PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Assuncao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Alisei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Assuncao
vs
Alisei

157 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Assuncao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Alisei!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assuncao throws a nice looking combination but Alisei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assuncao misses with a wild body shot.
Assuncao swinging wildly here.
Assuncao misses with a series of wild punches.
Alisei is looking to slow Assuncao down with leg kicks.
Alisei is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Assuncao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Assuncao lands a slapping body shot.
Alisei lands a head kick. Assuncao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Assuncao forces Alisei back against the cage and clinches.
Assuncao lands a hook that snaps the head of Alisei backwards.
Assuncao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assuncao works on Alisei's body with a couple of short punches.
Assuncao lands a shoulder strike.
Alisei wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Assuncao has Alisei pressed against the cage, preventing Alisei from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Assuncao scores with a shot to the side of Alisei's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assuncao is leaning against Alisei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Assuncao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assuncao.
Assuncao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alisei.
Alisei tries to break the clinch but Assuncao is controlling the position.
Assuncao is leaning against Alisei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Assuncao.
Good body shot from Assuncao.
Alisei looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Assuncao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alisei backwards.
Alisei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Assuncao is working Alisei over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assuncao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assuncao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aliseis head.
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!
Assuncao lands a body shot.
Alisei looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assuncao.
Assuncao is working Alisei over against the cage.
Assuncao lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Assuncao.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assuncao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Assuncao lands a nice shot to the body.
Assuncao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Assuncao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Assuncao.

Alisei is rocked!
Assuncao scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Alisei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Assuncao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assuncao scores with a hook to the body.
Alisei is trying to break the clinch but Assuncao is controlling him.
Assuncao lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Assuncao.
Alisei tries to break free but Assuncao pushes him back against the cage.
Assuncao lands an uppercut.
Alisei is trying to break the clinch but Assuncao is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Assuncao.
Assuncao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assuncao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alisei.
A right hook to the body lands for Assuncao.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assuncao.
A short right from Assuncao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assuncao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alisei backwards.
Assuncao scores with a shot to the side of Alisei's head.
Assuncao presses Alisei against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assuncao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alisei backwards.
Alisei takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Alisei.
Assuncao misses with a double jab.
Alisei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jorge Assuncao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Assuncao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alisei, pushing him back against the cage.
Assuncao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assuncao presses Alisei against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Assuncao lands with a left to the head.
Alisei wants to break free but Assuncao has control.
Assuncao lands an uppercut.
Alisei is still on wobbly legs! Can Assuncao finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assuncao.
Assuncao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assuncao scores with a shoulder strike.
Alisei tries to break free but Assuncao pushes him back against the cage.
Alisei seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assuncao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alisei backwards.
Assuncao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Assuncao keeps control of Alisei as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assuncao.
Alisei tries to break free but Assuncao pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Assuncao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alisei is trying to break the clinch but Assuncao is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assuncao.
Assuncao lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Assuncao.
Jorge Assuncao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Assuncao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assuncao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Assuncao gets through Alisei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assuncao gets through Alisei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assuncao digs a right hand into Alisei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alisei's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Assuncao.
Assuncao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assuncao scores with a shoulder strike.
Assuncao lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assuncao lands a nice shot to the body.
Assuncao gets through Alisei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assuncao working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assuncao lands with a left to the head.
Assuncao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alisei is trying to break free.
Alisei is trying to push Assuncao away but Assuncao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alisei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Assuncao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Assuncao - that landed with a thud.
Assuncao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alisei can do to turn this around?
A right handed body shot lands from Assuncao.
Alisei wants to get back to striking at distance but Assuncao won't allow it.
Assuncao pushes Alisei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Assuncao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Assuncao.
Assuncao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alisei has had enough of the clinch but Assuncao keeps him there for the moment.
Assuncao cracks Alisei with a nice body shot.
Assuncao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Assuncao.
A left hand lands to the body for Assuncao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assuncao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aliseis head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assuncao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alisei's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assuncao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Assuncao dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Alisei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alisei lands a head kick!

Assuncao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alisei tries to circle away but Assuncao has him pinned against the cage.
Assuncao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Assuncao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alisei backwards.
Alisei is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alisei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Assuncao pushes Alisei back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Assuncao on the inside.
Assuncao is leaning against Alisei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alisei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Assuncao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alisei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Assuncao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assuncao digs a right hand underneath Alisei's ribcage. Alisei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Assuncao.
Assuncao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assuncao digs a right hand underneath Alisei's ribcage. Alisei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Assuncao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assuncao lands a big right hand that drops Alisei! The killer instinct kicks in and Assuncao finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Assuncao!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Assuncao!
After the fight, Jorge Assuncao was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.