PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vestuquio Lecce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lecce comes to the cage accompanied by Joe Satriani - Summer Song. Carvalho is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: When We Ride . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lecce
vs
Carvalho

192 cm
20
213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vestuquio Lecce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lecce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lecce working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Vinicius Carvalho has been cut.

Lecce manages to break the clinch.
Carvalho with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lecce counters by moving into the clinch.
Carvalho is trying to break free.
Lecce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carvalho.
Lecce lands an uppercut.
Lecce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.
Carvalho wants a takedown.
Vestuquio Lecce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Carvalho.

Lecce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lecce closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Lecce.
Lecce stalls.
Carvalho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lecce scores with a shoulder strike.
Carvalho fails to pull guard.

Lecce breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lecce counters by clinching up.

Lecce jumps into guard, dragging Carvalho to the mat.
Lecce bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carvalho's guard.
Lecce engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lecce chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lecce wants to pass the guard but Carvalho is keeping the position.

Lecce decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carvalho, up you get!

Lecce has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lecce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carvalho tries to pull guard but Lecce won't allow it.
Carvalho takes an elbow to the forehead.

Lecce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvalho doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lecce counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carvalho looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lecce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lecce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.

Lecce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lecce forces Carvalho back against the cage and clinches.
Lecce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.
Lecce misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Lecce.

Lecce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Carvalho tries to keep at a distance but Lecce has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Lecce.
Lecce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.
A short right from Lecce on the inside.

Lecce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Lecce scores with a four punch combination!

Lecce has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lecce ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lecce no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lecce has control of Carvalho's left arm, preventing Carvalho from doing any damage.

Lecce pushes Carvalho off and scrambles back to his feet.

Lecce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carvalho, pushing him back against the cage.
Lecce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lecce.
Carvalho is trying to drag Lecce to the mat but Lecce just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lecce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Lecce breaks the clinch.
Carvalho misses with a takedown

and Lecce counters by moving into the clinch.
Lecce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lecce lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lecce comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lecce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.
Lecce digs a right hand into Carvalho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carvalho's gas tank.
Lecce tries to land knees in the clinch but Carvalho avoids the damage to the body.
Carvalho takes a shot to the head.
Lecce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.

Lecce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lecce pushes Carvalho up against the cage in a clinch.

Lecce pulls guard successfully.
Lecce 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.
Lecce bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carvalho's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lecce controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lecce passes Carvalho's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lecce keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vestuquio Lecce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Carvalho's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carvalho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lecce counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Lecce pulls guard successfully.

Lecce pushes Carvalho off and gets back to his feet.

Lecce moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Lecce gets control of Carvalho's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lecce will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Lecce pushes Carvalho off and scrambles back to his feet.
Carvalho with a poor takedown

and Lecce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lecce not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Lecce stands up and waves to Carvalho to follow him.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho tries for a takedown but Lecce circles away easily

and Lecce moves into the clinch.
Vestuquio Lecce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Carvalho.

Lecce jumps guard and drags Carvalho to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lecce manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carvalho manages to get himself to full guard.
Lecce with a nice head shot there.
Lecce showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lecce works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Lecce decides to stand and escape the position.

Carvalho tries to keep at a distance but Lecce has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lecce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lecce jumps guard and drags Carvalho to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Lecce pushes Carvalho off and scrambles back to his feet.

Lecce clinches up with Carvalho and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Lecce.
A right hand to the body from Lecce.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carvalho takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lecce.
Lecce scores with a shoulder strike.
Lecce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carvalho can do to turn this around?
Lecce lands an elbow inside that Carvalho shrugs off.

That has opened up Vinicius Carvalho's cut even more.
A nice left hand lands by Lecce.
A shot in the inside from Lecce.
Lecce's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Lecce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carvalho gets tackled into the cage by Lecce. Lecce maintains the clinch.

Lecce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lecce holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carvalho being controlled against the cage.

Lecce ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lecce no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lecce wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vestuquio Lecce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lecce manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Lecce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lecce manages to pull guard.
Lecce is controlling Carvalho's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecce manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lecce controlling the pace for now.
Lecce with shots to the head and body - Carvalho looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lecce scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carvalho?
Lecce looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vestuquio Lecce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Carvalho's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Lecce moves into the clinch.
Lecce lands a left hand.
Carvalho tries to break free but Lecce pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lecce.
Carvalho takes an elbow to the forehead.

Lecce pulls Carvalho into guard.

Lecce has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Carvalho doesn't defend quickly enough and Lecce has managed to lock this one up! Can Carvalho escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Lecce on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vestuquio Lecce!