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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Naves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Naves looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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132 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Naves!
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, Nelson Torres!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Naves shows good takedown defense.
Naves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres shoots in and bounces Naves off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Naves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naves is keeping the position for now.
Naves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torres on the ground.
Torres slips nicely into half guard.
Naves is not content to let Torres control the position.
Torres working over Naves with some ground and pound. Naves looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Naves trying to control from the bottom.
Torres is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Naves defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Naves is looking to control Torres's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Naves avoid being mounted?
Torres thows a huge punch but Naves dodges it nicely.
Torres is pressing down on Naves's thigh, looking to free his foot. Naves is holding on for now.
Torres sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Torres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naves is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres punching from mount but Naves doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Naves is wriggling around trying to escape.
Naves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Torres there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Torres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres with shots to the head and body - Naves looks very uncomfortable down there.
Torres can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Naves is looking to escape.
Naves tries to hold on but Torres postures up.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres throws some wild stikes that Naves manages to avoid easily.
Naves is looking to get to half guard.
Torres wants to control the pace but Naves is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naves swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Naves can't escape the position.
Naves swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Torres wants to control the pace but Naves is squirming around nicely.
Naves can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres wants to control the pace but Naves is squirming around nicely.
Naves is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Torres dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torres tries to pull guard but Naves holds him up against the cage and eventually Torres drops back down to his feet.
Torres tries for a takedown but Naves manages to get underhooks.
Naves wants a takedown.
Torres tries to stall but Naves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Naves jumps into guard, dragging Torres to the mat.
Naves trying to control the position.
Torres trying to control but Naves is working from the bottom.
Naves trying to keep a closed guard but Torres is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torres wants to clinch.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Torres with a poor takedown
and Naves counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Torres!
Lucas Naves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Torres.
Naves is landing with some decent strikes but Torres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Naves is landing with some decent strikes but Torres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Naves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naves prevents Torres from getting the reversal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naves wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.
Torres is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Naves scoring with strikes but Torres is staying in there.
Naves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Torres looks a forlorn figure.
Torres working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Torres tries to lock up and control but Naves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Naves controlling from the full mount.
Naves landing punches.
Naves content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Torres that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Naves lands a big shot there that rocks Torres but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Naves prevents Torres from getting the reversal.
Naves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naves in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Naves dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Naves dives in and scores a takedown into Torres's guard.
Naves stops Torres from standing up.
Naves would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Torres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Naves is one step ahead there.
Torres is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Naves is aware though and is defending well.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Torres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres wants to stand up but Naves is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naves won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
Naves tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
Naves controls from within his opponent's guard.
Naves stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Naves has closed the distance and engaged Torres in a clinch.
Torres tries to pull guard but Naves holds him up against the cage and eventually Torres drops back down to his feet.
Naves breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Naves stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Naves.
Naves darts in and clinches Torres up against the cage.
Naves has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Torres uses from the top position.
Naves has Torres pulled in close to control his posture.
Torres trying to control but Naves is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naves wants to stand up but Torres is controlling him.
Lucas Naves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Naves wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Naves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson Torres has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Naves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Naves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.
Torres displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Naves.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Naves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naves shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Torres is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Naves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Naves's back!
Naves tries to escape the position.
Torres is not going to allow Naves to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Naves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Naves 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Naves!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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