PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Motta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyai Wanggai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiyai Wanggai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Motta
vs
Wanggai

182 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Motta!
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, Kiyai Wanggai!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Motta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wanggai is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Motta content just to control the position here.
Wanggai can't escape the position.
Wanggai takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

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

Wanggai gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Motta to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wanggai keeping full guard, as Motta tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Wanggai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Motta trying to control the position from guard on top but Wanggai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wanggai pulls Motta in close to his closed guard and prevents Motta from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wanggai is trying to control the position but Motta postures up.
Wanggai might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Motta kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanggai looking for a sweep. Not yet Wanggai, not yet.
Wanggai looking to control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kiyai Wanggai wasn't active enough on the ground.

Motta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Motta tries to pass to full mount but Wanggai defends it.
Wanggai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Motta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motta trying to mount his opponent but Wanggai defends it.
Wanggai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Motta controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leandro Motta.
Wanggai darts in trying to clinch

and Motta counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wanggai!
Wanggai looks gassed!
Wanggai keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Motta tries to control but Wanggai wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motta looking to control and managing it successfully.

Motta is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wanggai has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Motta controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Motta tries to control but Wanggai wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Motta dominated that round.
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.

Motta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wanggai was covering up waiting for the punch and Motta finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wanggai trying to control the position.
Motta trying to control but Wanggai is working from the bottom.
Wanggai keeping full guard, as Motta tries to pass.
Motta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Motta decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanggai fails with an attempt to clinch.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Wanggai enables Motta to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wanggai manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanggai keeping moving, preventing Motta from controlling successfully.
Motta slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Motta wants to control from the top but Wanggai keeps moving.

Wanggai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Motta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wanggai looking for subs off his back but Motta has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wanggai is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanggai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Motta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Leandro Motta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Motta passes into half guard.
Motta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wanggai on the ground.
Wanggai is looking to improve his position.
Motta trying to control from half guard but Wanggai is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanggai tries to roll over but Motta keeps him under control.
Wanggai is refusing to be controlled, as Motta sits in half guard.

Wanggai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Wanggai looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Motta throwing shots but Wanggai is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Motta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Motta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wanggai is trying to get back to half guard.
Wanggai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Motta decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wanggai shoots in for a double leg but Motta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wanggai fails with the takedown
and Motta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wanggai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Motta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Motta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Motta looking to control and managing it successfully.

Motta stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Motta scores a takedown into full mount!
Motta postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wanggai looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motta controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wanggai can't escape the position.
Motta trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motta controlling from the full mount.
Motta avoids the attempt from Wanggai to control.
Motta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanggai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wanggai is in a horrible position here. Motta smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wanggai tries to reverse the position but Motta maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Motta controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Motta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Motta 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Motta!