PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Frulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad The Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Frulani has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Frulani
vs
The Killer

215 cm
22
263 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

191 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Frulani!
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, Mad The Killer!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Killer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Frulani did well to prevent The Killer getting side control.
Frulani taking some punishment here, with The Killer in his half guard.
Well, if The Killer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Frulani throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Frulani pushes The Killer off looking to stand but The Killer dives back in and keeps control.
Frulani is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Killer scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Killer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Killer winds up and cracks Frulani with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from The Killer.
The Killer controlling the action here.
The Killer wants to take a breather but Frulani is having none of it.
The Killer stops Frulani from getting back to his feet.
The Killer working over Frulani with some ground and pound. Frulani looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Frulani is breathing heavily.
Frulani taking some punishment here, with The Killer in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Killer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Killer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Killer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frulani with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Frulani trying to hold on to The Killer's head to control him but The Killer postures up.
The Killer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frulani with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Killer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The Killer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Frulani taking some punishment here, with The Killer in his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Killer winds up and cracks Frulani with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Killer working over Frulani with some ground and pound. Frulani looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Killer lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from The Killer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Killer wants to control but Frulani is keeping him busy.
Frulani missing with punches from the bottom.
The Killer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The Killer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Killer trying to control the action but Frulani is working from the bottom.
The Killer working Frulani over with strikes.
The Killer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Frulani on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Frulani tries to get out of the position.
The Killer landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Killer dominating with strikes here.
The Killer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Killer lands a big shot there that rocks Frulani but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Frulani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The Killer landing shots from mount.
The Killer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frulani wants to hold on but The Killer pushes him away.
Frulani is working to get back to half guard.
The Killer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Frulani is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Frulani knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Killer on the ground.
The Killer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The Killer lands a big shot there that rocks Frulani but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The Killer lands a heavy elbow.
The Killer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Frulani is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Killer with the ground and pound from mount.
The Killer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Frulani is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The Killer lands a heavy elbow.
The Killer controlling his opponent.
Frulani takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Frulani in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frulani is looking to improve his position but The Killer isn't that keen on the idea.
The Killer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Frulani can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad The Killer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Frulani cracks The Killer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Frulani tries to close the distance and clinch but The Killer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The Killer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Frulani is trying to defend but The Killer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The Killer working over Frulani with some ground and pound. Frulani looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Killer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Killer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The Killer lands strikes from half guard.
The Killer trying to control the action but Frulani is working from the bottom.
The Killer slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frulani pushes The Killer off looking to stand but The Killer dives back in and keeps control.
The Killer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frulani is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Killer scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Killer winds up and cracks Frulani with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Killer working Frulani over with strikes.
The Killer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Frulani tries to kick The Killer off but The Killer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Killer connects with a nice short shot to Frulani's temple.
Frulani on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Frulani flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Frulani tries to kick The Killer off but The Killer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Killer slips a nice elbow through Frulani's hands, connecting with Frulani's forehead.
The Killer is nestled in close to Frulani, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Killer is defended easily by Frulani.
The Killer circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The Killer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Frulani!
The Killer punishing his opponent with strikes.
The Killer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The Killer lands a nice shot to the head.
The Killer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The Killer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Frulani takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Killer prevents Frulani from getting the reversal.
The Killer landing strikes from the mount.
Frulani is trying to stand.
The Killer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Frulani looks a forlorn figure.
The Killer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Frulani looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Killer lands a big shot there that rocks Frulani but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The Killer won't let Frulani get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Frulani throwing hammer fists to the chest of The Killer. What's that going to do exactly?
The Killer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Frulani tries to hold on but The Killer pushes him away.
Frulani is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Killer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Frulani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Killer landing strikes from the mount.
Frulani is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Frulani keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Frulani is working hard here to advance position.
The referee warns Frulani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Killer with shots to the head and body - Frulani looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Killer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Frulani's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frulani tries to lock up and control but The Killer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Killer landing punches.
Frulani is trying to stand.
The Killer landing punches.
The Killer landing shots from mount.
The Killer lands with some strikes.
Frulani's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Frulani is desperately trying to improve his position but The Killer has a good base and remains in mount.
The Killer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Killer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Frulani is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad The Killer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The Killer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Killer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Frulani tries to roll over but The Killer keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Killer lands a nice short elbow.
The Killer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Killer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Killer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Frulani is trying to stand back up but The Killer is controlling him
Well, if The Killer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The Killer is nestled in close to Frulani, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Killer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The Killer blocks the strikes from Frulani.
Frulani pushes The Killer off looking to stand but The Killer dives back in and keeps control.
Frulani wants to get back to full guard.
Frulani taking some punishment here, with The Killer in his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The Killer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Killer showed some decent athleticism there.
The Killer working over Frulani with some ground and pound. Frulani looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Killer connects with a nice short shot to Frulani's temple.
Frulani landing small, sideways elbows.
The Killer works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Killer landing strikes from the mount and Frulani is in trouble!
The Killer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Frulani swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Frulani tries to lock up and control but The Killer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Killer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Frulani takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Frulani is squirming around, avoiding The Killer's attempts to control the action.
The Killer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frulani hang on?
Frulani is trying to escape the mount.
The Killer lands a big shot there that rocks Frulani but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frulani is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Frulani is in a horrible position here. The Killer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Frulani is working to get back to half guard.
The Killer looking to finish Frulani with some ground and pound. This is bad for Frulani!
The Killer landing strikes from the mount and Frulani is in trouble!
Frulani wants to hold on but The Killer pushes him away.
The Killer landing shots from mount.
The Killer unloading with bombs!
The Killer won't let Frulani get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Frulani is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four 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.
The Killer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The Killer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Killer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The Killer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Frulani is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Killer lands a big elbow.
Frulani throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mad The Killer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frulani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The Killer lands a big shot there that rocks Frulani but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Frulani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thiago Frulani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mad The Killer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mad The Killer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Killer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad The Killer!