PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Blevins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dadinho Ze Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elijah Blevins looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Blevins
vs
Ze Pequeno

200 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

198 cm
23
264 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elijah Blevins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dadinho Ze Pequeno !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blevins throws a jab but it's blocked by Ze Pequeno .
Ze Pequeno tries to clinch up.
Blevins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ze Pequeno counters with a two punch combo.
Ze Pequeno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blevins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Ze Pequeno has Blevins up against the cage in a clinch.
Blevins wants to get back to striking at distance but Ze Pequeno won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ze Pequeno .
Blevins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ze Pequeno goes for a takedown attempt but Blevins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blevins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blevins throws a combination that misses

and Ze Pequeno holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ze Pequeno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Elijah Blevins has been cut.
Blevins is breathing heavily.
Blevins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blevins tries to break free but Ze Pequeno pushes him back against the cage.
Blevins lands an elbow inside.
Ze Pequeno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ze Pequeno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Ze Pequeno has picked Blevins up - he's going for a ride! Ze Pequeno dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ze Pequeno seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Ze Pequeno is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ze Pequeno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ze Pequeno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blevins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ze Pequeno .

Ze Pequeno wants to work for an arm triangle but Blevins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ze Pequeno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blevins taking some punishment here, with Ze Pequeno in his 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. Ze Pequeno connects with a nice short shot to Blevins's temple.
Blevins scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ze Pequeno manages to mount him!
Blevins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ze Pequeno cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ze Pequeno tries to control but Blevins wriggling away.
Ze Pequeno is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blevins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Ze Pequeno .
Blevins is bucking up trying to escape but Ze Pequeno cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ze Pequeno punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blevins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ze Pequeno with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Ze Pequeno .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ze Pequeno working Blevins over with strikes here.
Ze Pequeno fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ze Pequeno loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Blevins scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Ze Pequeno land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Ze Pequeno stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dadinho Ze Pequeno !