PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between God Save the Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magalhaes has chosen Johnny Cash - Aint no Grave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Save the Queen
vs
Magalhaes

192 cm
26
215 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
219 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, God Save the Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicius Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Queen takes a swing at Magalhaes's ribcage but misses.
Queen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magalhaes shoots in and drives through. Queen sprawls well.
Magalhaes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Queen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magalhaes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Magalhaes shoots and misses
and Queen counters with a body kick that stops Magalhaes in his tracks momentarily.
God Save the Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Magalhaes.
Queen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Queen tries to clinch up but Magalhaes circles away and keeps his distance.
Magalhaes avoids the head kick by Queen.
Queen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Queen throws a body kick that misses.
Magalhaes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Queen throws out the jab.
Queen feints and then cracks Magalhaes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magalhaes down.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Queen but Queen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Queen looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Magalhaes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magalhaes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Magalhaes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Magalhaes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Magalhaes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Queen keeping moving, preventing Magalhaes from controlling successfully.

Magalhaes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Queen wants to stand up but Magalhaes is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Magalhaes drops back looking for a leg! Queen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Queen manages to kick Magalhaes off! Magalhaes jumps back into Queen's guard.
Queen wants to get back to his feet but Magalhaes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Magalhaes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Queen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magalhaes on the ground.
Magalhaes trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Queen is controlling Magalhaes's posture.
Magalhaes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Queen is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.
Queen keeping full guard, as Magalhaes tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Queen as he avoids it easily.
Magalhaes has his takedown stuffed
and Queen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Magalhaes looks for a takedown but Queen sprawls well.
Magalhaes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Queen circles away.
Queen throws a body kick that misses.
Queen just misses with a punch to the body.

Magalhaes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen tries to improve position but can't.
Queen is working hard here to advance position.

Magalhaes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Queen tries to buck Magalhaes off but Magalhaes is having none of it.

Magalhaes is trying to get an arm triangle but Queen is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Queen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Magalhaes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Queen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vinicius Magalhaes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Queen connects with an inside leg kick.
Queen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Queen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magalhaes's sensitive parts.
Magalhaes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magalhaes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Queen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magalhaes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Queen, as that shot connected.
Magalhaes moves out of range as Queen throws a body kick.
Queen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Queen connects with a solid leg kick.

Magalhaes scores with a takedown into Queen's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magalhaes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Queen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Queen pulls Magalhaes in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Magalhaes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Magalhaes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Magalhaes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Queen trying to control the position.
Queen is pulling down on Magalhaes's head. It's preventing any offense from Magalhaes, at least for the moment.
Queen is looking to stand up but Magalhaes isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Queen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Magalhaes misses with a punch on the inside.

Magalhaes jumps guard.
Magalhaes wants to sweep but no luck.
Queen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Magalhaes's guard.
Queen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Queen won't allow Magalhaes to sweep him here.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but Magalhaes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. God Save the Queen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Magalhaes clobbers Queen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magalhaes looks for a takedown but Queen sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Queen.
Magalhaes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Queen is fending him off so far but Magalhaes persists. Nope, Queen circles away and we're back to standing.
God Save the Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Magalhaes.
Queen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Queen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magalhaes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Queen.

Queen gets a clinch.
Queen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Magalhaes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Queen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.
Magalhaes is looking to take this one to the mat.
A shot in the inside from Queen.
Queen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Magalhaes breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Queen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen stuffs the takedown attempt from Magalhaes. Magalhaes gets slowly back to his feet.
Queen tries to clinch there but Magalhaes circles away.
Magalhaes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magalhaes shoots in for a double leg but Queen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Queen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Queen throws a right hand that Magalhaes ducks under and follows up with a left that Magalhaes also avoids with ease.
Magalhaes dives in and grabs Queen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Queen pushes down on Magalhaes's head and hops out.
Queen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magalhaes's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magalhaes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Queen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Magalhaes somewhat.
Magalhaes shoots in looking for a takedown but Queen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Magalhaes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

God Save the Queen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Queen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Queen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Queen scores with a hook.
Magalhaes has his takedown stuffed
and Queen counters with a head kick. That will keep Magalhaes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Queen throws a solid leg kick but Magalhaes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Queen.
Queen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Queen throws a head kick but Magalhaes moves out of range.
Queen wants to land a leg kick but Magalhaes is out of range.
Magalhaes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Queen on the side of the head.
Queen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magalhaes checks it well.
Nice cross by Queen.
Magalhaes shoots in looking for a takedown but Queen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Magalhaes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Queen as he jumps to the side.
God Save the Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Magalhaes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magalhaes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Queen's waist but Queen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magalhaes off to one side.
Magalhaes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen scores with a leg kick.
Magalhaes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Queen. Queen obviously looking to wear him down.
Queen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Queen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Magalhaes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Magalhaes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Magalhaes checks a leg kick nicely.
A left and a right from Queen both land. Nice combination.
Queen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magalhaes's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Queen connects with a leg kick. Magalhaes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Queen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magalhaes.
Queen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Queen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Queen is working Magalhaes over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Queen.
Queen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Queen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magalhaes's elbow.
Magalhaes tries a body shot but Queen blocks it.
Magalhaes takes a shot to the head.
Magalhaes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Queen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Queen stops a takedown attempt from Magalhaes.
Magalhaes is working for takedown but Queen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Queen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magalhaess head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Queen.
Queen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Magalhaes is rocked!
Queen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magalhaes is still on wobbly legs! Can Queen finish him?
Queen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Queen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands a big right hand that drops Magalhaes! The killer instinct kicks in and Queen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Queen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). God Save the Queen!
After winning the bout, God Save the Queen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.