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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mata Leao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mata Leao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leao scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Leao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Leao is controlling him
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leao.
Leao is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leao throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Leao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leao prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leao.
Smith misses the jab.
Leao fails to land the takedown.
Leao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mata Leao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two 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.
Leao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smith wants to try and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Leao connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Leao thowing shots but they're missing.
Leao is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Leao landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Smith blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leao controlling his opponent.
Smith really wants to buck Leao off and get back to his feet.
Leao wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Leao throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
Leao controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Leao.
Leao wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Smith is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
You get the feeling that Smith really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Leao cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mata Leao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
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.
Leao tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Leao closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Leao trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leao thows a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leao wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Leao is working hard here to advance position.
Leao is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith is looking to stand back up but Leao counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Smith.
Leao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That has opened up John Smith's cut even more.
Leao has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leao not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leao throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Leao throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Leao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Leao postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leao is stalling in the full guard.
Leao postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leao trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leao controlling from the top position.
Smith keeping full guard, as Leao tries to pass.
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.
Leao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leao wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leao shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mata Leao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mata Leao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
No luck for Leao with that takedown attempt.
Leao shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Leao sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Leao crashes against the mat.
Leao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Leao working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leao is trying to ground and pound but Smith uses the momentary lack of control by Leao to regain half guard.
Leao thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Leao throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Leao thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Leao is just out of range.
Leao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two 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.
Horrible takedown by Leao or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mata Leao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leao looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Leao shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leao shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leao fails with a takedown attempt.
Leao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leao gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a hook but Leao avoids it easily.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Leao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leao shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith throws a right hand that Leao ducks under and follows up with a left that Leao also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leao.
Leao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leao 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mata Leao!
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hype
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pop
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