PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima comes to the cage accompanied by It's a fight. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lima
vs
Matos

186 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
179 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Matos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matos.
Matos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lima.
Lima 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.
Lima connects with a jab.
Lima throws a body kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Matos or perhaps it was just good defense by Lima which made him look bad.
Matos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lima as he avoids it easily.
Matos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lima as he avoids it easily.
Douglas Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Matos.
Lima stuffs the takedown.
Matos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matos shoots in and drives through. Lima sprawls well.
Matos blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Lima. That snapped Matos's head back.
Matos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lima to score with a decent uppercut.
Matos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lima swivels and escapes.
Matos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matos looks gassed!
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!
Nice body punch from Lima.
Lima connects with a body shot.
Lima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by Lima there.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matos moves away.
Lima tries a low kick but Matos avoids it.
Matos blocks the body kick.
Matos walks into a stiff left hand from Lima.
A jab from Lima misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matos moves out of range of the body kick.
Lima misses with a hook. Matos ducked under it nicely.
Lima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matos looks for a takedown but Lima sprawls well.
Douglas Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matos checks it well.

Matos has Lima up against the cage in a clinch.
Matos tries to pull guard but Lima forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matos tries to pull guard but Lima forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matos jumps guard but Lima stands there with Matos around his waist. Matos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matos is trying to pull guard but Lima turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Matos is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lima can't break the clinch.
Matos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lima to keep the fight standing.
Matos tries to pull guard but Lima holds him up against the cage and eventually Matos drops back down to his feet.

Matos pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Matos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lima stands and steps away. Matos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matos.
Lima tests Matos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Lima misses its intended target.
Lima takes a swing at Matos's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matos shoots in looking for a takedown. Lima tries to sprawl out of it but Matos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matos has a takedown stuffed.
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lima connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Lima. That snapped Matos's head back.
Lima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lima lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matos is out of range and Lima settles back down.
Nice jab there from Lima.
Lima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lima throws a head kick but Matos moves out of range.
Matos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lima as he jumps to the side.
Matos moves out of range of the leg kick from Lima.
Matos shoots in looking for a takedown. Lima tries to sprawl out of it but Matos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Douglas Lima is winning the standup battle so far.

Matos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lima is trying to stand up here but Matos is controlling him well.

Matos is looking for a kimura but Lima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Matos to get the leverage.
Matos is pressing down on Lima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lima is holding on for now.

Matos in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lima tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Matos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Matos!
Lucas Matos decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.