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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ismael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Mettler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mateus Mettler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rick Ismael 's chin.
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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, Rick Ismael !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Mettler!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismael dives in and scores a takedown into Mettler's guard.
Ismael might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mettler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ismael is controlling him.
Mettler has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ismael is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mettler.
Ismael controlling from side mount.
Ismael working the head with strikes.
Ismael controlling the position.
Ismael seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mettler for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismael works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ismael wants to stand but Mettler is controlling his arm.
Mettler is letting Ismael control him for a moment.
Ismael in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismael wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mettler, who protects the arm well.
Ismael decides to stand back up.
Horrible takedown by Mettler or perhaps it was just good defense by Ismael which made him look bad.
Mettler tries to clinch
and Ismael moves into the clinch.
Ismael is trying to break the clinch but Mettler is controlling him.
Ismael is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Mettler to keep the fight standing.
Mettler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ismael keeps the fight on the outside.
Ismael throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mettler was covering up waiting for the punch and Ismael finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ismael controlling from the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismael drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mettler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ismael has Mettler in his guard.
We've been informed that Mettler has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ismael is adopting a defensive guard.
Mettler stopping the sweep attempt from Ismael .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismael wants to stand and escape but Mettler is having none of it.
Ismael lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ismael is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ismael drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mettler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ismael has Mettler in his guard.
Ismael is pulling down on Mettler's head. It's preventing any offense from Mettler, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ismael dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ismael wants to clinch up but Mettler keeps it at a distance.
Mettler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ismael swivels and escapes.
Mettler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mettler tries to clinch but Ismael moves away
and Ismael counters with a takedown into side control.
Ismael tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ismael remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rick Ismael overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mettler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rick Ismael wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ismael keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mettler gets caught napping as Ismael dives in and scores a takedown. Mettler manages to retain guard.
Ismael controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rick Ismael wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ismael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mettler manages to avoid it.
Ismael is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mettler's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ismael trying to mount his opponent but Mettler defends it.
Ismael wants to stand up but Mettler has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismael controlling the action here.
Ismael has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ismael looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ismael tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rick Ismael just wasn't active enough.
Ismael misses with a few strikes there.
Ismael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ismael closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mettler's guard.
Mettler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ismael is controlling him.
Ismael sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ismael tries to free his leg and advance position but Mettler is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ismael dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mettler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ismael circles away.
Mettler misses with a takedown attempt
and Ismael counters by clinching up.
Ismael is trying to pull guard but Mettler has him pressed against the ropes.
Mettler wants a takedown but no success here.
Rick Ismael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateus Mettler.
Ismael wants the takedown. Mettler is fighting it off but Ismael persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mettler's guard against the ropes.
Ismael tries to stand but Mettler is controlling from the bottom.
Ismael slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ismael lands a couple of digs.
Ismael sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mettler's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismael seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ismael perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ismael uses his free foot to push down on Mettler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mettler.
Ismael looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mettler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ismael connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ismael controlling from the full mount.
Mettler wants to control but Ismael is having none of it.
Ismael takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismael 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ismael scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mettler?
Ismael is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mettler can do to turn this around?
Ismael controlling the position easily from mount.
Ismael is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismael jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mettler is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mettler and Ismael has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ismael working away.
Ismael controls the position.
Ismael grinds an elbow into Mettler's temple.
Ismael wants to stand but Mettler is controlling his arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ismael decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mettler to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ismael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ismael has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Ismael !
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