PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsubasa J Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge has chosen Tropa de Elite as his entrance music. Tiago Jorge is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

J Champ
vs
Jorge

186 cm
27
210 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

187 cm
28
212 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition
STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tsubasa J Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
J Champ throws a wild body kick that Jorge sees coming a mile off.
A thudding body kick lands there by J Champ!
J Champ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jorge throws a right and a left that J Champ avoids nicely.
Jorge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. J Champ manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jorge misses with a two punch combination.
Jorge tries to close the distance and clinch up but J Champ swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jorge is looking to clinch.
Good work by Jorge as he checks the leg kick.
Jorge blocks a leg kick.

Jorge closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
J Champ tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jorge has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
J Champ is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge throwing strikes but J Champ bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
J Champ won't allow Jorge to sweep him here.
J Champ's corner is telling him to maintain position.
J Champ wants to stand but Jorge is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jorge keeping moving, preventing J Champ from controlling successfully.
J Champ is fighting to break Jorge's control of his arms but Jorge is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Tsubasa J Champ has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
J Champ throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Jorge feints and as J Champ raises his hands in defense, Jorge changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge trying to control but J Champ is working from the bottom.
J Champ controls Jorge momentarily but Jorge frees himself.
J Champ looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jorge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but J Champ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
J Champ working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge trying to control but J Champ is working from the bottom.
Jorge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
J Champ avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
J Champ working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorge.
Jorge looking to pass the guard.
Jorge wants to control from the top but J Champ keeps moving.
Jorge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
J Champ keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
Jorge won't allow J Champ to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge looking to pass the guard.
Jorge throwing strikes but missing.
Jorge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as J Champ works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jorge wants to pass the guard but J Champ is keeping the position.
J Champ managing to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jorge avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
J Champ scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tiago Jorge will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jorge tries to clinch but J Champ moves out of range.
Jorge checks the leg kick.
J Champ wants to land a leg kick but Jorge is out of range.
J Champ chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from J Champ.

Jorge scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
J Champ works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jorge throws a strike but J Champ rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
J Champ is fighting to break Jorge's control of his arms but Jorge is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
J Champ trying to control but Jorge is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ postures up.
J Champ wants to stand but Jorge is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tiago Jorge wasn't active enough on the ground.

Jorge throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. J Champ tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jorge is in J Champ's guard.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but J Champ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jorge trying to move into half guard but instead J Champ has managed to sweep!

J Champ stands and steps away. Jorge gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Jorge drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorge advances position into side control!
Jorge wants to control but J Champ is keeping him busy.
J Champ tries to bench press Jorge off him but Jorge keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorge is working J Champ over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jorge tries to move into full mount but can't pass J Champ's legs.
J Champ gets back to half guard.
J Champ manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jorge stopping the sweep attempt from J Champ.
Jorge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jorge controlling from the top position.
J Champ preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
J Champ keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
J Champ trying to keep a closed guard but Jorge is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tsubasa J Champ wasn't doing enough on the ground.
J Champ defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jorge.
Jorge checks the leg kick.
Jorge fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Jorge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A leg kick checked by Jorge.
Jorge fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but J Champ avoids it really well and circles away.
J Champ throws a head kick but Jorge moves out of range.
Jorge moves in looking to clinch but J Champ pushes him off.
J Champ slaps away a takedown attempt from Jorge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jorge is looking to clinch but J Champ is avoiding it.

Jorge scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jorge is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jorge cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
J Champ tries to reverse the position but Jorge maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jorge lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jorge trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jorge dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
J Champ takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jorge working J Champ over with strikes here.
J Champ keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jorge dominating with strikes here.

J Champ is rocked!
Jorge has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of J Champ's face.
Oh J Champ is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jorge unloads with some vicious shots from mount and J Champ wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Jorge celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Jorge!
A relieved looking Tiago Jorge thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.