PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paulo
vs
Andrade

170 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Paulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Andrade!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andrade as he avoids it easily.
Andrade misses with a takedown attempt

and Paulo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Andrade!
Andrade wants to control but Paulo is having none of it.
Andrade is in a horrible position here. Paulo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Andrade tries to reverse the position but Paulo maintains control.
Paulo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andrade is trying to escape the mount.
Paulo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Andrade?
Paulo raining down shots from the mount!
Andrade is trying desperately to improve position.
Andrade tries to lock up and control but Paulo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Andrade tries to reverse the position but Paulo maintains control.
Paulo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Andrade looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Paulo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Paulo lands a nice shot to the head.
Paulo working the ground and pound effectively.
Andrade sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Paulo seems to be looking for submissions.
Andrade is trying to maintain the position but Paulo is very close to passing his half guard.
Paulo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Paulo is looking to take a break and control but Andrade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paulo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Andrade is trying to control but can't.

Paulo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andrade defends it well.

Andrade looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andrade looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Paulo fails with the takedown

and Andrade counters with a single leg into guard. Paulo didn't expect that.

Andrade avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Paulo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Paulo looking for a guillotine here but Andrade defends easily.
Andrade wants to control from the top but Paulo keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andrade is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Andrade is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Paulo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Paulo has escaped and now he's on top!
Paulo is working Andrade over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Andrade working for a triangle but Paulo defends it easily.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Paulo from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.

Andrade throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paulo connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrade has momentary wrist control but Paulo slips an elbow through the middle.

Andrade working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paulo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paulo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Paulo scoring with some ground and pound.

Andrade looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paulo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Paulo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Paulo postures up and lands a big shot to Andrade's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Andrade has his takedown stuffed

and Paulo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Paulo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paulo working some strikes from top position.

Andrade working for a triangle but Paulo defends it easily.
Paulo landing some decent shots from guard.

Paulo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Andrade manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Paulo has Andrade in his guard.
Paulo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulo trying to control the position.

Andrade gets to his feet - Paulo follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Andrade counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Paulo landing rabbit punches to the side of Andrade's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Paulo misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Andrade is looking for a kimura but Paulo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andrade to get the leverage.
Andrade wants to control but Paulo is keeping him busy.
Paulo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Paulo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paulo is staying active underneath Andrade, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Andrade is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paulo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Andrade counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Paulo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Andrade is trying to work for a kimura but Paulo is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andrade is working for a kimura but Paulo is defending it quite comfortably.

Andrade is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Andrade is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paulo defends it well.

Andrade is looking for a kimura but Paulo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andrade to get the leverage.
Paulo misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Andrade is looking for a kimura but Paulo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andrade to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo punching from the bottom.
Paulo wants to control but Andrade is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paulo shoots and misses

and Andrade counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Paulo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Andrade wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paulo, who protects the arm well.

Andrade goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Paulo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Andrade's guard! Nice work there by Paulo!
Andrade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paulo landing some decent shots from guard.

Andrade is looking for a triangle but Paulo pushes his legs off easily.
Paulo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paulo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andrade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paulo trying to control but Andrade is working from the bottom.
Thiago Andrade has got the better of the ground game so far.

Paulo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Andrade is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulo is in close to Andrade's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Paulo from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Andrade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Andrade shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Andrade was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Andrade wants to finish this one by submission but Paulo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Andrade.
Paulo working to try and regain half guard.
Paulo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Andrade is working for a guillotine from mount but Paulo frees his head quite easily.
Paulo regains half guard.

Andrade is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Andrade is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Paulo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Andrade scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Paulo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Andrade pulls his head out easily.
Andrade wants to take a breather but Paulo is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andrade gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Paulo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Paulo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Andrade is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paulo trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Andrade is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paulo wants to control from the top but Andrade keeps moving.

Andrade throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paulo is in close to Andrade's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Andrade escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paulo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Paulo scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paulo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Andrade is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andrade is trying to keep Paulo in close.
Paulo is working Andrade over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Paulo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Paulo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Andrade to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Paulo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Andrade pulls down on the head and he's put Paulo to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thiago Andrade!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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