PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bento Podre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Podre has chosen Caramujo Sonolento - A Lenda as his entrance music. Bento Podre has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Fontes
vs
Podre

205 cm
26
300 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Isaac Fontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bento Podre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontes with a hook.

It looks like Bento Podre has been cut.
Fontes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Podre connects with a jab.
Podre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fontes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Podre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Podre tries to clinch but Fontes moves out of range.
Podre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fontes throws out the jab.
Podre shoots in looking for a takedown. Fontes tries to sprawl out of it but Podre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fontes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Podre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No joy there for Fontes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Podre throws a right and a left that Fontes avoids nicely.
Fontes misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Fontes.
Podre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fontes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fontes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Podre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Podre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fontes as he jumps to the side.
Podre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Isaac Fontes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bento Podre.
Podre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fontes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Isaac Fontes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fontes.
Podre slips a straight right by Fontes.
Podre avoids the body shot from Fontes.
Fontes thows a body shot but no joy.
Fontes lands a nice shot to the body.
Podre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Podre looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Podre slips a straight right by Fontes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fontes finds it's way through Podre's defenses.
Podre is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fontes is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Podre.
Fontes throws a looping overhand right but Podre ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fontes. Podre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fontes lands a glancing blow to the side of Podre's head.
A slow jab from Fontes misses its intended target.
Podre wants to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Fontes as he connects with a hook.
Fontes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fontes throws a lazy uppercut

and Podre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Podre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fontes has had enough of the clinch but Podre keeps him there for the moment.
Fontes is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontes tries to break the clinch but Podre is controlling the position.
A short right from Podre.
Fontes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Fontes manages to break the clinch.
Podre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Podre is looking to clinch.
Fontes stuns Podre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Isaac Fontes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Podre with that takedown attempt.
Podre tries to clinch up.
Fontes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Podre throws a looping overhand right but Fontes ducks down to avoid it.
Fontes misses with a straight left.
Fontes keeps the fight on the outside.
Fontes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Podre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Podre was well out of range. Poor timing from Fontes.
Fontes looks to land a right hand but Podre moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Podre.
Fontes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Podre.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Podre fails to land the takedown.
Podre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fontes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fontes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Fontes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fontes.

That has opened up Bento Podre's cut even more.
Podre moves in looking to clinch but Fontes pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fontes takes a swing at Podre's ribcage but misses.
Podre tries to close the distance and clinch but Fontes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Podre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaac Fontes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bento Podre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Fontes misses.
Fontes keeps the fight on the outside.
Fontes misses with a right hand

and Podre counters by clinching up.
A short left from Podre.
Fontes has had enough of the clinch but Podre keeps him there for the moment.
Podre wants to get back to striking at distance but Fontes won't allow it.
Podre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Podre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Podre.
Fontes prevents Podre from breaking the clinch.
Fontes has had enough of the clinch but Podre keeps him there for the moment.
Podre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Podre lands a shot to the body.
Podre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fontes misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Podre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Podre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fontes's efforts to push away.
Fontes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Podre has him pressed against the cage.
Podre managing to block the knees to the body from Fontes.
Podre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fontes up against the cage.
Podre jumps guard but Fontes stands there with Podre around his waist. Podre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Podre gets through Fontes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Podre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fontes's efforts to push away.

Podre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podre staying out of range there.
Fontes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Podre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Isaac Fontes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bento Podre.
Fontes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Podre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fontes misses the shot to the body.
Isaac Fontes is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Podre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fontes misses with a jab to the body
and Podre counters with a three punch combo that has Fontes backing up. Fontes nods at Podre to acknowledge the strikes.
Podre is looking to clinch but Fontes is avoiding it.
Podre moves out of range of the strikes.
Fontes connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontes scores with a three punch combo!

The cut above Bento Podre's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Podre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fontes missing with a left hand there. Podre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Fontes drops Podre with a beautiful combination! Podre stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fontes is looking for the KO!

Podre is rocked!

Bento Podre's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Podre tries to clinch there but Fontes circles away.
Podre is still on wobbly legs! Can Fontes finish him?
Fontes cracks Podre with a good jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bento Podre's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Isaac Fontes!
A very excited looking Isaac Fontes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.