PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Homero Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viva Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Cavalcante
vs
Marquez

187 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Homero Cavalcante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viva Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cavalcante scores with a takedown into Marquez's guard.
Cavalcante wants to control from the top but Marquez keeps moving.
Cavalcante looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cavalcante looking to sit in guard and control but Marquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cavalcante pulls Marquez in to control the position.

Cavalcante is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marquez is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez postures up in Cavalcante's guard and throws a big left but Cavalcante blocks it.
Cavalcante looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marquez is one step ahead there.
Marquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cavalcante keeping moving, preventing Marquez from controlling successfully.
Cavalcante controls Marquez momentarily but Marquez frees himself.
Marquez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marquez staying calm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cavalcante regains half guard.
Marquez is taking a breather. Cavalcante says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cavalcante trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquez trying to control the action but Cavalcante is working from the bottom.

Marquez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cavalcante defends it well.
Cavalcante tries to roll over but Marquez keeps him under control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cavalcante throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marquez was covering up waiting for the punch and Cavalcante finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cavalcante is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marquez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cavalcante preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Cavalcante from controlling successfully.
Marquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Marquez, not yet.
Cavalcante is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cavalcante jabs Marquez to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Cavalcante closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marquez quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homero Cavalcante dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Cavalcante rushes Marquez and presses him up against the cage.

Cavalcante successfully pulls guard.
Marquez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cavalcante wants to hit a switch here but Marquez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cavalcante there!
Marquez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez with shots to the head and body - Cavalcante looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cavalcante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marquez can do to turn this around?
Cavalcante tries to hold on but Marquez pushes him away.
Marquez controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez tries to control but Cavalcante wriggling away.
Marquez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marquez trying to control but Cavalcante is having none of it.
Cavalcante is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cavalcante tries to lock up and control but Marquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marquez lands a couple of good shots and Cavalcante has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Cavalcante is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Marquez.
Cavalcante trying to control the hands but Marquez won't let him.
Cavalcante is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Cavalcante is in a bad position with Marquez working for a choke. Cavalcante manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Cavalcante trying to control but Marquez is working from the bottom.
Cavalcante trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marquez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cavalcante is one step ahead there.
Viva Marquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cavalcante sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cavalcante manages to get himself to full guard.

Marquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marquez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marquez trying to control but Cavalcante is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viva Marquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Cavalcante scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marquez is trying to improve his position.
Marquez is still trying to improve position.
Cavalcante trying to control the position but Marquez is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from Cavalcante crashes against the mat.
A control attempt from Marquez but he's now mounted!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cavalcante is trying to control here but Marquez has managed to regain half guard.
Marquez is not content to let Cavalcante control the position.
Marquez wants to control but Cavalcante is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Cavalcante decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Cavalcante gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marquez is trying to drag Cavalcante to the mat but Cavalcante just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cavalcante prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marquez goes for a takedown attempt but Cavalcante pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cavalcante looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Homero Cavalcante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viva Marquez.

Cavalcante clinches with his opponent.

Cavalcante breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cavalcante has closed the distance and engaged Marquez in a clinch.

Cavalcante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marquez fails with the takedown.
Cavalcante wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Cavalcante feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marquez looking to control.
Cavalcante trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante wants to stand but Marquez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cavalcante wants to pass the guard but Marquez is keeping the position.
Marquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Marquez, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cavalcante throws an elbow that misses. Marquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cavalcante's guard. Nice move by Marquez!

Cavalcante looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Homero Cavalcante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cavalcante 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homero Cavalcante!
An out of breath Homero Cavalcante thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.