PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy The Masochist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Aurelius has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Aurelius
vs
The Masochist

195 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

193 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy The Masochist!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Masochist stuffs the takedown.
Aurelius swats away the attempt to clinch by The Masochist.
Aurelius shoots in for a double leg but The Masochist sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aurelius shoots for a takedown but The Masochist saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius looks for a takedown but The Masochist sprawls well.
Marcus Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Masochist is looking to clinch but Aurelius is avoiding it.
Aurelius shoots in for a takedown but The Masochist shows good takedown defense.
The Masochist throws a right and a left that Aurelius avoids nicely.
The Masochist throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Masochist stuffs the takedown attempt from Aurelius. Aurelius gets slowly back to his feet.
The Masochist throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Masochist lands a head kick!
The Masochist pushes Aurelius away with a front kick.
Aurelius is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from The Masochist.
The Masochist scores with a head kick.

The Masochist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Masochist misses with a knee strike.
The Masochist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aurelius takes an elbow to the temple.
The Masochist trying to land knees to the body.
Aurelius managing to block the knees to the body from The Masochist.
The Masochist pushes off an throws an elbow but Aurelius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aurelius is trying to drag The Masochist to the mat but The Masochist just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by The Masochist.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Masochist manages to break the clinch.
The Masochist goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crazy The Masochist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from The Masochist as Aurelius shoots in.
The Masochist throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Masochist throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Masochist tries to bum rush Aurelius with a series of wild strikes but Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Masochist throws a shot to the body.
The Masochist throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aurelius.
The Masochist throws a nice head kick!
The Masochist throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Masochist lands with a nice combination. Aurelius backs away looking to recover.
The Masochist throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

The Masochist closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Masochist pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Masochist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelius blocks it with crossed arms.
The Masochist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Masochist lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aurelius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Masochist is trying to maintain a safe position but Aurelius gets an underhook and turns The Masochist into the cage.
The Masochist is pushing Aurelius up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aurelius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aurelius goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Masochist prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Masochist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aurelius has him pressed against the cage.
The Masochist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aurelius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Masochist tries to land knees in the clinch but Aurelius avoids the damage to the body.
The Masochist tries to land a knee to the head but Aurelius blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius looking for a takedown.

The Masochist breaks the clinch.
The Masochist throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy The Masochist dominated that round.
That's time! Aurelius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Masochist lands the left hand.
Aurelius takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The Masochist scores with a head kick.
Aurelius fails with a takedown attempt.
The Masochist throws a front kick that sends Aurelius stumbling back into the cage.
Aurelius swats away the attempt to clinch by The Masochist.
Aurelius slips a jab and a cross from The Masochist.
The Masochist throws a series of strikes that have Aurelius backpedaling.
Marcus Aurelius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aurelius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crazy The Masochist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Masochist goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Masochist throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The Masochist pushes Aurelius up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Masochist landing knees to the body.
The Masochist wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Masochist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Masochist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aurelius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

The Masochist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Masochist displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Masochist tries to clinch but Aurelius moves out of range.
The Masochist lands a head kick. Aurelius smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Masochist displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Masochist tries to clinch up.

The Masochist forces Aurelius back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by The Masochist.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Masochist lands a knee to the body.
The Masochist tries a knee to the head but Aurelius blocks it.
Aurelius blocks an elbow strike.
The Masochist trying to stall but Aurelius improves his position.
The Masochist crunches a lovely knee into Aurelius's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from The Masochist.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Aurelius. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The Masochist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aurelius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Masochist taking a breather.
The Masochist is trying to break free.
The Masochist is trying to break the clinch but Aurelius has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Masochist gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aurelius.
The Masochist looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
The Masochist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Masochist misses with a knee to the head.

The Masochist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Masochist throws a head kick that Aurelius semi-blocks.
The Masochist throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Masochist throws a head kick but Aurelius moves out of range.
The Masochist connects with a high kick.
Aurelius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Masochist is fending him off so far but Aurelius persists. Nope, The Masochist circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch! The Masochist slams his shin into Aurelius's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by The Masochist.
The Masochist lands a head kick. Aurelius smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Masochist tries to close the distance and clinch but Aurelius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Masochist goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Masochist scores with a spinning back kick!
Aurelius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Masochist throws a nice looking combination but Aurelius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Masochist lands a head kick!
The Masochist tries to close the distance and clinch but Aurelius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Masochist lands with a slapping head kick.
The Masochist throws out a powerful jab.
Crunch! The Masochist slams his shin into Aurelius's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy The Masochist 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. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - The Masochist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Masochist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aurelius.
The Masochist lands with a slapping head kick.
The Masochist connects with a high kick.
The Masochist keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aurelius takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Aurelius darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Masochist is trying to stand up here but Aurelius is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aurelius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aurelius wants to stand but The Masochist has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The Masochist is trying to stand up here but Aurelius is controlling him well.
Aurelius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Masochist defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aurelius looks to land a strike but The Masochist avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Masochist explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The Masochist throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Masochist plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aurelius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Masochist jabs Aurelius right on the nose. Aurelius blinks but takes it well.
The Masochist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Masochist uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aurelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aurelius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aurelius fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Masochist tries to clinch up.
The Masochist is looking to clinch but Aurelius is avoiding it.
Aurelius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Masochist's waist but The Masochist gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aurelius off to one side.
The Masochist lands a high kick!
The Masochist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aurelius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Masochist throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aurelius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Masochist lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Masochist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aurelius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aurelius closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Masochist circles away.
A head kick from The Masochist lands but Aurelius takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Masochist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Masochist stuffs the takedown.
A left and a right from The Masochist both land. Nice combination.
The Masochist lands a head kick!
Aurelius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Masochist swivels and escapes.
The Masochist lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Masochist throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aurelius's head.
A head kick misses from The Masochist.
Aurelius fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcus Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters circling a little - The Masochist finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crazy The Masochist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Masochist plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy The Masochist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Masochist winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy The Masochist!