PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Poopsalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Vasconcelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Poopsalot
vs
Vasconcelos

200 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mick Poopsalot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Vasconcelos!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Vasconcelos as he checks the leg kick.

Poopsalot gets a takedown into half guard.
Poopsalot trying to control the action but Vasconcelos is working from the bottom.
Poopsalot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vasconcelos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vasconcelos pushes Poopsalot off but Poopsalot dives into side control.

Poopsalot decides to stand back up. Poopsalot steps back and let's Vasconcelos get back to his feet.
Poopsalot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vasconcelos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poopsalot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vasconcelos with a poor takedown

so Poopsalot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasconcelos wants to stand but Poopsalot is controlling the position.
Poopsalot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasconcelos is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos wants to stand up but Poopsalot is controlling him.
Vasconcelos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vasconcelos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasconcelos looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasconcelos, not yet.
Poopsalot slips nicely into half guard.
Vasconcelos is trying to stand back up but Poopsalot is controlling him
Poopsalot content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos is trying to stand.
Poopsalot works his foot free and advances to mount.
Poopsalot cracks Vasconcelos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vasconcelos tries to hold on but Poopsalot postures up.
Poopsalot controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopsalot raining down shots from the mount!
Poopsalot wants to control the pace but Vasconcelos is squirming around nicely.
Vasconcelos tries to hold on but Poopsalot pushes him away.
Poopsalot with shots to the head and body - Vasconcelos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Poopsalot trying to control but Vasconcelos is having none of it.
Poopsalot controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Poopsalot controlling from mount.
Vasconcelos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poopsalot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poopsalot prevents Vasconcelos from getting the reversal.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Poopsalot dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vasconcelos with a poor takedown

and Poopsalot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Poopsalot is stalling in the full guard.
Poopsalot stops Vasconcelos from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasconcelos is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Poopsalot dives into side control.
Poopsalot is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Vasconcelos's shoulder. That is not cool.
Vasconcelos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Poopsalot decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vasconcelos to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasconcelos with a poor takedown
letting Poopsalot counter with a right hand.

Poopsalot drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Poopsalot decides to stand back up.
Mick Poopsalot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poopsalot throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vasconcelos was covering up waiting for the punch and Poopsalot finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Poopsalot is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasconcelos has wrist control.
Poopsalot works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vasconcelos wants to control but Poopsalot is keeping busy.

Poopsalot is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vasconcelos defends it well.
Vasconcelos is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Poopsalot stands up out of the half guard.
Vasconcelos tries for a takedown but Poopsalot sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mick Poopsalot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos misses with a takedown attempt

and Poopsalot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vasconcelos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vasconcelos is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasconcelos keeping moving, preventing Poopsalot from controlling successfully.
Vasconcelos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Poopsalot is controlling him.
Vasconcelos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Poopsalot puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Poopsalot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasconcelos can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos is looking to get back to is feet but Poopsalot passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Vasconcelos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Poopsalot stalls from top position.
Vasconcelos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Poopsalot is controlling him well.
Poopsalot wants to control but Vasconcelos is keeping him busy.
Vasconcelos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos is trying to control Poopsalot's posture but Poopsalot avoids it.
Poopsalot is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vasconcelos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Vasconcelos tries to bench press Poopsalot off him but Poopsalot keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasconcelos is not content to let Poopsalot control the position.
Poopsalot gets to mount! Vasconcelos was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Poopsalot dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Poopsalot feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vasconcelos wants to control the position but Poopsalot says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Poopsalot is thwarting Vasconcelos's attempts to control the position.
Vasconcelos wants to improve his position but Poopsalot is controlling well.
Poopsalot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Poopsalot is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Poopsalot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopsalot scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Poopsalot is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vasconcelos!
Poopsalot landing shots from mount.
Vasconcelos wants to try and get back to his feet.
Poopsalot controlling from mount.

Poopsalot is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vasconcelos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Poopsalot landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopsalot putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasconcelos is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Poopsalot prevents Vasconcelos from getting the reversal.
Vasconcelos wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Poopsalot will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Poopsalot trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Vasconcelos doesn't escape.

Poopsalot is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Poopsalot is trying to control but Vasconcelos is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Vasconcelos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Poopsalot looking to control but Vasconcelos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poopsalot sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vasconcelos really wants to buck Poopsalot off and get back to his feet.
Poopsalot breaks from Vasconcelos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poopsalot punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mick Poopsalot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poopsalot tries to control but Vasconcelos wriggling away.
Vasconcelos taking shots to the head.
Vasconcelos is in a horrible position here. Poopsalot smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasconcelos is trying to stand up.
Vasconcelos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poopsalot landing punches.

Poopsalot is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vasconcelos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lucas Vasconcelos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mick Poopsalot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poopsalot wants to control the pace but Vasconcelos is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Poopsalot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poopsalot 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Poopsalot!