PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tassio Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Cerimonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Victor
vs
Cerimonia

170 cm
23
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

170 cm
23
130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

WIN Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tassio Victor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Cerimonia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cerimonia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cerimonia fails with a takedown attempt.
Cerimonia slips a straight right by Victor.
Cerimonia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Victor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Victor takes a swing at Cerimonia's ribcage but misses.
Victor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cerimonia manages to avoid it.
Cerimonia wants to clinch up but Victor keeps it at a distance.
Cerimonia dodges the punch combination from Victor.
Cerimonia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerimonia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victor.
Cerimonia avoids the body shot from Victor.
Nice body punch from Victor.
Cerimonia throws a head kick but Victor moves out of range.
Victor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cerimonia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerimonia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Victor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Victor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tassio Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Cerimonia.
Cerimonia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Victor to counter with a crisp jab.
Victor misses with a body shot.

Cerimonia closes the distance and pushes Victor back into the ropes.
Cerimonia trying to stall but Victor improves his position.

Cerimonia pulls guard successfully.
Victor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Victor postures up.
Victor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Victor sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerimonia wants to sweep here but Victor controlling him for the moment.
Cerimonia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Victor manages to get himself to full guard.

Victor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cerimonia is aware though and is defending well.
Victor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Victor keeping moving, preventing Cerimonia from controlling successfully.

Victor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cerimonia has passed into half guard!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Victor actively working from the bottom here.
Victor is breathing heavily.
Cerimonia passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cerimonia controlling the position easily from mount.
Victor prevents Cerimonia from taking his back.

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.
Cerimonia tries to control but Victor wriggling away.
Victor is trying to reverse the position but instead Cerimonia has taken his back - oops!
Cerimonia somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Cerimonia has the hooks in. Victor is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Victor is covering up but some of the strikes from Cerimonia are getting through and doing damage.
Victor controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Victor is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cerimonia somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tassio Victor will probably get the nod.
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.

Cerimonia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Victor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Victor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerimonia was well out of range. Poor timing from Victor.
Cerimonia looks for a takedown but Victor sprawls well.
Cerimonia looks for the body kick but Victor saw that one coming.
Victor falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cerimonia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cerimonia controlling the action here.
It looks like Cerimonia is going to stand back up.
Cerimonia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Victor!
Cerimonia looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cerimonia controlling from mount.
Victor is looking to get to half guard.

Cerimonia stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cerimonia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Victor counters with a three punch combo that has Cerimonia backing up. Cerimonia nods at Victor to acknowledge the strikes.
Cerimonia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cerimonia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tassio Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Cerimonia.
Cerimonia shoots for a takedown but Victor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cerimonia is breathing heavily.
Victor looks to land a combination. Cerimonia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Victor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Victor throws a hook but Cerimonia blocks it.
Tassio Victor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victor throws a series of strikes that have Cerimonia backpedaling.
Cerimonia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Victor's waist but Victor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cerimonia off to one side.
Cerimonia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Victor misses with a body shot.
Victor tries to close the distance and clinch but Cerimonia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Victor is looking to wear down Cerimonia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cerimonia takes the fight into the clinch.
Victor wants to stall.

Cerimonia manages to break the clinch.
Cerimonia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cerimonia misses with a double jab
and Victor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Victor misses

and Cerimonia moves into the clinch.
Victor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Victor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cerimonia tries to pull guard but Victor holds him up against the ropes and eventually Cerimonia drops back down to his feet.

Victor breaks the clinch.
A jab from Victor does it's job there.
No joy there for Victor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerimonia shoots in and drives through. Victor sprawls well.

Cerimonia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cerimonia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Victor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cerimonia tries to control but Victor wriggling away.
Cerimonia manages to capitalize on a mistake by Victor to take his back!

Cerimonia is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Victor has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Cerimonia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Victor as Cerimonia shoots in.
Cerimonia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Victor avoids it really well and circles away.
Victor closes the distance but Cerimonia moves to the side

and Cerimonia counters by clinching up.
Victor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Victor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cerimonia's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Victor breaks the clinch.
Cerimonia looks for a takedown but Victor sprawls well.
Tassio Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Cerimonia.
Victor stuffs the takedown.
Cerimonia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Victor looks to clinch
and Cerimonia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cerimonia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Victor falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cerimonia moves into the clinch.
Victor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cerimonia.
Victor is pressed up against the ropes. Cerimonia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Victor down to the mat. Victor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Victor misses with a body shot.
Cerimonia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cerimonia throws a right hand that Victor ducks under and follows up with a left that Victor also avoids with ease.

Cerimonia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cerimonia tries to free his leg and advance position but Victor is retaining full guard.
Victor has momentary wrist control but Cerimonia slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Victor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cerimonia trying to control the position from guard on top but Victor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victor looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cerimonia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cerimonia is trying to control the action in half guard but Victor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Victor swings for the body but Cerimonia moves out of range.
Cerimonia tries to clinch up
and Victor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cerimonia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Cerimonia breaks the clinch.
Cerimonia misses with a head kick.
Cerimonia fails with the takedown.
Cerimonia blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Victor. No joy for Cerimonia on that attempt.
Victor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victor leaves Cerimonia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Victor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cerimonia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cerimonia.
Victor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cerimonia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Victor prevents it.
Cerimonia has Victor pressed against the ropes, preventing Victor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor tries to stall but Cerimonia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cerimonia wants a takedown but no success here.
Victor gets underhooks to prevent Cerimonia's takedown attempt.
Victor is trying to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Victor as Cerimonia tries to tie him up.

Cerimonia drags the fight down to the ground.
Victor wants to control from the top but Cerimonia keeps moving.
Cerimonia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Victor looking to sit in guard and control but Cerimonia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Cerimonia really 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.

Cerimonia has closed the distance and engaged Victor in a clinch.
Victor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cerimonia.

Cerimonia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Victor misses

and Cerimonia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cerimonia.
Victor tries to circle away but Cerimonia has him pinned against the ropes.

Cerimonia breaks from the clinch.
Cerimonia fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cerimonia.
Cerimonia looks to score with a jab to the body but Victor is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerimonia shoots in looking for a takedown. Victor tries to sprawl out of it but Cerimonia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Victor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tassio Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Cerimonia.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cerimonia shoots in for a takedown but Victor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cerimonia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Victor closes the distance and pushes Cerimonia back into the ropes.

Victor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cerimonia shoots in and drives through. Victor sprawls well.
Victor looks to land a combination. Cerimonia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Victor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cerimonia.
Victor looks to land a combination. Cerimonia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cerimonia clinches but Victor breaks the clinch

and Victor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Victor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor prevents the takedown attempt.
Victor can't find room to land a body shot as Cerimonia controls the action.
Victor wants to get back to striking at distance but Cerimonia won't allow it.
Victor looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cerimonia.
Victor prevents the takedown attempt.
Victor lands a left hand.
Victor wants to break free but Cerimonia has control.
Cerimonia tries to pull guard but Victor won't allow it.
Victor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Victor breaks the clinch.
Victor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Victor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cerimonia fails to land with a series of punches.
Cerimonia fails with the takedown.
Victor tries to clinch but Cerimonia moves out of range.
Tassio Victor is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cerimonia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Victor won't be happy with that.
Victor is looking for a sweep.

Cerimonia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Victor is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cerimonia is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Cerimonia manages to capitalize on a mistake by Victor to take his back!
Cerimonia thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Cerimonia is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor tries to escape but Cerimonia has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Cerimonia is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Victor wants to escape the position.
Cerimonia struggling to keep hold of the position.
Cerimonia doesn't have the hooks in and Victor manages to turn into his guard.
Cerimonia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Victor is controlling him.
Victor trying to control the position from guard on top but Cerimonia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Cerimonia dominated that fourth round.
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!

Cerimonia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Victor as he jumps to the side.
Cerimonia throws a head kick but Victor moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Victor misses the target.
Cerimonia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Cerimonia rushes Victor and presses him up against the ropes.
Cerimonia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Victor is keeping busy.
Cerimonia is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cerimonia.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cerimonia tries to pull guard but Victor won't allow it.

Victor manages to break the clinch.
Cerimonia throws a nice looking combination but Victor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerimonia throws a body punch but Victor moves out of range.
Victor swings for the body but Cerimonia moves out of range.
Victor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Victor lands an overhand right.
Victor throws a right and a left that Cerimonia avoids nicely.

Victor has Cerimonia up against the ropes in a clinch.
Victor trying to control the position but instead, Cerimonia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Victor into the ropes.
A body shot lands from Cerimonia.
Victor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Cerimonia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cerimonia has a takedown stuffed.
Tassio Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Cerimonia.

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.

Cerimonia gets a clinch.
Victor trying to control the position but instead, Cerimonia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Victor into the ropes.
Victor gets underhooks to prevent Cerimonia's takedown attempt.
Victor is looking to break free of the clinch but Cerimonia has double underhooks.
Victor stalling in the clinch but Cerimonia improves position.

Victor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cerimonia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Victor looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerimonia is just out of range.
Victor tries to bum rush Cerimonia with a series of wild strikes but Cerimonia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cerimonia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A shot to the body from Victor misses

and Cerimonia counters by clinching up.
A right handed body shot lands from Cerimonia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cerimonia breaks from the clinch.
Cerimonia shoots in looking for a takedown. Victor tries to sprawl out of it but Cerimonia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Victor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cerimonia is looking to clinch but Victor is avoiding it.
Cerimonia fails to land the takedown.

Victor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cerimonia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Victor prevents it.
Cerimonia misses with an elbow strike.

Victor breaks from the clinch.
Cerimonia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Victor as he avoids it easily.
Victor lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cerimonia. Cerimonia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Victor misses with a double jab

so Cerimonia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cerimonia trying to control but Victor is working from the bottom.
Tassio Victor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerimonia wants to pass the guard but Victor is keeping the position.

Victor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cerimonia defends well.

Victor throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cerimonia escapes and throws Victor's legs to the side, diving into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Cerimonia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cerimonia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Cerimonia!
Andre Cerimonia is the new bantamweight champion!