PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gui Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Waldo Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by The Haunted - 99. Emerson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the TerrorDome. This should be a great matchup!

Saint
vs
Waldo Emerson

178 cm
26
182 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

190 cm
23
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gui Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Waldo Emerson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Emerson misses its intended target.
A big left from Emerson misses.
Emerson lands a nice shot that snaps Saint's head back.
Saint takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ralph Waldo Emerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Emerson.
Emerson misses the shot to the body.
Saint swats away the attempt to clinch by Emerson.
Saint moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Emerson, as that shot connected.
Saint staying out of range there.
Emerson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint moves away.
Emerson misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.
Emerson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emerson lands with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emerson. That's going to slow Saint down.
A head kick misses from Emerson.
Emerson catches Saint with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Emerson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emerson tries to clinch
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ralph Waldo Emerson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Emerson.
Saint on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emerson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emerson.
Emerson loads up on a big right hand but Saint slips the punch.
Saint drops his hands momentarily and Emerson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Emerson tries to clinch but Saint moves away

and Saint counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Emerson is looking to stand up but Saint isn't so interested in that idea.
Emerson is trying to control the position but Saint postures up.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Emerson blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Emerson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Emerson wants to sweep but no luck.
Saint controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emerson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emerson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emerson misses with a looping right.
Emerson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Emerson lands a nice looking body shot.
Emerson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emerson moves to clinch but Saint breaks away

and Saint counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saint takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Saint scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emerson is looking to get back to full guard here but Saint has managed to pass to side control instead.
Emerson is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ralph Waldo Emerson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Emerson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Emerson misses with an uppercut.
Emerson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saint back to the cage. Emerson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A punch lands to the side of Saint 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Emerson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saint in his tracks.
Emerson throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.
Emerson throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emerson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Emerson throws a shot from downtown. Saint moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Emerson.
Emerson throws a series of punches but Saint avoids them all with ease.
Emerson works over Saint's head and body with a nice combination.
Emerson tries to clinch up but Saint circles away and keeps his distance.
Saint avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint looks to land a right hand but Emerson moved out of range.
Saint looks to land a left hand but Emerson moved out of range nicely.
Emerson tries to clinch but Saint moves away

and Saint counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saint is taking a breather. Emerson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emerson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Emerson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Saint to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint landing some decent shots from guard.
Emerson being controlled here, momentarily.

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.
Saint tries to free his leg and advance position but Emerson is retaining full guard.
Saint controlling from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Emerson wants to sweep here but Saint controlling him for the moment.
Emerson is trying to keep Saint in close.

Gui Saint has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Saint walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gui Saint will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Emerson lands with a straight right. Saint didn't see that one coming.
Emerson misses with a looping left.
Saint has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Saint.
Emerson misses with a looping right.
Saint slips a straight right by Emerson.
Emerson lunges at Saint with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saint's hand.
Emerson misses with a low kick.
Emerson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Saint blocks a head kick by Emerson.
Emerson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Emerson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Emerson tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
Emerson lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint moves out of range as Emerson strikes.
Emerson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saint has time to react.
Emerson throws a push kick but Saint slaps the foot to one side.
Emerson throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
Emerson throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.
Emerson throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
Ralph Waldo Emerson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emerson with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emerson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Emerson misses with a straight right.
Emerson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saint throws a big shot that misses.
Emerson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Saint scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Saint working away.
Saint is staying tight to Emerson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Emerson can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Emerson struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ralph Waldo Emerson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Saint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Emerson misses.
Saint shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emerson sprawls well. Emerson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saint gets slowly back to his feet.
Emerson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Emerson tries to clinch
and Emerson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emerson is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Emerson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emerson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Waldo Emerson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Emerson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Waldo Emerson!