PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between andre lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moscow Meanie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

lima
vs
Meanie

178 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, andre lima!
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, Moscow Meanie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meanie swivels and escapes.
lima takes a kick to the side of the head.
lima has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Meanie.
lima checks a low kick from Meanie.
Moscow Meanie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meanie throws a sloppy head kick and lima moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meanie.
Meanie thuds his shin into the meat of lima's side.
Meanie throws a nice inside leg kick.
lima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meanie sprawls well. Meanie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. lima gets slowly back to his feet.
Meanie throws a head kick that lima semi-blocks.
Meanie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Meanie.
Meanie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meanie throws and low kick but lima moves out of range easily.
Meanie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Meanie throws a head kick that misses.
lima dives in and grabs Meanie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meanie pushes down on lima's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for andre lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meanie tried to score with a low kick but lima checks it.
Meanie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meanie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
lima throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meanie's waist but Meanie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing lima off to one side.
A good leg kick by Meanie.
Meanie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meanie wants it to stay on the feet.
lima takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Meanie throws a chopping leg kick but lima manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Meanie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from lima.
Meanie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by lima or perhaps it was just good defense by Meanie which made him look bad.
Meanie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from lima.
lima is breathing heavily.
Meanie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
lima checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Meanie throws a leg kick which misses lima's front leg but catches the back leg as lima tries to avoid it.
Meanie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meanie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to lima's calf.
lima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
lima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meanie can pounce on him.
lima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meanie.
Meanie motions for lima to come forward. Meanie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
lima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meanie can pounce on him.
Meanie is looking to slow lima down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by lima.
Meanie misses with a head kick.
Meanie connects with a solid leg kick.
Meanie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meanie throws out a leg kick but lima moves out of range and Meanie only half commits.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meanie.
Meanie feints and then cracks lima's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow lima down.
lima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meanie can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meanie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Meanie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
lima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meanie. Meanie obviously looking to wear him down.
lima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meanie.
Nice sprawl there from Meanie as lima shoots in.
lima fails with a takedown attempt.
lima dives in and grabs Meanie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meanie pushes down on lima's head and hops out.
lima is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
lima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meanie.
Meanie leaves lima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Meanie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meanie.
Meanie scores with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Meanie!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meanie.
Meanie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
lima tries for a takedown but Meanie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meanie misses with a low kick as lima jumps back.
Meanie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt lima.
lima tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meanie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt lima.
Meanie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt lima.
Meanie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moscow Meanie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meanie throws a chopping leg kick but lima manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
lima avoids the head kick by Meanie.
Meanie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as lima blocks the low kick.
lima on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Meanie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meanie misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moscow Meanie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

lima fails with the takedown.
Good leg kick by Meanie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Meanie stuffs the takedown.
Meanie throws a head kick but lima moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meanie.
lima looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for andre lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meanie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Meanie throws a nice outside leg kick.
lima fails with the takedown.
Meanie slaps away a takedown attempt from lima, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Meanie lands a head kick. lima smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Meanie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
lima wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meanie.
Meanie lands a head kick. lima smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Meanie scores with a kick to the midsection.
andre lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
lima takes a head kick and keeps coming.
lima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
lima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meanie lands with a kick to the ribs.
lima shoots for a double leg takedown but Meanie sprawls well. He's pushed lima's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Meanie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meanie.
Meanie lands a nice looking kick to the body. lima takes a step back to recover.
Meanie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meanie connects with a solid leg kick.
lima shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meanie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of lima's head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for lima. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
lima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
lima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meanie pinned against the cage. Meanie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A good leg kick by Meanie.
Meanie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meanie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meanie throws a chopping leg kick but lima manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Meanie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meanie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Meanie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meanie. That's going to slow lima down.
lima tries for a takedown but Meanie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meanie. That's going to slow lima down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meanie misses with a low kick.
Meanie throws a nice head kick!
Moscow Meanie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meanie as he avoids it easily.
Meanie throws a nice inside leg kick.
lima takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Meanie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
lima takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
lima takes a kick to the side of the head.
Meanie throws a leg kick which misses lima's front leg but catches the back leg as lima tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meanie.
lima will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Meanie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
lima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
lima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
lima takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Meanie lands a head kick. lima smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Meanie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meanie as he avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meanie, right into the meat.
Meanie throws a leg kick that misses.
Meanie scores with a head kick.
lima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meanie. Meanie obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Meanie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Meanie throws a head kick that half lands.
Meanie lands a head kick!
lima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meanie circles away.
Meanie scoring well with a low kick there.
lima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Meanie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Meanie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
lima tries for a takedown but Meanie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moscow Meanie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Meanie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
lima shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Meanie defends it nicely.
A head kick from Meanie lands but lima takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Meanie.
lima takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Meanie is looking to chop away at lima's legs.
Meanie throws a leg kick that misses.
Meanie cracks the inside of lima's front leg.
Meanie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lima checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
lima takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
lima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Meanie but Meanie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meanie pushes lima away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meanie is looking to slow lima down with leg kicks.
Meanie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Meanie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Meanie - that will leave a mark!
Meanie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Meanie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Meanie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meanie.
lima dives in and grabs Meanie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meanie pushes down on lima's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for andre lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meanie scores with a kick to the midsection.
lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meanie.
Meanie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
lima takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Meanie tries a low kick but lima avoids it.
Meanie throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lima blocks a leg kick.
lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meanie throws a leg kick but lima moved away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether lima might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Meanie lands with a nice body kick.
Meanie scoring well with a low kick there.
Meanie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on lima. That did some damage!
Meanie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt lima.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Meanie - that will leave a mark!
lima tries to clinch up but Meanie circles away and keeps his distance.
lima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meanie can pounce on him.
Meanie thumps lima with a low kick.
Meanie throws a leg kick but lima sees it coming and moves out of range.
lima takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Meanie throws a leg kick that misses.
Meanie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by lima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lima takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
lima checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
lima is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by lima or perhaps it was just good defense by Meanie which made him look bad.
Meanie scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meanie.
lima sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meanie, right into the meat.
Meanie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from lima.
Meanie scores with a push kick.
Meanie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from lima.
Meanie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meanie is looking to slow lima down with leg kicks.
lima tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Meanie.
A head kick from Meanie lands but lima takes it in his stride.
Meanie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meanie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meanie.
Meanie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Meanie.
Meanie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meanie motions for lima to come forward. Meanie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
lima checks a leg kick.
lima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meanie swivels and escapes.
Meanie lands a head kick!
andre lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moscow Meanie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meanie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moscow Meanie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meanie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 24:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moscow Meanie!