PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sobrenatural De Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Almeida
vs
Shogun

182 cm
20
208 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
24
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sobrenatural De Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Shogun!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shogun avoids the body shot from De Almeida.
De Almeida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shogun can pounce on him.
De Almeida scores with a jab. Shogun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shogun slips a jab from De Almeida.
De Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shogun.
Shogun lands a nice looking body kick.
De Almeida misses with a looping left.

De Almeida has Shogun up against the cage in a clinch.
Shogun lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Sobrenatural De Almeida has been cut.
De Almeida avoiding damage as Shogun throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Almeida takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Shogun has him pressed against the cage.
De Almeida is trying to stall.
De Almeida managing to block the knees to the body from Shogun.
Shogun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Almeida.
Shogun can't find room to land a body shot as De Almeida controls the action.
Shogun just leaning against De Almeida, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, De Almeida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shogun misses with a body punch.
Shogun scores a nice knee to the body.
Shogun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Almeida avoids it.
Shogun tries to stall but De Almeida uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

De Almeida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shogun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shogun finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shogun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Almeida paws at him with a jab and circles away.

De Almeida moves into the clinch successfully.
Shogun keeps control of De Almeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shogun missing with knees to the body.
De Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Almeida is trying to push Shogun away but Shogun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Shogun has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shogun working De Almeida over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Almeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Shogun has double underhooks.
Shogun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Almeida is breathing heavily.
Shogun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shogun misses with a knee to the head.
Shogun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Almeida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shogun prevents De Almeida from breaking the clinch.
De Almeida is trying to push Shogun away but Shogun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shogun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Almeida.
De Almeida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shogun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Almeida is defending well for now.

De Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Almeida leaves Shogun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shogun.
Shogun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Almeida's calf.
Sobrenatural De Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shogun swats away the attempt to clinch by De Almeida.
Shogun moves forwards but De Almeida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shogun is looking to slow De Almeida down with leg kicks.
Shogun is looking to clinch but De Almeida is avoiding it.

Shogun closes the distance and clinches.
Shogun tries to land knees in the clinch but De Almeida avoids the damage to the body.

De Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shogun looks to land a right hand but De Almeida moved out of range.

De Almeida forces Shogun back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shogun.
Shogun tries to land knees in the clinch but De Almeida avoids the damage to the body.
Shogun unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Almeida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shogun stalls.
Shogun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Almeida avoiding damage as Shogun throws knees to the body.
Shogun misses with a punch to the body.
Shogun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shogun stalling in the clinch but De Almeida improves position.
Shogun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Almeida as Shogun tries to tie him up.
Shogun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Almeida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shogun landing knees to the head.
Shogun has De Almeida pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Shogun has him pressed against the cage.
Shogun has De Almeida pressed against the cage, preventing De Almeida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Shogun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sobrenatural De Almeida's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

De Almeida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shogun.
Shogun tries to clinch but De Almeida is having none of it.
De Almeida misses with a hook. Shogun ducked under it nicely.
Shogun closes the distance but De Almeida moves to the side

and De Almeida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shogun prevents De Almeida from breaking the clinch.
Shogun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Almeida is defending well for now.
Shogun struggles to land a body shot inside as De Almeida controls his hands.
Shogun taking a breather.
Shogun trying to land knees to the body.
De Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Shogun is controlling him.
Shogun tries to land knees in the clinch but De Almeida avoids the damage to the body.

De Almeida breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Almeida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Almeida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shogun takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shogun swats away the attempt to clinch by De Almeida.
De Almeida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shogun scores with a head kick.
Shogun misses with a head kick.

Shogun darts in and clinches De Almeida up against the cage.
Shogun prevents De Almeida from breaking the clinch.
De Almeida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shogun has him pressed against the cage.
Shogun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Almeida taking a breather.
Shogun keeps control of De Almeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shogun trying to land knees to the body.
Shogun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shogun missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shogun missing with knees to the body.
Shogun with a knee to the head.
Mauricio Shogun seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Almeida lands with a right to the head.
De Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Shogun keeps him there for the moment.
Shogun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Almeida is trying to break the clinch but Shogun has him pressed against the cage.
Shogun misses with a knee strike.
De Almeida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shogun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Almeida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Almeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Shogun has double underhooks.
Shogun connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Almeida's face.
De Almeida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shogun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shogun is breathing heavily.
De Almeida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Almeida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shogun missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Shogun.
Shogun trying to land knees to the body.
De Almeida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

De Almeida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

De Almeida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shogun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Almeida blocks it with crossed arms.

De Almeida breaks from the clinch.
De Almeida keeps the fight on the outside.
Shogun tries to clinch there but De Almeida circles away.
Jab by De Almeida.
Nice uppercut lands for De Almeida. That snapped Shogun's head back.
Mauricio Shogun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shogun throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Almeida scores with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from De Almeida misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shogun clinches with his opponent.

De Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shogun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Almeida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Almeida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Shogun tenderised De Almeida's leg. De Almeida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shogun on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Almeida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Almeida scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sobrenatural De Almeida is winning the standup battle so far.
De Almeida blocks a low kick nicely.
Shogun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sobrenatural De Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shogun closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Almeida counters with a left and a right that stings Shogun.

Shogun is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shogun is still on wobbly legs! Can De Almeida finish him?

De Almeida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Almeida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shogun moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sobrenatural De Almeida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sobrenatural De Almeida's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shogun keeps the fight on the outside.
Shogun seems to have recovered his senses.
De Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Shogun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shogun, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Shogun.
Shogun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shogun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Almeida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shogun closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Almeida circles away.
Shogun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Almeida misses the shot to the body.
De Almeida misses with a few strikes there.
De Almeida scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Almeida throws the left hand but Shogun avoids the punch easily.
De Almeida swings for the body but Shogun moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shogun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shogun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Almeida fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shogun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Almeida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shogun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shogun scoring well with a low kick there.
Shogun wants to clinch up but De Almeida keeps it at a distance.
De Almeida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shogun.

De Almeida clinches.
Shogun trying to stall but De Almeida improves his position.
De Almeida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shogun scores with a knee to the head.
Shogun tries to land a knee to the head but De Almeida blocks with his arms.
Shogun is looking to control De Almeida's arms but De Almeida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shogun has his back to the cage.
Shogun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shogun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Almeida's efforts to push away.
Shogun tries to work over De Almeida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Almeida.
De Almeida is trying to push Shogun away but Shogun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shogun trying to land knees to the body.
Shogun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Almeida's efforts to push away.
Shogun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Almeida is defending well for now.
De Almeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Shogun has double underhooks.
Shogun looking to stall.
De Almeida managing to block the knees to the body from Shogun.
Shogun lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on De Almeida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shogun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Almeida avoids it.
Shogun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Almeida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Almeida working hard to break the clinch.
De Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Shogun keeps him there for the moment.
Shogun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Almeida's efforts to push away.

De Almeida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

De Almeida clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Almeida.
Shogun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shogun lands a nice knee to the body.
Shogun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Shogun - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shogun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Almeida.
Shogun scores a nice knee to the body.
Shogun just leaning against De Almeida, taking a breather.
De Almeida blocks a body shot from Shogun.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Almeida tries to break the clinch but Shogun is controlling the position.

De Almeida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shogun lands with a slapping head kick.
Shogun tries to clinch but De Almeida moves out of range.
De Almeida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Shogun clinches with his opponent.
Shogun keeps control of De Almeida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Almeida lands with a left to the head.
Shogun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Almeida avoids it.
De Almeida stalling in the clinch but Shogun improves position.
Shogun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shogun cracks De Almeida with a nice body shot.
Shogun tries to land knees in the clinch but De Almeida avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Shogun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shogun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Shogun!