PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 134 p4p, 335 weight class) and Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile (ranked 20 p4p, 47 weight class). Dos Anjos comes into the arena with VOU DESAFIAR VOCÊ blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dos Anjos
vs
Bizihwaeile

182 cm
23
180
12 - 1 - 0

198 cm
23
198
13 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Anjos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bizihwaeile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Anjos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dos Anjos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bizihwaeile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Anjos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizihwaeile stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dos Anjos.
Bizihwaeile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Anjos misses with a kick to the body.
Dos Anjos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Anjos connects with an inside leg kick.
Bizihwaeile misses with a lunging right hand
and Dos Anjos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dos Anjos lands with a right hand.
Dos Anjos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizihwaeile throws out the jab.
Bizihwaeile throws a lazy head kick
and Dos Anjos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bizihwaeile shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dos Anjos rushes Bizihwaeile and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bizihwaeile looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dos Anjos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Anjos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Anjos working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch.
Dos Anjos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bizihwaeile moves away.
A swing and a miss from Bizihwaeile.
Dos Anjos half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dos Anjos misses with a body kick.
Bizihwaeile stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Ademaro Dos Anjos has been cut.
Dos Anjos throws a wild body kick that Bizihwaeile sees coming a mile off.
Dos Anjos wants to land a leg kick but Bizihwaeile is out of range.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bizihwaeile has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bizihwaeile loads up on a big right hand but Dos Anjos slips the punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dos Anjos. Bizihwaeile shrugs it off though.
Bizihwaeile blocks a low kick nicely.
Dos Anjos ducks right into an uppercut from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range of the body kick.
Dos Anjos slips under a jab from Bizihwaeile.
Dos Anjos scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bizihwaeile darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dos Anjos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dos Anjos swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos looks for the body kick but Bizihwaeile saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaeile steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dos Anjos. That one must have hurt.
Bizihwaeile tries a low kick but Dos Anjos avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Anjos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Bizihwaeile on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bizihwaeile throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bizihwaeile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Anjos manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Dos Anjos slams his shin into Bizihwaeile's torso.

Dos Anjos closes the distance and pushes Bizihwaeile back into the cage.
Dos Anjos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaeile controls his hands.
Bizihwaeile wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bizihwaeile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos checks a low kick from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range of the body kick.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Anjos misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dos Anjos keeps Bizihwaeile at a distance using the push kick.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch up.
Dos Anjos throws out a loose jab but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Bizihwaeile, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Bizihwaeile misses.
Bizihwaeile misses with an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dos Anjos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Dos Anjos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook.
Bizihwaeile does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bizihwaeile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Anjos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizihwaeile throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bizihwaeile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Anjos moves away.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range of the body kick.
Dos Anjos moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile scores with a jab. Dos Anjos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bizihwaeile takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaeile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Anjos blocks a head kick by Bizihwaeile.
Dos Anjos connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice side step and Bizihwaeile releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dos Anjos slips a straight right by Bizihwaeile.
Dos Anjos lands an overhand right.
Bizihwaeile tries a head kick but it misses.
Bizihwaeile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Anjos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Anjos thows a body kick. Bizihwaeile tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good leg kick by Dos Anjos.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body shot.
Bizihwaeile scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bizihwaeile on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dos Anjos. Dos Anjos obviously looking to wear him down.
Dos Anjos tries to work over Bizihwaeile's front leg with a kick but Bizihwaeile checks it.
Dos Anjos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dos Anjos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ademaro Dos Anjos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A kick lands to the mid section there for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos is looking to land body kicks.
Bizihwaeile looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dos Anjos here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dos Anjos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bizihwaeile scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Anjos should have avoided that one.
Bizihwaeile catches Dos Anjos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook.
Dos Anjos half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bizihwaeile tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dos Anjos scores with a push kick.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch up but Bizihwaeile circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Anjos throws a jab but it's blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good work by Dos Anjos as he checks the leg kick.
Dos Anjos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bizihwaeile's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Dos Anjos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaeile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bizihwaeile checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Bizihwaeile on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bizihwaeile is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dos Anjos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos lunges at Bizihwaeile with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bizihwaeile's hand.
Dos Anjos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Anjos throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bizihwaeile avoids it.
Bizihwaeile misses with a straight left.
Bizihwaeile has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dos Anjos.
Bizihwaeile shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range of the body kick.

Dos Anjos closes the distance and clinches.
Bizihwaeile working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Anjos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bizihwaeile's efforts to push away.
Dos Anjos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bizihwaeile's efforts to push away.
Dos Anjos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Dos Anjos crunches a lovely knee into Bizihwaeile's ribcage.
Dos Anjos lands a hook that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Bizihwaeile working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Anjos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaeile controls his hands.
Dos Anjos missing with knees to the body.
Bizihwaeile is trying to push Dos Anjos away but Dos Anjos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Bizihwaeile breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Anjos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bizihwaeile checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dos Anjos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bizihwaeile stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bizihwaeile looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Anjos is just out of range.
Dos Anjos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Anjos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dos Anjos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bizihwaeile. That did some damage!
Bizihwaeile checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Bizihwaeile on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Bizihwaeile.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Anjos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Anjos misses with a kick to the body.
Dos Anjos connects with a crisp jab.
Bizihwaeile is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Bizihwaeile misses
and Dos Anjos counters with a good low kick that Bizihwaeile was not able to check.
Bizihwaeile swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Dos Anjos counter with a right hand.
Dos Anjos is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos is looking to chop away at Bizihwaeile's legs.
Dos Anjos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bizihwaeile. That did some damage!
Bizihwaeile smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bizihwaeile misses with a low kick as Dos Anjos jumps back.
Dos Anjos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Dos Anjos has closed the distance and engaged Bizihwaeile in a clinch.
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dos Anjos lands a good knee to the midsection. Bizihwaeile won't want to take too many of those.
Bizihwaeile is breathing heavily.
Bizihwaeile wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dos Anjos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bizihwaeile blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Anjos lands a body punch.
Bizihwaeile is trying to force a seperation but Dos Anjos has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Bizihwaeile's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dos Anjos - that landed with a thud.
Dos Anjos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Dos Anjos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dos Anjos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos tries to land knees in the clinch but Bizihwaeile avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Anjos.
Bizihwaeile is trying to force a seperation but Dos Anjos has the dominant position.
Dos Anjos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bizihwaeile avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizihwaeile avoiding damage as Dos Anjos throws knees to the body.
Dos Anjos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaeile controls his hands.
Dos Anjos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile avoiding damage as Dos Anjos throws knees to the body.
Dos Anjos tries to land knees in the clinch but Bizihwaeile avoids the damage to the body.
Bizihwaeile on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ademaro Dos Anjos has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Dos Anjos tenderised Bizihwaeile's leg. Bizihwaeile is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dos Anjos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bizihwaeile misses with a left hand
and Dos Anjos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bizihwaeile really felt that one!
Bizihwaeile takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bizihwaeile throws a poor cross that misses
and Dos Anjos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dos Anjos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bizihwaeile takes a step back to recover.
Dos Anjos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ademaro Dos Anjos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dos Anjos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick which misses Dos Anjos's front leg but catches the back leg as Dos Anjos tries to avoid it.

Dos Anjos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Anjos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bizihwaeile wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Anjos has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bizihwaeile's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bizihwaeile has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bizihwaeile is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Anjos has double underhooks.
Dos Anjos tries to pull guard but Bizihwaeile holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Anjos drops back down to his feet.

Bizihwaeile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos throws the kick towards the body but Bizihwaeile avoids it.
Ademaro Dos Anjos is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Dos Anjos - just one landing.
Bizihwaeile throws a solid leg kick but Dos Anjos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bizihwaeile.
Dos Anjos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bizihwaeile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bizihwaeile has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Anjos finds it's way round the side to connect with Bizihwaeile's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bizihwaeile does it's job there.
Dos Anjos is looking to slow Bizihwaeile down with leg kicks.
Bizihwaeile misses with a lunging right hand
and Dos Anjos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dos Anjos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bizihwaeile swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bizihwaeile circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Anjos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bizihwaeile.
The fighters circling - Dos Anjos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bizihwaeile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Anjos moves away.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick that misses.
Bizihwaeile lands a jab to the head.
Dos Anjos doesn't manage to clinch there - Bizihwaeile circles away.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick
and Dos Anjos counters with a leg kick.
Dos Anjos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bizihwaeile can do to turn this around?
Jab, jab by Bizihwaeile - just one landing.
Dos Anjos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bizihwaeile throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bizihwaeile throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Anjos counters with a nice body kick.
Bizihwaeile takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Dos Anjos has Bizihwaeile up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Anjos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Anjos tries to throw a body punch but Bizihwaeile avoids it by throwing Dos Anjos back against the cage.
Dos Anjos trying to land knees to the body.
Dos Anjos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bizihwaeile or not.
Dos Anjos throws a punch but it's blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile tries to break the clinch but Dos Anjos is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dos Anjos scores with a hook to the body.
Dos Anjos lands an uppercut.
Dos Anjos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bizihwaeile avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Dos Anjos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bizihwaeile tries to break free but Dos Anjos pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Anjos is trying to pull guard but Bizihwaeile turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bizihwaeile is trying to break the clinch but Dos Anjos has him pressed against the cage.
Bizihwaeile tries to break free but Dos Anjos pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dos Anjos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bizihwaeile preventing the sweep.

Dos Anjos has his foot on Bizihwaeile's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bizihwaeile works his way back into a safe position though.
Dos Anjos controls Bizihwaeile momentarily but Bizihwaeile frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dos Anjos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bizihwaeile doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Dos Anjos is tightening it up a little... Bizihwaeile has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bizihwaeile reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bizihwaeile taps out! Nice BJJ there by Dos Anjos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ademaro Dos Anjos!
Ademaro Dos Anjos retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Ademaro Dos Anjos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile stepped up to the mic, saying 'Golden showers are not as fun as they sound.'.