PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lobato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heart
vs
Lobato

188 cm
18
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Heart!
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, Lucas Lobato!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lobato is trying desperately to improve position.
Lobato tries to lock up and control but Heart gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lobato really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Heart looking to control but Lobato is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Heart lands a big elbow.
Lobato bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lobato trying to control the position from guard on top but Heart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lobato is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobato trying to control the position from guard on top but Heart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heart controls Lobato momentarily but Lobato frees himself.
Lobato trying to control but Heart is working from the bottom.
Heart trying to control the position here.
Lobato trying to control but Heart is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lobato misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lobato looks to land a right hand but Heart moved out of range.
Lobato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heart shoots in for a double leg but Lobato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lucas Lobato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heart tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lobato swivels and escapes.

Heart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Heart is stalling in the full guard.

Lobato scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Lobato there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobato tries for a takedown but Heart circles away easily
and Heart counters with a straight right hand.
Heart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lobato's waist but Lobato gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Heart off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Heart. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lobato has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lobato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
Lobato tries to score a body lock takedown but Heart shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lobato looks gassed!
Lobato gets underhooks to prevent Heart's takedown attempt.
Lobato tries to break the clinch but Heart is controlling the position.
Heart goes for a takedown attempt but Lobato pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Heart closes the distance and clinches up with Lobato, looking for a takedown. Heart pushes Lobato against the cage but Lobato circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Lobato darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lobato is trying to control. Heart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobato wants to pass the guard but Heart is defending well.
Heart looks like he's trying to stand up.
Heart wants to control but Lobato is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lobato is looking to advance position but Heart won't allow it.
Lobato should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Lobato is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lobato wants to control but Heart is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lucas Lobato will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Heart scores a takedown into full mount!
Lobato is squirming around, avoiding Heart's attempts to control the action.
Lobato is desperately trying to improve his position but Heart has a good base and remains in mount.
Heart controlling from mount.
Lobato is trying to escape the mount.
Heart looking to control but Lobato is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lobato wants to control but Heart is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart tries to control but Lobato wriggling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lobato slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lobato is looking to get back to full guard here but Heart has managed to pass to side control instead.
Heart landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lobato wants to control but Heart is having none of it.
Lobato is working to get back to half guard.
Lobato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lobato is looking to escape.
Lobato is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Heart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Heart working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Lobato turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Heart off and cradles Lobato's limp body as Heart celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ricardo Heart!