PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Shleifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amarela
vs
Shleifer

187 cm
19
216 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

193 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Shleifer!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shleifer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shleifer tries to clinch up.
Shleifer tries to clinch but Amarela moves away

and Amarela counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Amarela is controlling the pace.
Shleifer is not content to let Amarela control the position.
Amarela looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shleifer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shleifer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shleifer is positioning himself well to prevent Amarela advancing to mount.
Amarela thows a huge punch but Shleifer dodges it nicely.
Shleifer trying to hold on to Amarela's head to control him but Amarela postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shleifer gets full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Amarela's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shleifer wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela wants to control from the top but Shleifer keeps moving.
Amarela tries to free his leg and advance position but Shleifer is retaining full guard.
Shleifer is trying to control the position but Amarela postures up.
Amarela is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Amarela throws a strike but Shleifer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Amarela is looking for a triangle but Shleifer pushes his legs off easily.
Amarela can't keep his opponent in guard - Shleifer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Amarela keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Amarela on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Amarela tries to get out of the position.
Shleifer controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer trying to control the action but Amarela is working from the bottom.
Amarela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shleifer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amarela keeps working.
Shleifer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Amarela!
Amarela tries to hold on but Shleifer pushes him away.
Shleifer controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela is looking to get to half guard.
Amarela is squirming around, avoiding Shleifer's attempts to control the action.
Shleifer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrei Shleifer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shleifer tries to close the distance and clinch but Amarela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrei Shleifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer tries to close the distance and clinch but Amarela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amarela tried to score with a low kick but Shleifer checks it.
Shleifer darts in trying to clinch

and Amarela counters with a shoot takedown. Shleifer fights it but they end up in guard.
Shleifer wants to sweep but no luck.
Amarela scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amarela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shleifer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Amarela manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shleifer wants to control from the top but Amarela keeps moving.
Shleifer stands and throws Amarela's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Abelinha Amarela will probably get the nod.
That's time! Amarela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shleifer darts in trying to clinch

and Amarela counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Amarela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shleifer keeping moving, preventing Amarela from controlling successfully.
Shleifer is adopting a defensive guard.
Shleifer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amarela throwing strikes but missing.
Shleifer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amarela being controlled here momentarily.
Amarela missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shleifer is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Andrei Shleifer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Amarela tries for a takedown but Shleifer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shleifer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amarela looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shleifer is fending him off so far but Amarela persists. Nope, Shleifer circles away and we're back to standing.
Amarela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shleifer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amarela swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Amarela gets a double leg takedown into Shleifer's guard.

Amarela postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shleifer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Amarela, into his guard.
Shleifer looking to sit in guard and control but Amarela gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Amarela postures up and lands a big shot to Shleifer's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarela scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abelinha Amarela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amarela preventing the sweep.
Shleifer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amarela's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shleifer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Amarela's guard.
Still in half guard, Shleifer seems content to control.
Amarela is staying active underneath Shleifer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Amarela is looking to improve his position.
Shleifer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shleifer controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shleifer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shleifer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrei Shleifer.
Amarela keeps the fight on the outside.
Shleifer tries to clinch but Amarela moves away

and Amarela counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Amarela.
Shleifer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amarela trying to control the position from guard on top but Shleifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amarela distracts Shleifer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amarela stopping the sweep attempt from Shleifer.
Shleifer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shleifer content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andrei Shleifer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Amarela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Shleifer tries to clinch but Amarela is having none of it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Amarela.
Shleifer is not content to let Amarela control the position.
Amarela misses with the ground and pound.
Shleifer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Amarela working the ground and pound.
Amarela throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Shleifer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Amarela trying to control the position but Shleifer is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shleifer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shleifer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Amarela scoring with some ground and pound.
Amarela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Amarela works over Shleifer with some ground and pound from guard.
Amarela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shleifer has his hands on Amarela's head, controlling the position.
Amarela trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amarela looking to pass the guard.
Shleifer wants to sweep here but Amarela controlling him for the moment.
Amarela pushes down on Shleifer's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarela thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shleifer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shleifer is trying to control the position but Amarela postures up.
Amarela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shleifer looking for a sweep. Not yet Shleifer, not yet.
Shleifer looking to control.
Amarela looking to pass the guard.
Amarela trying to control but Shleifer is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shleifer is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrei Shleifer.
Amarela shoots in but Shleifer avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shleifer circles away.
Shleifer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shleifer is looking to clinch.
Amarela has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abelinha Amarela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amarela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amarela misses the shot to the body.
Amarela shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shleifer defends it nicely.
Shleifer is looking to clinch.
Shleifer tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amarela swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Amarela closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Amarela is working for a submission of some sort.
Amarela trying to control the pace.
Shleifer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shleifer is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shleifer stopping the sweep attempt from Amarela.
Shleifer trying to control the position from guard on top but Amarela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abelinha Amarela showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Amarela has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Abelinha Amarela!
Abelinha Amarela decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.