PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Relva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre has chosen Fort Minor - Remember The Name as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Antonio Relva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Antonio Relva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Relva
vs
Andre

180 cm
27
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
27
160 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Relva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Andre!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre works over Relva's head and body with a nice combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andre.
Relva throws a head kick but Andre moves out of range.
Andre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Relva tries to clinch up
and Andre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andre scores with a punch to the head.
Antonio Relva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Relva shoots in but Andre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Relva takes a step back to recover.
Andre misses with a double jab

and Relva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Relva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Relva is controlling him.
Andre wants to sweep but no luck.

Andre pushes Relva off and gets back to his feet.
Andre misses with the combination.
Relva tries a head kick but it misses.
Andre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Relva doesn't manage to clinch there - Andre circles away.
Andre slips a jab from Relva.
Andre cracks Relva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Relva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andre lands a high kick!
Relva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andre is fending him off so far but Relva persists. Nope, Andre circles away and we're back to standing.
Andre throws a nice looking combination but Relva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andre misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Relva is defended easily by Andre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Relva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Andre. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Relva shoots for a takedown but Andre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Relva misses with a low kick.
Relva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Paulo Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Relva has a takedown stuffed.
Relva is breathing heavily.
Andre looks to land a combination but Relva avoids it well.
Relva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Andre lands with a cross.
Andre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Relva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Andre misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Andre misses.
Relva throws a head kick but Andre moves out of range.

Andre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Andre wants to stand but Relva is controlling the position.

Andre wriggles free and stands up.
Andre lands a head kick!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Relva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andre misses with a head kick.
Andre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andre lands with an uppercut that bounces Relva off the cage and back into range.
Andre misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Andre. Beautiful body shot.
Andre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body kick there by Andre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andre tries a head kick but it misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Relva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Relva is rocked!
Andre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oh Relva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andre lands a jab-cross combination.
Andre misses with a two punch combination.
Andre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Relva seems to have got his legs back now.
Andre misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Relva with that takedown attempt.
Andre misses with a wild combination.
Andre scores with a three punch combo!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Andre does no damage.
Relva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Relva misses with a takedown attempt - Andre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Relva just misses with a punch to the body.
Relva shoots in but no luck this time.
Andre throws a front kick that sends Relva stumbling back into the cage.
Relva looks to throw a body kick
and Andre counters with a good low kick that Relva was not able to check.
Andre misses with the combination.
Andre feints and then cracks Relva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Relva down.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Andre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Relva. That did some damage!
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Relva. Relva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Relva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andre misses with the combination.
Relva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Relva.
Relva avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Andre lands with a kick to the temple. Relva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Andre throws a head kick that Relva semi-blocks.
Andre is working the combinations to good effect here.
Andre scores with a jab to the body.
Relva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Relva.
Andre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Relva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andre. Andre obviously looking to wear him down.
Andre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Relva wants to clinch but Andre slips to the side
and Andre counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Relva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Andre dominated that round.
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.

Andre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Relva slips a jab and a cross from Andre.
Andre throws a series of punches but Relva avoids them all with ease.
Relva fails with a takedown attempt.
Andre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No luck for Relva with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Relva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Relva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andre.
Andre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Relva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Relva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice combination there by Andre.
Andre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Antonio Relva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andre lands a head kick. Relva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Andre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Relva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Andre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Andre duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Relva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andre swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Andre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Relva finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Andre's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Relva falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Andre!
Our winner, Paulo Andre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.