PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Telleo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack clap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack clap has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Telleo
vs
clap

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Telleo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack clap!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
clap scores with a nice body kick.
Telleo misses with a wild combination.

clap feints and as Telleo raises his hands in defense, clap changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
clap is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Telleo keeping moving, preventing clap from controlling successfully.

clap 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.
clap is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
clap is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
clap stops Telleo from standing up.

clap 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.
clap slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
clap prevents Telleo from getting back to his feet.
Telleo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for clap on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Telleo lands with a hook. clap tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
clap shoots in looking for a takedown. Telleo tries to sprawl out of it but clap keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Telleo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Telleo misses with a few strikes there.
clap throws a push kick but Telleo slaps the foot to one side.
clap looks gassed!
Telleo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Telleo does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Telleo as clap shoots in.
Telleo lands with a straight right. clap didn't see that one coming.
Eduardo Telleo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
clap changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Telleo tries to avoid it but clap manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Telleo to the ground. Telleo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eduardo Telleo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack clap.
Telleo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Telleo .

It looks like Jack clap has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Telleo fails to land with a series of punches.
Telleo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Telleo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Telleo tries to bum rush clap with a series of wild strikes but clap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Telleo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by clap.
Eduardo Telleo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Telleo misses.
Telleo looks to land a combination. clap sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telleo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Telleo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Telleo .
clap avoids a punch combination nicely.
clap shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Telleo as he avoids it easily.
Telleo fails to land with a series of punches.
Telleo misses with a series of wild punches.
clap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Telleo stuffs the takedown attempt from clap. clap gets slowly back to his feet.
Telleo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by clap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Telleo tries to bum rush clap with a series of wild strikes but clap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Telleo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but clap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Telleo takes a kick to the side of the head.
clap walks into a straight right hand from Telleo .
Telleo misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Telleo .

clap shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Telleo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Telleo keeping moving, preventing clap from controlling successfully.
clap won't allow Telleo to get back to his feet.
Telleo keeping full guard, as clap tries to pass.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
clap 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.
clap is looking to stand up but Telleo won't let him.
Telleo wants to stand up but clap is controlling him.
Telleo keeping moving, preventing clap from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Telleo does no damage.
clap slips a jab and a cross from Telleo .
clap misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Telleo misses.
Telleo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Telleo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but clap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
clap throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Telleo 's waist but Telleo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing clap off to one side.
Telleo lands with a nice combination. clap backs away looking to recover.
Telleo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

clap scores a takedown into full mount!
Telleo is trying to stand.
The referee warns Telleo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Telleo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

clap wants to finish this one by submission but Telleo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from clap.
Telleo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as clap tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Telleo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack clap's cut.
That's time! Telleo 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A combination from Telleo does no damage.
Telleo lands a two punch combo.
clap tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Telleo swivels and escapes.
Telleo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Telleo looks to land a combination. clap sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
clap is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Telleo .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Telleo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Telleo is working the combinations to good effect here.
clap shoots in but no luck this time.
Telleo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Telleo misses with a jab, cross combination.
clap slips a jab and a cross from Telleo .

clap looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Telleo wants to stand and escape but clap is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
clap trying to control but Telleo is working from the bottom.
Telleo wants to get back to his feet but clap is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Telleo , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

clap gets the takedown into side control.
Telleo bucks up and tries to throw clap off but instead clap has got his back!
Telleo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Telleo trying to get back to his feet but clap is in full control for now.

clap working for the choke.
clap trying to control momentarily.

clap looking for the RNC.
Telleo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

clap is looking for the choke from the back position but Telleo is controlling his hands well.

Telleo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Telleo fending off the submission attempt from clap.
Telleo trying to get back to his feet but clap is in full control for now.
Telleo has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from clap.
Telleo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

clap working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Telleo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Oooh a big shot gets through from clap. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Telleo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Telleo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack clap's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

clap will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Telleo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
clap shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Telleo as he avoids it easily.
Telleo throws a right hand that clap ducks under and follows up with a left that clap also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Telleo both land. Nice combination.
Telleo throws a right and a left that clap avoids nicely.
Telleo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and clap counters with a good, hard body kick but Telleo shrugs it off.
Telleo fails to land with a series of punches.
clap slips a jab and a cross from Telleo .
Telleo scores with a one two! clap had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
clap closes this distance looking for a takedown but Telleo circles away.
Eduardo Telleo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack clap.
Telleo stuffs the takedown attempt from clap. clap gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Telleo does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Telleo swinging wilding here.
Telleo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but clap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eduardo Telleo is winning the standup battle so far.
Telleo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from clap.
clap punishes Telleo 's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telleo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Telleo lands with a nice combination. clap backs away looking to recover.

clap scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jack clap has got the better of the ground game so far.
clap looks up at the clock and then as Telleo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, clap smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Telleo wants to get back to his feet but clap drags him back down.
clap works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
clap is looking to take a break and control but Telleo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Telleo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, clap asserts his dominance and retains side control.
clap is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Telleo 's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Telleo swinging wilding here.
Telleo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Telleo misses with a double jab.
Telleo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from clap.
clap doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Telleo fails to land with a series of punches.
Telleo throws a combination that misses

and clap counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Telleo !

clap has hold of Telleo 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Telleo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
clap punching from mount but Telleo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Telleo is trying to stand up.

Telleo somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Telleo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and clap counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Telleo !
Telleo really wants to buck clap off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
clap thowing shots but they're missing.
Telleo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
clap trying to control but Telleo is having none of it.
clap misses with a head shot.
Telleo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

clap working for a guillotine from mount but Telleo is in no mood to give up.
Telleo is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
clap trying to control but he's not successful this time.

clap working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

clap has control of Telleo 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Telleo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
clap looking to control but Telleo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Telleo trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack clap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Telleo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
clap in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack clap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Telleo 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Telleo !