though.
graice looking for a sweep. Not yet graice, not yet.

graice is looking for a triangle but Favalas pushes his legs off easily.

graice working for submissions but it's allowed Favalas to get to half guard.
Favalas trying to pass the guard but graice defending well.

graice is defending against the submission attempts here by Favalas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
graice gets back to full guard.
graice keeping full guard, as Favalas tries to pass.
graice keeping moving, preventing Favalas from controlling successfully.
Favalas works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Favalas is trying for a kimura here. graice looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Favalas wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Favalas!