PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flaubert Canto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Amore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Canto
vs
Amore

170 cm
28
165 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

184 cm
27
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flaubert Canto!
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, Wagner Amore!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Canto gets a takedown into half guard.
Amore wants to get back to full guard.

Amore makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Canto dives in and scores a takedown into Amore's guard.
Canto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Canto 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amore wants to sweep but no luck.
Amore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Canto controls the pace.
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!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Flaubert Canto just wasn't active enough.

Amore scores with a takedown into Canto's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canto is looking to stand up but Amore isn't so interested in that idea.
Canto keeping moving, preventing Amore from controlling successfully.
Amore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Canto is keeping the position for now.
Amore prevents Canto from getting back to his feet.

Canto kicks Amore off and gets to his feet.
Amore checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Amore misses with a takedown

and Canto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Canto thows a big elbow that misses.
Amore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Canto landing some decent shots from guard.
Canto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canto tries to advance to mount but Amore denies him.
You can see the frustration on Amore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Amore looks gassed!
The referee asks Canto politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Canto prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Flaubert Canto just wasn't active enough.

Canto dives in and scores a takedown into Amore's guard.
Canto working some strikes from top position.
Canto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Amore trying to keep a closed guard but Canto is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flaubert Canto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Amore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Canto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Amore won't be happy with that.
Amore is being controlled here.
You can see the frustration on Amore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Amore seems a little lost for a moment, as Canto dominates the positioning.
Amore dodges the ground and pound from Canto.

Canto decides to stand back up.

Amore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Canto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Amore is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canto controls the position.
Amore can't do much from the bottom here.
Canto lands a nice forearm strike.
Canto in side control, throwing shots but Amore defends.
Amore being controlled for a moment.
Canto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canto working the ground and pound from side control.
Amore managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Canto.
Canto taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amore is working to avoid the ground and pound but Canto connects with a decent elbow.
Canto scoring with punches from side control.
Canto scoring with punches from side control.

Amore is rocked!
Flaubert Canto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amore is trying to control Canto's posture but Canto avoids it.
Amore is still in real trouble! Can Canto finish him?
Amore takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A lull in the action here as Canto stalls from top position.
Canto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Amore seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canto landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Canto working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The referee asks Canto politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Canto prefers to stall for the moment though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canto lands a few punches from side control.
Amore is trying to control Canto's posture but Canto avoids it.
Canto happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flaubert Canto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Canto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Canto.

Canto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Amore quickly recovers to half guard.
Canto is taking a breather. Amore 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.
Amore keeping control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canto looks to land a strike but Amore avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Canto tries to free his leg and advance position but Amore is retaining full guard.
Canto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Canto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Flaubert Canto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Amore tries for a takedown but Canto circles away easily

and Canto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Amore's guard.
Amore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Canto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Flaubert Canto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Flaubert Canto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Canto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Amore!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amore tries to reverse the position but Canto maintains control.
Canto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Canto prevents Amore from getting the reversal.
Canto looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Flaubert Canto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Canto has Amore up against the cage in a clinch.
Amore goes for a takedown attempt but Canto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flaubert Canto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Canto 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Flaubert Canto!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Flaubert Canto!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Flaubert Canto!

Flaubert Canto wins by unanimous decision!