PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Negao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Henrique Negao has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Negao
vs
crack

181 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Henrique Negao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock crack!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
crack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
crack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Negao avoids the head kick by crack.
Negao keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Negao misses

and crack counters with a shoot takedown. Negao fights it but they end up in guard.
crack stopping the sweep attempt from Negao.
crack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Negao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Negao striking from his own guard.
Negao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
crack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Negao throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
crack wanted to stand there but Negao had control of the position.
crack controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negao manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
crack is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
crack is trying desperately to improve position.
crack tries to hold on but Negao postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Negao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Negao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
crack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
crack wants to control but Negao is having none of it.
Negao landing strikes from the mount and crack is in trouble!
Negao landing shots from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
crack tries to reverse the position but Negao maintains control.
crack looks gassed!
Negao fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negao landing strikes, looking to finish!
Negao working the ground and pound effectively.
You get the feeling that crack really doesn't like being in this position too much.
crack slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Negao wants to work for an arm triangle but crack is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Negao working crack over with strikes.
Negao seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Negao thows a huge punch but crack dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
crack is trying to stand.
Negao has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
crack trying to control but Negao postures up.
Negao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks crack with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
crack looks like he's trying to stand up.
crack is looking to control Negao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can crack avoid being mounted?
Negao working over crack with some ground and pound. crack looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Negao dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Negao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Negao circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from crack.
crack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Negao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but crack was well out of range. Poor timing from Negao.
crack throws a lazy head kick
and Negao counters with a stiff right hand.
crack tries to move into range but Negao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horrible takedown by crack or perhaps it was just good defense by Negao which made him look bad.
Negao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Negao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Negao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Negao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
crack is breathing heavily.
Negao shoots for a double leg takedown but crack sprawls well. He's pushed Negao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
crack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Negao throws a head kick that misses.
Negao fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrique Negao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
crack blocks a head kick by Negao.
A head kick misses from Negao.
Negao tries to clinch up but crack circles away and keeps his distance.
Negao looks for a takedown but crack sprawls well.
Negao throws a lazy head kick

and crack counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Negao's guard now.
Negao is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
crack wants to control but Negao is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
crack taking some punishment here, with Negao in his half guard.
crack is looking to improve his position.
crack tries to kick Negao off but Negao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
crack trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Negao manages to pass to mount!
Negao lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negao landing shots from mount.
crack is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
crack might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Negao kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
crack is in all sorts of trouble here.
crack takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
crack wants to hold on but Negao pushes him away.
Negao cracks crack with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
crack tries to hold on but Negao postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Negao.
Negao lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
crack is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
crack working to try and regain half guard.
Negao working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock crack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Negao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but crack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Negao keeps the fight on the outside.
Negao slips under a jab from crack.
A head kick misses from Negao.
Negao fails with an attempt to clinch.
crack throws a sloppy head kick
and Negao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Negao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Negao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
crack throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
crack misses with a looping right.
Negao keeps the fight on the outside.
crack throws a head kick that misses
and Negao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Negao tries for a takedown but crack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
crack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Negao takes a swing at crack's ribcage but misses.
Negao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
crack avoids the head kick by Negao.
Negao lands a head kick!
Negao wants to clinch.
Negao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
crack throws a lazy head kick
and Negao counters with a series of strikes. crack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Negao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Negao tries to clinch but crack moves out of range.
Negao throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Negao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Negao tries to clinch up.
Negao tries to clinch there but crack circles away.
Negao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
crack slips under a jab from Negao.
A head kick by crack misses
and Negao counters with a head kick. That will keep crack thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Negao throws a head kick but crack moves out of range.
Negao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Negao lands a head kick. crack smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice sprawl there from Negao as crack shoots in.
Negao shoots for a double leg takedown but crack sprawls well. He's pushed Negao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrique Negao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Negao tries to close the distance and clinch but crack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negao scores with a head kick.
Negao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Negao shoots in and drives through. crack sprawls well.
Negao shoots in for a takedown but crack shows good takedown defense.
crack throws a lazy head kick
and Negao counters with a three punch combo that has crack backing up. crack nods at Negao to acknowledge the strikes.
Negao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Negao doesn't succeed with the takedown

and crack counters with a shoot takedown. Negao fights it but they end up in guard.
Negao tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Negao is working an open guard so crack takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brock crack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from crack.
crack tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negao shoots for a takedown but crack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

crack closes the distance and clinches.
Negao tries to land a knee to the head but crack blocks with his arms.
crack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

crack has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Negao uses from the top position.
Negao works over crack with some ground and pound from guard.
Negao lands a couple of elbows.
Negao landing with the ground and pound.
crack wants to stand but Negao is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock crack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think crack has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock crack!