PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Bleidelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bleidelis
vs
Magalhaes

187 cm
22
202 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kostas Bleidelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Renato Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes misses the shot to the body.
Bleidelis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Magalhaes closes the distance and pushes Bleidelis back into the cage.
Bleidelis tries to land a knee to the head but Magalhaes blocks with his arms.
Bleidelis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Magalhaes smiles and moves away.
Magalhaes tries to clinch but Bleidelis is having none of it.
Magalhaes tries to bum rush Bleidelis with a series of wild strikes but Bleidelis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bleidelis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magalhaes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magalhaes misses the shot to the body.

Bleidelis forces Magalhaes back against the cage and clinches.
Magalhaes is working Bleidelis over against the cage.
Magalhaes goes for a takedown attempt but Bleidelis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bleidelis tries to bum rush Magalhaes with a series of wild strikes but Magalhaes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magalhaes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bleidelis paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bleidelis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleidelis prevents Magalhaes from improving position.
Magalhaes moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bleidelis dodges the ground and pound from Magalhaes.
Sloppy strikes there by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes wants to control but Bleidelis is keeping him busy.
Magalhaes looks gassed!

That's two 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.
Bleidelis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Magalhaes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bleidelis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Magalhaes backs up against the cage.
Bleidelis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kostas Bleidelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magalhaes shoots for a takedown but Bleidelis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Bleidelis scores a takedown into full mount!
Bleidelis wants to control the pace but Magalhaes is squirming around nicely.
Magalhaes doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes is squirming around, avoiding Bleidelis's attempts to control the action.
Magalhaes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Magalhaes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bleidelis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bleidelis wants to control the pace but Magalhaes is squirming around nicely.
Magalhaes is looking to get to half guard.
Bleidelis looking to control but Magalhaes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magalhaes is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bleidelis wants to control the pace but Magalhaes is squirming around nicely.
Magalhaes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bleidelis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bleidelis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magalhaes is looking to escape.
Magalhaes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Magalhaes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bleidelis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Magalhaes throws a combination that misses
and Bleidelis counters with a two punch combo.
Bleidelis jabs at Magalhaes's body.

Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Bleidelis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Magalhaes misses with a hook to the body
and Bleidelis counters with a left and a right that stings Magalhaes.
Bleidelis lands a two punch combo.
Bleidelis lands with an overhand left.

Bleidelis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Magalhaes is trying to maintain the position but Bleidelis is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magalhaes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Magalhaes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes is looking for a sweep. Bleidelis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magalhaes trying to control but Bleidelis postures up.
Magalhaes wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magalhaes trying to control from the bottom.
Magalhaes has a hand on Bleidelis's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bleidelis takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Magalhaes is looking to get to half guard.
Bleidelis controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Magalhaes wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Magalhaes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis looking to control but Magalhaes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magalhaes is looking to improve his position but Bleidelis isn't that keen on the idea.
Bleidelis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Magalhaes tries to hold on but Bleidelis pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Magalhaes is trying desperately to improve position.
Magalhaes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Magalhaes tries to hold on but Bleidelis postures up.
Bleidelis looking to control but Magalhaes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostas Bleidelis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Magalhaes. No joy for Bleidelis on that attempt.
Magalhaes misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Bleidelis to counter with a crisp jab.
Magalhaes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bleidelis.
A shot to the body from Magalhaes misses

and Bleidelis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Magalhaes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Magalhaes as Bleidelis shoots in.
Magalhaes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Magalhaes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bleidelis tries to avoid it but Magalhaes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bleidelis to the ground. Bleidelis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bleidelis tries to clinch up but Magalhaes circles away and keeps his distance.
Magalhaes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Bleidelis scores a takedown into full mount!
Magalhaes is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bleidelis avoids the attempt from Magalhaes to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes really wants to buck Bleidelis off and get back to his feet.
Bleidelis looking to control but Magalhaes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magalhaes is looking to get to half guard.
Magalhaes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bleidelis tries to control but Magalhaes wriggling away.
Bleidelis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Magalhaes wants to control but Bleidelis is having none of it.
Magalhaes is trying desperately to improve position.
Magalhaes wants to hold on but Bleidelis pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bleidelis controlling the pace for now.
Magalhaes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Magalhaes swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bleidelis controlling from the full mount.
Magalhaes tries to hold on but Bleidelis postures up.
A nice elbow there by Bleidelis.
Magalhaes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Magalhaes wants to control but Bleidelis is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bleidelis content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kostas Bleidelis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bleidelis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Kostas Bleidelis!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Kostas Bleidelis!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Kostas Bleidelis!

Kostas Bleidelis wins by unanimous decision!