PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Old (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Breno Estima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Old looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Old
vs
Estima

170 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Old!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Breno Estima !
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Old gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Estima trying to stand up but can't free himself from Old's guard.

Old looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Old definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Estima wants to get up but he can't break Old's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estima is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Old doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Estima wanted to stand there but Old had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Estima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Old looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Estima !
Estima pushes Old away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Old gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Old wants to stand but Estima has his arm trapped.
Estima is pushing Old's head away, looking to escape. Old manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Old wants to lay and pray for a moment but Estima keeps working.
Estima is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Old wants to lay and pray for a moment but Estima keeps working.
Old prevents Estima from escaping the position.
Old happy to just control the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Old has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Estima tries to escape but Old is in control.

Old goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Estima has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Old but great work by Estima .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Breno Estima dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Estima has Old up against the cage in a clinch.
Old is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Estima drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Estima as Old tries to tie him up.
Estima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Old up against the cage.
Old manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Old has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Estima uses from the top position.
Estima wants to get up but he can't break Old's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estima wants to stand and escape but instead Old has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Old won't allow Estima to get back to his feet.
Old not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Estima wants to stand but Old is controlling the position.
Old loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estima keeping moving, preventing Old from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Old.
Estima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Old is fending him off so far but Estima persists. Nope, Old circles away and we're back to standing.
Estima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Old pinned against the cage. Old gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matt Old has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Breno Estima .
Estima shoots for a double leg takedown but Old sprawls well. He's pushed Estima 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Estima is breathing heavily.

Old shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Old showed some decent athleticism there.
Old tries to stand and escape but Estima is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estima tries to kick Old off but Old keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Estima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Old.

Old stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Old has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Estima to work.
Old is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Old is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Estima is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Old drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Old dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Estima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Old counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Old.

Old lands a takedown into guard.
Estima is looking to stand up but Old isn't so interested in that idea.
Old has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Old trying to control but Estima is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estima is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Old trying to control but Estima is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Matt Old just wasn't active enough.
Old tried to score with a low kick but Estima checks it.
Estima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Estima wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Estima fails with the takedown.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Estima enables Old to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Estima manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Estima wants to stand and escape but Old is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Old wants to control from the top but Estima keeps moving.
Estima wants to get back to his feet but Old is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Old trying to control the position from guard on top but Estima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Old.
Estima has a takedown stuffed.
Matt Old has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Breno Estima .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Estima is defended easily by Old.

Old clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Old breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matt Old is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Old shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Estima pinned against the cage. Estima gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Old swats away the attempt to clinch by Estima .
Estima swats away the attempt to clinch by Old.
Estima misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Estima misses with a takedown attempt

and Old counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Estima is defending against the submission attempts here by Old.
Old prevents Estima from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Old is just content to waste time from the top position. Estima takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Old would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Old showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Old has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Old!