PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brahma Cervejinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cervejinha has chosen Beer! by Psychostick as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ali
vs
Cervejinha

168 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Hakeem Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brahma Cervejinha!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ali throws a hook but Cervejinha avoids it easily.
Cervejinha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cervejinha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hakeem Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cervejinha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cervejinha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ali swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Cervejinha moves into range and clinches up with Ali.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cervejinha obliges.
Ali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Cervejinha has hold of one of Ali's legs. Ali is fighting the takedown attempt but Cervejinha gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cervejinha looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ali wants to sweep here but Cervejinha controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is trying to keep Cervejinha in close.

Cervejinha decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ali, up you get!
A combination from Ali does no damage.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Cervejinha feints and then cracks Ali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ali down.

Cervejinha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cervejinha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cervejinha obliges.

Cervejinha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cervejinha.

Cervejinha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ali, pushing him back against the cage.

Cervejinha manages to break the clinch.
Ali lands a nice shot that snaps Cervejinha's head back.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ali looks to throw the jab but Cervejinha is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ali forces Cervejinha back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Cervejinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cervejinha managing to block the knees to the body from Ali.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cervejinha breaks the clinch.
Cervejinha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cervejinha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cervejinha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Cervejinha thumps Ali with a low kick.
Ali throws a right hand that Cervejinha ducks under and follows up with a left that Cervejinha also avoids with ease.

Ali moves into range and clinches up with Cervejinha.
Ali managing to block the knees to the body from Cervejinha.

Cervejinha manages to break the clinch.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Cervejinha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cervejinha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cervejinha dodges the punch combination from Ali.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cervejinha - that will leave a mark!
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Ali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Cervejinha keeps Ali at a distance using the push kick.
Ali throws a series of punches but Cervejinha moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brahma Cervejinha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Cervejinha.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cervejinha was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brahma Cervejinha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cervejinha clinches with his opponent.
Cervejinha has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.

Cervejinha breaks from the clinch.
Cervejinha slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Cervejinha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cervejinha staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cervejinha.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Cervejinha.
A big right from Ali misses.

Ali gets tackled into the cage by Cervejinha. Cervejinha maintains the clinch.

Cervejinha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cervejinha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ali's head.
Cervejinha is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ali tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cervejinha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ali somewhat.
Cervejinha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cervejinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ali is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cervejinha's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cervejinha misses with some punches.

Cervejinha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Cervejinha clinches with his opponent.

Cervejinha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cervejinha lands a head kick. Ali smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cervejinha avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cervejinha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Cervejinha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ali.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali throws a hook to the side of Cervejinha's head but Cervejinha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as Cervejinha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ali avoids the head kick by Cervejinha.
Ali darts in looking for a takedown but Cervejinha gets double underhooks and turns Ali into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cervejinha misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Ali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Ali tries to work over Cervejinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali jumps guard but Cervejinha turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakeem Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Cervejinha misses with the head strike.

Cervejinha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ali clinches with his opponent.

Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cervejinha.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cervejinha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ali clinches.
Cervejinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali avoids the damage to the body.
Ali drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cervejinha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ali drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cervejinha lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cervejinha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brahma Cervejinha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cervejinha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cervejinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ali lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cervejinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali avoids the damage to the body.
Cervejinha prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cervejinha is pressed up against the cage. Ali has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cervejinha down to the mat. Cervejinha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch combination from Ali misses.
Hakeem Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cervejinha connects with a leg kick. Ali looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Ali clinches up with Cervejinha and pushes him back against the cage.
Cervejinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali avoids the damage to the body.

Cervejinha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Cervejinha tenderised Ali's leg. Ali is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ali is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crunch! Cervejinha slams his shin into Ali's torso.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.

Cervejinha pushes Ali up against the cage in a clinch.

Cervejinha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali throws a series of punches but Cervejinha moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ali misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cervejinha.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Cervejinha ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick from Cervejinha lands but Ali takes it in his stride.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ali blocks a head kick by Cervejinha.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cervejinha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cervejinha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cervejinha circles away quickly and effectively.
Cervejinha misses with a head kick.
Ali throws a series of punches but Cervejinha moves out of range.

Ali clinches up with Cervejinha and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cervejinha blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Cervejinha manages to break the clinch.
Ali misses with a hook. Cervejinha ducked under it nicely.
Ali throws the left hand but Cervejinha avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Cervejinha lands but Ali takes it in his stride.
Cervejinha pushes Ali away with a front kick.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cervejinha moves away.
Cervejinha throws a sloppy head kick and Ali moves out of range easily.
Ali lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ali throws a hook to the side of Cervejinha's head but Cervejinha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cervejinha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Cervejinha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ali, pushing him back against the cage.
Cervejinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ali in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cervejinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ali avoids it.
Ali tries to break free but Cervejinha pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha landing knees to the body.
Cervejinha misses with the head strike.
Cervejinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ali in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cervejinha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brahma Cervejinha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Ali darts in and clinches Cervejinha up against the cage.
Cervejinha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cervejinha stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cervejinha misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brahma Cervejinha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cervejinha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brahma Cervejinha!
Brahma Cervejinha seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.