PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cachacinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry McDermott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cachacinha
vs
McDermott

185 cm
27
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

210 cm
25
191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Cachacinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Terry McDermott!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermott with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cachacinha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McDermott's guard now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McDermott wants to sweep here but Cachacinha controlling him for the moment.
Cachacinha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cachacinha showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

McDermott working for a triangle but Cachacinha defends it easily.
McDermott can't keep his opponent in guard - Cachacinha advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McDermott has hold of Cachacinha's hands but Cachacinha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cachacinha content to control rather than advance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cachacinha prevents McDermott from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cachacinha slows the pace down in half guard.
McDermott wants to control but Cachacinha is keeping busy.
Cachacinha with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jorge Cachacinha.
McDermott misses with a takedown

and Cachacinha counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cachacinha.
Cachacinha controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Cachacinha 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cachacinha controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cachacinha has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cachacinha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McDermott takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cachacinha taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermott manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cachacinha controlling the action here.
McDermott keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McDermott wants to improve his position but Cachacinha is controlling well.
Cachacinha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDermott's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cachacinha thows a huge punch but McDermott dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cachacinha in particular looking to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cachacinha is thwarting McDermott's attempts to control the position.

McDermott looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cachacinha lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cachacinha lands a nice short elbow.
McDermott is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cachacinha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cachacinha's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cachacinha is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from McDermott 's hooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cachacinha tries to hold on but McDermott pushes him away.

McDermott looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McDermott is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cachacinha manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Cachacinha 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.

McDermott misses with a takedown

and Cachacinha counters with a nice double leg into side control. McDermott won't be happy with that.
Cachacinha cracks McDermott with a big elbow.
Cachacinha controls the position.
McDermott is looking to reverse the position.
Cachacinha in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cachacinha advances nicely into full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDermott reaches up to try and control the position but Cachacinha seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! McDermott rolls and tries to escape and now Cachacinha has his back!
McDermott trying to control the hands but Cachacinha breaks the grip.
McDermott manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cachacinha's guard. Nice work there by McDermott.
Cachacinha pulls McDermott in close to prevent any damage.
McDermott stopping the sweep attempt from Cachacinha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cachacinha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cachacinha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cachacinha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cachacinha prevents McDermott from getting the reversal.
Cachacinha with the ground and pound from mount.
McDermott tries to hold on but Cachacinha pushes him away.

McDermott defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cachacinha.
Cachacinha controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

McDermott defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cachacinha.
Cachacinha dominating with strikes here.
Jorge Cachacinha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McDermott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cachacinha controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns McDermott that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cachacinha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cachacinha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cachacinha has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McDermott's face.
Cachacinha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McDermott tries to reverse the position but Cachacinha maintains control.

Cachacinha has isolated one of McDermott's arms. McDermott looking to fight him off but Cachacinha twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Cachacinha!
After winning the bout, Jorge Cachacinha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.