PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Falcon Tumaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Frulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Tumaa
vs
Frulani

225 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

215 cm
22
263 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful

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, Falcon Tumaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Frulani!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frulani misses with a wild body shot.
Frulani tries to clinch up.
Frulani wants to clinch.
Tumaa tries to clinch there but Frulani circles away.
Frulani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Falcon Tumaa has been cut.
Tumaa throws a right hand that Frulani ducks under and follows up with a left that Frulani also avoids with ease.
Tumaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frulani circles away.

Frulani has closed the distance and engaged Tumaa in a clinch.
Frulani can't break the clinch.
Tumaa keeps control of Frulani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frulani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tumaa taking a breather.
Frulani takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tumaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tumaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frulani wants to get back to striking at distance but Tumaa won't allow it.
Tumaa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frulani wants to break free but Tumaa has control.
Tumaa throws an elbow but it misses.
Frulani takes an elbow to the forehead.
Frulani wants to break free but Tumaa has control.
Frulani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frulani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tumaa decides to pull guard.
Frulani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tumaa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Tumaa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Frulani is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tumaa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Frulani's back instead.
Frulani is trying to get back to his feet but Tumaa has full control of the position and if anything, Frulani has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frulani is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Frulani looks gassed!
Tumaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frulani doesn't manage to clinch there - Tumaa circles away.
Tumaa tries to clinch up but Frulani circles away and keeps his distance.
Tumaa misses with a takedown attempt - Frulani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frulani throws a hook but Tumaa blocks it.
Tumaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tumaa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Falcon Tumaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frulani stuffs the takedown attempt from Tumaa. Tumaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Frulani throws a jab when Tumaa was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frulani falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tumaa counters with a low kick, right behind Frulani 's knee.
Frulani throws a right hand that Tumaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Tumaa also avoids with ease.
Frulani misses with the combination.
Tumaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Frulani circles away.
Frulani throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Frulani tries to keep at a distance but Tumaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frulani takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tumaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Tumaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Frulani can't break the clinch.
Frulani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frulani wants to break free but Tumaa has control.
Frulani can't break the clinch.
Tumaa is trying to break the clinch but Frulani has him pressed against the cage.
Frulani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tumaa keeps control of Frulani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frulani is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tumaa is looking to break free of the clinch but Frulani has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frulani.
Tumaa is trying to break free.

Tumaa successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frulani wants to get up but he can't break Tumaa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Tumaa is looking for a triangle but Frulani pushes his legs off easily.
Frulani wants to stand but Tumaa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Tumaa is looking for a triangle but Frulani pushes his legs off easily.

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.
Frulani landing with the ground and pound.
Frulani tries to stand but Tumaa is controlling from the bottom.
Frulani trying to control the position from guard on top but Tumaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tumaa is working an open guard so Frulani takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thiago Frulani will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Falcon Tumaa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tumaa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tumaa wants to clinch up but Frulani keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Tumaa.

Tumaa gets a clinch.
Frulani prevents Tumaa from breaking the clinch.
Tumaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tumaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Frulani leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Frulani can't break the clinch.
Tumaa keeps control of Frulani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tumaa looking to slow down the pace here.
Tumaa seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Frulani is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Frulani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frulani is looking to break free of the clinch but Tumaa has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumaa lands an elbow just above Frulani 's eye.
Frulani has had enough of the clinch but Tumaa keeps him there for the moment.
Frulani is trying to break the clinch but Tumaa has him pressed against the cage.
Frulani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frulani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tumaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Tumaa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tumaa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frulani has him pressed against the cage.
Tumaa lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Tumaa on the inside.
Tumaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frulani is trying to break the clinch but Tumaa has him pressed against the cage.
Tumaa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tumaa with a knee to the head.
Tumaa taking a breather.
Frulani tries to pull guard but Tumaa holds him up against the cage and eventually Frulani drops back down to his feet.
Tumaa keeps control of Frulani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frulani tries to break the clinch but Tumaa is controlling the position.
Frulani is looking to break free of the clinch but Tumaa has double underhooks.

Tumaa manages to break the clinch.
Frulani thows a leg kick but Tumaa checks it

and Tumaa counters by moving into the clinch.
Frulani misses with some punches.
Frulani misses with an elbow strike.
Tumaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frulani is keeping busy.
Tumaa can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Tumaa is trying to break the clinch but Frulani has him pressed against the cage.
Tumaa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tumaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frulani is keeping busy.
Frulani is trying to break free.

Tumaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Frulani misses.
Tumaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Frulani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frulani moves in looking to clinch but Tumaa pushes him off.
Tumaa tries to clinch
and Frulani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tumaa tries to clinch up but Frulani circles away and keeps his distance.
Tumaa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tumaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tumaa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Frulani tries to avoid it but Tumaa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Frulani to the ground. Frulani escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Falcon Tumaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tumaa wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Frulani.
Tumaa is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumaa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frulani but Frulani pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Falcon Tumaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tumaa tries to clinch up but Frulani circles away and keeps his distance.
Frulani misses with a wild combination.
Frulani swats away the attempt to clinch by Tumaa.
Frulani connects with a jab.
Tumaa throws a head kick that Frulani semi-blocks.
Tumaa wants to clinch up but Frulani keeps it at a distance.
Frulani misses with a double jab

and Tumaa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Frulani working a defensive guard here.

Frulani manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tumaa closes the distance and clinches.
Tumaa throws an elbow that misses.
Tumaa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frulani is trying to break the clinch but Tumaa has him pressed against the cage.
Tumaa prevents Frulani from breaking the clinch.
Frulani has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tumaa looking to stall.
Tumaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Frulani is looking to break free of the clinch but Tumaa has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Tumaa.
Frulani is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tumaa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Frulani prevents Tumaa from breaking the clinch.
Frulani can't break the clinch.
Frulani has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tumaa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tumaa is looking to control Frulani's arms but Frulani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tumaa has his back to the cage.

Tumaa jumps guard.
Frulani wants to stand but Tumaa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tumaa keeping moving, preventing Frulani from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Falcon Tumaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Falcon Tumaa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Frulani scores with a punch to the head.
Frulani throws an overhand right that lands on Tumaa's shoulder, as Tumaa tries to avoid the shot.
Tumaa checks a low kick from Frulani.
Tumaa tries to clinch but Frulani is having none of it.
Tumaa wants to clinch
and Frulani counters with a one-two to the body.
Tumaa wants to clinch.
Tumaa slips a straight right by Frulani.
Some wild striking there from Frulani.
Frulani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tumaa shoots in and drives through. Frulani sprawls well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Frulani crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tumaa - the referee stops the clock and Frulani gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tumaa. Frulani manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tumaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frulani wants to clinch up but Tumaa keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tumaa tries to clinch up but Frulani circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frulani swats away the attempt to clinch by Tumaa.
Nice sprawl there from Frulani as Tumaa shoots in.
Frulani misses with a takedown attempt - Tumaa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tumaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tumaa shoots for a takedown but Frulani saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Falcon Tumaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frulani misses with a double jab

and Tumaa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Frulani wants to get back to striking at distance but Tumaa won't allow it.
Frulani jumps guard but Tumaa stands there with Frulani around his waist. Frulani gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frulani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tumaa prevents Frulani from breaking the clinch.
Tumaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frulani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tumaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frulani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Frulani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tumaa lands an uppercut.
Frulani wants to break free but Tumaa has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frulani lands with a left to the head.
Frulani is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tumaa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tumaa lands an elbow that stopped Frulani in his tracks for a moment.
Frulani can't break the clinch.
Tumaa tries to break the clinch but Frulani is controlling the position.
Frulani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tumaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frulani can't break the clinch.
Frulani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tumaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tumaa is looking to break free of the clinch but Frulani has double underhooks.
Tumaa lands an elbow inside.
Frulani avoids the elbow strike from Tumaa, against the cage.

Tumaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tumaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tumaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Frulani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tumaa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Tumaa tries to keep at a distance but Frulani has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frulani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Tumaa.
Frulani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumaa misses with a knee to the head.
Frulani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frulani looking to slow down the pace here.
Frulani wants to break free but Tumaa has control.
Frulani lands a right hand.
Tumaa tries to pull guard but Frulani holds him up against the cage and eventually Tumaa drops back down to his feet.
Tumaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Tumaa.
Tumaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tumaa keeps control of Frulani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frulani is trying to break the clinch but Tumaa has him pressed against the cage.
Tumaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tumaa landing knees to the body.
Frulani is trying to break free.
Frulani can't break the clinch.
Frulani is looking to break free of the clinch but Tumaa has double underhooks.
Frulani wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tumaa has him pressed against the cage.
Tumaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Frulani up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Tumaa.

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.
Frulani wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tumaa has him pressed against the cage.

Tumaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tumaa clinches up against the cage.
Tumaa scores with a knee to the head.
Frulani is trying to break the clinch but Tumaa has him pressed against the cage.
Tumaa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tumaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frulani blocks it with crossed arms.
Frulani wants to get back to striking at distance but Tumaa won't allow it.
Tumaa tries a knee to the head but Frulani blocks it.
Frulani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frulani prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frulani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tumaa connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Tumaa.
A short left from Frulani.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tumaa tries to land a knee to the head but Frulani blocks with his arms.
Frulani can't break the clinch.
Tumaa is struggling to control the position.
Frulani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frulani can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thiago Frulani.
I think Frulani has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Frulani!