PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Desecrator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Peixoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Desecrator has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Desecrator
vs
Peixoto

185 cm
18
204 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

187 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Joe Desecrator!
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, Igor Peixoto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peixoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Desecrator lands a nice looking body shot.
Desecrator doesn't manage to clinch there - Peixoto circles away.
Desecrator leaves Peixoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Peixoto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Desecrator is trying to defend but Peixoto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Desecrator moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peixoto throws and elbow that misses. Desecrator uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peixoto's guard. Nice move by Desecrator!
Peixoto seems keen to control Desecrator's posture.
Desecrator stopping the sweep attempt from Peixoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desecrator loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Desecrator accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Peixoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peixoto controls Desecrator momentarily but Desecrator frees himself.
Desecrator won't allow Peixoto to get back to his 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.
Peixoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Desecrator goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Desecrator scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Peixoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Desecrator is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Desecrator.
Joe Desecrator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peixoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Desecrator fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Peixoto avoids it really well and circles away.
Peixoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Desecrator counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Peixoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Peixoto looks to land a combination but Desecrator avoids it well.
Peixoto looks gassed!
Desecrator comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peixoto throws a lazy body kick

so Desecrator counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desecrator throwing strikes from guard but Peixoto blocks nicely.
Desecrator working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Desecrator prevents Peixoto from getting back to his feet.
Desecrator controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Desecrator throwing strikes from guard but Peixoto blocks nicely.
Peixoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Desecrator is one step ahead there.

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.
Desecrator working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Desecrator looking to pass the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Desecrator has closed the distance and engaged Peixoto in a clinch.
Desecrator misses with a knee strike.

Peixoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peixoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Desecrator.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Desecrator dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Peixoto tries a head kick but it misses.

Desecrator has managed to clinch.

Peixoto successfully pulls guard.
Peixoto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Desecrator trying to control but Peixoto is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peixoto trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peixoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Desecrator.
Peixoto is trying to keep Desecrator in close.
Peixoto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Peixoto is breathing heavily.
Desecrator in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two 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 referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Peixoto.
Peixoto misses with a two punch combination.
Desecrator lands with a good body shot.
Desecrator fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe Desecrator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peixoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Desecrator counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Desecrator lands with a straight right. Peixoto didn't see that one coming.
Desecrator with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Desecrator fails in his attempt to clinch.
Desecrator is looking to clinch.

Desecrator shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Desecrator has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Desecrator tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Desecrator is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desecrator lands a nice shot to the head.
Desecrator thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Peixoto tries to lock up and control but Desecrator gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Desecrator can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peixoto is looking to escape.
Desecrator throws some wild stikes that Peixoto manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Desecrator is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Peixoto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Peixoto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Desecrator lands a nice shot to the head.
Peixoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Desecrator lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Desecrator dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Desecrator shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Peixoto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Desecrator looking to sit in guard and control but Peixoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peixoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Peixoto gets to his feet. Desecrator looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Desecrator throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Peixoto counter with a right hand.
Desecrator tries to clinch up
and Peixoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Peixoto as Desecrator shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desecrator on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peixoto. Peixoto obviously looking to wear him down.

Desecrator tries to keep at a distance but Peixoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peixoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Desecrator's face.

Peixoto works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Desecrator wants to stand but Peixoto is controlling the position.
Desecrator trying to keep a closed guard but Peixoto is proving a slippery customer.
Peixoto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Desecrator is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peixoto passes into half guard.
Desecrator is looking for a sweep. Peixoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Peixoto stands up from half guard.

Desecrator shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peixoto is trying to defend but Desecrator finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Desecrator throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peixoto gets full guard.

Desecrator got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peixoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Desecrator has managed to get both his arms back between Peixoto's legs - danger averted.
Joe Desecrator overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Desecrator postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Desecrator controls from within his opponent's guard.
Desecrator trying to control but Peixoto is working from the bottom.
Igor Peixoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Peixoto is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Peixoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Desecrator pushes Peixoto away with a front kick.
Desecrator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Desecrator scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Joe Desecrator is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peixoto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Peixoto keeps control of the position for the meantime.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Peixoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Desecrator has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Desecrator!