PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rax Fedora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rax Fedora is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ronaldo
vs
Fedora

170 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cristiano Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rax Fedora!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ronaldo as Fedora shoots in.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronaldo cracks Fedora with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Fedora shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fedora showed some decent athleticism there.
Fedora tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ronaldo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ronaldo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ronaldo tries to get out of the position.

Ronaldo has one foot on Fedora's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fedora was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ronaldo lands a jab to Fedora's midsection.
Fedora shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ronaldo as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ronaldo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ronaldo wants to stand up but Fedora is controlling him.
Fedora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ronaldo is keeping the position for now.
Fedora passes into half guard.
Ronaldo is looking to escape.
Fedora trying to control from half guard but Ronaldo is working away.
Fedora stops Ronaldo from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedora has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ronaldo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Fedora is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ronaldo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ronaldo!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fedora has control of Ronaldo's left arm, preventing Ronaldo from doing any damage.
Ronaldo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fedora is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedora manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ronaldo manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ronaldo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fedora passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ronaldo wants to get back to his feet.
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
Fedora passes to full mount!
Ronaldo is trying to stand.
Fedora controlling the pace for now.
Ronaldo is squirming around, avoiding Fedora's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rax Fedora dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fedora fails with a takedown attempt.
Fedora closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ronaldo circles away.
Fedora takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No luck for Fedora with that takedown attempt.
Cristiano Ronaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rax Fedora.
Ronaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronaldo throws a series of punches but Fedora avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronaldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Fedora. Fedora gets slowly back to his feet.
Cristiano Ronaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronaldo misses with the combination.
Ronaldo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ronaldo throws a right hand that Fedora ducks under and follows up with a left that Fedora also avoids with ease.
Fedora shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Fedora with that takedown attempt.
Ronaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fedora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ronaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ronaldo throws a one two combo.
Fedora shoots in and drives through. Ronaldo sprawls well.
Ronaldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fedora circles away quickly and effectively.
Ronaldo lands a slapping body shot.
Ronaldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Fedora. Fedora gets slowly back to his feet.
Fedora is breathing heavily.
Fedora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ronaldo.
Fedora dodges the punch combination from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fedora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fedora.
Cristiano Ronaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a two punch combination.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that Fedora avoids nicely.
Fedora shoots in looking for a takedown. Ronaldo tries to sprawl out of it but Fedora keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ronaldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ronaldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fedora.
Ronaldo connects with a nice looking jab.
Ronaldo scores with a three punch combo!
Ronaldo looks to land a combination but Fedora avoids it well.
Ronaldo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fedora.
Ronaldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a series of punches but Fedora avoids them all with ease.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo is looking to wear down Fedora with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ronaldo misses with a two punch combination.
Fedora looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ronaldo is fending him off so far but Fedora persists. Nope, Ronaldo circles away and we're back to standing.

Fedora feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Fedora drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ronaldo dives on top into guard.
Fedora is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ronaldo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fedora is proving hard to escape from.
Fedora is looking to sweep but instead, Ronaldo has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristiano Ronaldo dominated that second round.
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!

Ronaldo connects with a jab.
Ronaldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fedora is defended easily by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a few strikes there.
Ronaldo lands a two punch combo.
Ronaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Ronaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fedora throws a jab when Ronaldo was well out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fedora fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ronaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fedora.
Fedora shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ronaldo defends it nicely.
Cristiano Ronaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rax Fedora.
Ronaldo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ronaldo misses the shot to the body.
Ronaldo connects with a body shot.

Fedora shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ronaldo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fedora won't allow Ronaldo to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedora trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fedora prevents Ronaldo from getting back to his feet.
Fedora is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fedora stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ronaldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Fedora drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ronaldo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fedora has Ronaldo in his guard.
Fedora looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ronaldo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ronaldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fedora on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo wants to stand up but Fedora has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Fedora trying to control but Ronaldo postures up.

Ronaldo decides to stand up.
Fedora takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fedora is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ronaldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ronaldo works over Fedora's head and body with a nice combination.
Ronaldo misses with a looping left.
Ronaldo dips to his left and cracks Fedora with an uppercut!
Fedora shoots in but Ronaldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ronaldo throws a series of punches but Fedora moves out of range.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fedora was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronaldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fedora stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ronaldo throws a series of punches but Fedora avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cristiano Ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ronaldo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristiano Ronaldo!