PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardinho Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Amade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amade is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Break me Out . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gabriel
vs
Amade

180 cm
24
163 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

172 cm
22
168 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hades ®
Hades ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardinho Gabriel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Amade!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gabriel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Amade sprawls well initially but Gabriel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gabriel lands with a punch from half guard.

Amade is defending against the submission attempts here by Gabriel.

Gabriel decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Amade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gabriel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to clinch
enabling Amade to counter with a crisp jab.
Andre Amade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gabriel wants to clinch but Amade slips to the side
and Amade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick by Amade misses

and Gabriel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gabriel stays in close to Amade's body and controls the position.
Gabriel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Amade for as long as he can get away with.
Gabriel trying to control but Amade is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel wanted to stand there but Amade had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricardinho Gabriel wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Gabriel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Amade on his heels. He'll look to pass Amade's guard now, I'm sure.
Amade looking to control.
Gabriel tries to free his leg and advance position but Amade is retaining full guard.
Gabriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Amade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amade is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gabriel is controlling him.
Gabriel is standing up over Amade. Amade looks to escape but Gabriel dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gabriel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gabriel moves into full mount!
Gabriel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gabriel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Gabriel is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amade throws a body kick the misses

so Gabriel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gabriel preventing the sweep.
Amade keeping moving, preventing Gabriel from controlling successfully.

Amade has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gabriel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gabriel misses with a takedown
and Amade counters with a good low kick that Gabriel was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardinho Gabriel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gabriel fails with the takedown
and Amade counters with a leg kick.
Amade cracks the inside of Gabriel's front leg.
Gabriel moves to clinch but Amade breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Amade moves away
and Amade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gabriel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Amade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gabriel's knee momentarily.
Amade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Amade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ricardinho Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amade works Gabriel's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel misses with a takedown
and Amade counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardinho Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Amade.
Ricardinho Gabriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gabriel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amade counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gabriel's sensitive parts.
Amade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gabriel throws a sloppy body shot
and Amade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gabriel shoots and misses
and Amade counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amade lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Amade throws a leg kick which misses Gabriel's front leg but catches the back leg as Gabriel tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Amade.
Amade connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Ricardinho Gabriel has been cut.
Gabriel has his takedown stuffed
and Amade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Amade.
A good leg kick by Amade.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amade. Gabriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amade is looking to slow Gabriel down with leg kicks.
Amade moves into range and connects with a jab.
Amade scores with a jab. Gabriel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gabriel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Amade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gabriel's knee momentarily.
Gabriel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gabriel misses with a takedown
and Amade counters with a good low kick that Gabriel was not able to check.
Amade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to clinch
and Amade counters with a thumping low kick.
Gabriel shoots and misses
and Amade counters with a nice body kick.
Amade cracks the inside of Gabriel's front leg.
Amade thuds his right hand into Gabriel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Amade moves away
enabling Amade to counter with a crisp jab.
Amade scores with a kick to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amade counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Amade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardinho Gabriel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A thudding body kick lands there by Amade!
Gabriel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gabriel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Amade feints and then cracks Gabriel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gabriel down.
Amade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Amade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gabriel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gabriel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Amade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amade connects with a leg kick. Gabriel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gabriel tries for a takedown but Amade circles away easily
and Amade finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amade. Amade obviously looking to wear him down.
Amade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gabriel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Amade. That one must have hurt.
Amade throws a sloppy head kick and Gabriel moves out of range easily.
Gabriel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Amade moves away
and Amade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Amade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gabriel throws a right hand that misses
and Amade counters with an outside leg kick.
Gabriel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Amade finds it's way round the side to connect with Gabriel's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amade clobbers Gabriel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gabriel misses with a leg kick
and Amade counters with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amade, right into the meat.
Gabriel throws a combination that misses
and Amade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gabriel's knee momentarily.
Amade stuns Gabriel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gabriel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gabriel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Amade.
Gabriel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amade. Amade obviously looking to wear him down.
Gabriel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Amade connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Amade.
Gabriel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gabriel tries to clinch up

and Amade counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Amade.
Amade effectively controlling the action here.
Gabriel goes for a takedown attempt but Amade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardinho Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amade goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Amade counters with an inside leg kick.
Amade connects with a solid leg kick.
Gabriel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Amade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Gabriel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Amade really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardinho Gabriel'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.

Gabriel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amade counters with a left to the body.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Amade moves away
and Amade counters with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Amade misses.
Gabriel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gabriel tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Amade to counter with a crisp jab.
Gabriel throws a leg kick
and Amade counters with a low kick, right behind Gabriel 's knee.
Amade digs a good body shot into Gabriel's ribs.
Amade throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gabriel.
Amade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Amade.
Amade thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gabriel if he has to take too many more of those.
Gabriel tries to clinch up
and Amade counters with a nice uppercut.
Andre Amade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gabriel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Amade does it's job there.
Amade scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Amade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amade throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gabriel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardinho Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gabriel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Amade counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Amade.
Gabriel with a poor takedown
and Amade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gabriel misses with a right hand
and Amade counters with a nice uppercut.
Gabriel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Amade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Amade lands an elbow that stopped Gabriel in his tracks for a moment.
Gabriel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Amade just stands there and leans against the cage.
Amade lands a damaging elbow.
Gabriel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Amade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Gabriel is rocked!

Ricardinho Gabriel's cut is getting worse.
Amade lands an elbow just above Gabriel 's eye.
Oh Gabriel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amade lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel blocks an elbow strike from Amade.
Amade lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gabriel to his knees! Amade keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Amade!
Andre Amade is the new lightweight champion!