PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harold Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Briega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Briega has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harold Kidd's chin.

Kidd
vs
Briega

174 cm
19
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Harold Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Briega!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briega fails to land the takedown.
Briega shoots in but no luck this time.
Briega shoots and misses
and Kidd counters with an outside leg kick.
Harold Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Briega.

Briega gets caught napping as Kidd dives in and scores a takedown. Briega manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Briega has his foot on Kidd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kidd works his way back into a safe position though.

Briega is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Briega throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kidd uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briega tries to bench press Kidd off him but Kidd keeps the position.

Kidd is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Briega has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kidd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Briega tries to improve position but can't.
Kidd throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Kidd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kidd wants to stand but Briega is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Briega is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kidd wants to stand but Briega has his arm trapped.
Briega is looking to regain half guard here but Kidd keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briega keeps trying to improve his position.
Kidd lands a nice forearm strike.
Briega is looking for a sweep.
Briega manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kidd's best efforts.
Kidd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Briega on the ground.

Briega looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Briega looks winded!
Kidd is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Briega with a poor takedown

and Kidd moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kidd.
Briega tries to pull guard but Kidd holds him up against the cage and eventually Briega drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kidd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kidd shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like Kidd is going to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Briega looking for submissions off his back.
Kidd lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Kidd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Briega fails with a takedown attempt.
Kidd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Briega fails with the takedown

and Kidd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kidd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Briega is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kidd defends well.

Kidd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Briega is breathing heavily.
Briega closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kidd circles away.
Kidd is looking to counter punch.
Harold Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Briega.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kidd as Briega shoots in.
Briega with a poor takedown
enabling Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
Briega shoots for a double leg takedown but Kidd sprawls well. He's pushed Briega's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Kidd instigates a clinch.
Kidd scores with a shoulder strike.
Briega is trying to pull guard but Kidd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kidd scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kidd tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Briega actively working from the bottom here.
Kidd seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kidd prevents Briega from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Kidd there.

Briega looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Briega is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kidd scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Briega looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Kidd is working for a submission of some sort.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch but Briega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Briega drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kidd defends it well.

Kidd looking to score a takedown here. Briega is defending well but Kidd drives through and ends up in Briega's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Briega has an active guard here but Kidd has managed to pass into half guard.
Briega is not content to let Kidd control the position.
Kidd seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Briega looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kidd working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Briega is looking for a sweep. Kidd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kidd tries to stand and escape but Briega is controlling the position.
Kidd thows a huge punch but Briega dodges it nicely.

Kidd is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Briega sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Kidd dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Briega.
Kidd fires out a quick counter leg kick but Briega just manages to avoid it.
Briega looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kidd is fending him off so far but Briega persists. Nope, Kidd circles away and we're back to standing.
Briega swats away the attempt to clinch by Kidd.
Briega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briega misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kidd counter with a right hand.
Harold Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Briega.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kidd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Briega to the mat! Briega manages to get full guard.

Briega looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kidd trying to stand up but can't free himself from Briega's guard.
Briega has momentary wrist control but Kidd slips an elbow through the middle.
Kidd wants to stand but Briega has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kidd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Briega looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kidd wants to get up but he can't break Briega's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kidd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Briega can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kidd trying to stand up but can't free himself from Briega's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Kidd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kidd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Briega.
A little feinted left hand from Kidd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Kidd closes the distance and pushes Briega back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kidd manages to break the clinch.

Briega is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kidd's half guard.

Briega is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kidd tries to get to full guard but Briega has control of the leg.
Harold Kidd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kidd is looking to escape.
Kidd gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kidd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Briega can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Briega drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kidd manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Briega has Kidd in his guard.

Briega looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Briega working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kidd has passed into half guard!
Raul Briega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harold Kidd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Briega looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Kidd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kidd 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Kidd!