PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Experiment I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvano Assunicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Experiment I comes to the cage accompanied by Dancing Queen. Silvano Assunicao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Experiment I
vs
Assunicao

191 cm
18
222 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Russian Experiment I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silvano Assunicao!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment I throws a lazy right hand but Assunicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Experiment I throws a lazy right hand but Assunicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Experiment I is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Experiment I moves in looking to clinch but Assunicao pushes him off.
Experiment I tries to close the distance and clinch but Assunicao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Experiment I tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Experiment I slow jab from Assunicao misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment I ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assunicao moves away.
Donk. Experiment I catches Assunicao right on the button with a cross.
Russian Experiment I seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment I is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assunicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment I.
Experiment I throws a hook but Assunicao blocks it.
Assunicao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Experiment I misses with a hook. Assunicao ducked under it nicely.
Experiment I swings for the body but Assunicao moves out of range.
Experiment I wants to clinch.
Experiment I misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Experiment I tries to clinch but Assunicao moves out of range.
Experiment I missing with a left hand there. Assunicao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Experiment I misses with a hook. Assunicao ducked under it nicely.
Experiment I thows a left - swing and a miss!
Experiment I throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Experiment I moves in looking to clinch but Assunicao pushes him off.
Experiment I throws a jab but it's blocked by Assunicao.
Experiment I is looking to clinch but Assunicao is avoiding it.
Experiment I throws a hook to the side of Assunicao's head but Assunicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I misses with a hook.
Experiment I throws a jab when Assunicao was well out of range.
Experiment I wants to clinch.
A big left from Experiment I misses.
A swing and a miss from Experiment I.
Experiment I takes a swing at Assunicao's ribcage but misses.
Russian Experiment I is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Experiment I waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Assunicao.
Experiment I throws a shot from downtown. Assunicao moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Experiment I waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Assunicao.
Experiment I scores with the left hand. Assunicao knows he should have avoided that one.
Experiment I fails with an attempt to clinch.
Experiment I is looking to clinch but Assunicao is avoiding it.
Experiment I fails with an attempt to clinch.
Experiment I misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Experiment I.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Experiment I just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Experiment I misses the shot to the body.
Experiment I is looking to clinch but Assunicao is avoiding it.
Experiment I swinging wilding here.
Experiment I misses with an uppercut. Assunicao saw that one coming.
Experiment I pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Experiment I misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment I slow jab from Assunicao misses its intended target.
Experiment I throws a body punch but Assunicao moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment I misses with a looping right.
Experiment I wants to clinch.
Experiment I tries to clinch up.
Experiment I misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assunicao.
Nice uppercut lands for Experiment I. That snapped Assunicao's head back.
Experiment I scores with a leg kick.
Experiment I throws a lazy right hand but Assunicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Experiment I throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assunicao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Experiment I throws a chopping leg kick but Assunicao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Experiment I tries to close the distance and clinch but Assunicao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Experiment I misses with a double jab.
Assunicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Experiment I.
Experiment I misses the jab.
Experiment I throws a body punch but Assunicao moves out of range.
Experiment I swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment I swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assunicao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Experiment I misses with a body shot.
Experiment I throws a body punch but Assunicao moves out of range.
Experiment I moves in looking to clinch but Assunicao pushes him off.
Experiment I throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assunicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment I.
Experiment I moves in looking to clinch but Assunicao pushes him off.
Experiment I looks to land a left hand but Assunicao moved out of range nicely.
Experiment I misses with a looping left.
Assunicao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silvano Assunicao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Experiment I is looking to clinch.
Experiment I thows a left - swing and a miss!
Experiment I throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment I tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assunicao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assunicao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Experiment I swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assunicao takes one to the chin there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Experiment I misses with a looping right.
Assunicao keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russian Experiment I dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Experiment I misses with a hook.
Experiment I loads up on a big right hand but Assunicao slips the punch.
Experiment I throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assunicao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Experiment I tries to clinch but Assunicao is having none of it.
Experiment I misses with an uppercut.
Experiment I throws a jab when Assunicao was well out of range.
Experiment I misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment I misses with a body shot.
Assunicao blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment I fails with an attempt to clinch.
Experiment I missing with a left hand there. Assunicao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assunicao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Experiment I.
Assunicao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assunicao ducks right into an uppercut from Experiment I.
Experiment I slow jab from Assunicao misses its intended target.
Experiment I connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Experiment I tries to clinch up but Assunicao circles away and keeps his distance.
Experiment I tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assunicao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assunicao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assunicao manages to avoid it.
Assunicao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Experiment I throws a right and a left that both miss.
Experiment I is looking to clinch.
Experiment I pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Experiment I.
Assunicao slips a straight right by Experiment I.
Experiment I is looking to clinch.
Experiment I misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assunicao checks a low kick from Experiment I.
Experiment I misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Experiment I.
A swing and a miss from Experiment I.
Experiment I will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Russian Experiment I is winning the standup battle so far.
Assunicao blocks a jab.
Assunicao blocks a jab.
Experiment I fails in his attempt to clinch.
Experiment I wants to clinch up but Assunicao keeps it at a distance.
Experiment I takes a swing at Assunicao's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Assunicao defending well as Experiment I loads up on a big left hand.
Assunicao keeps the fight on the outside.
Silvano Assunicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Experiment I throws an overhand right that lands on Assunicao's shoulder, as Assunicao tries to avoid the shot.
Experiment I throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Experiment I swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment I throws a nice looking combination but Assunicao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Experiment I tries to close the distance and clinch but Assunicao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Experiment I looks to score with a jab to the body but Assunicao is just out of range.
Assunicao has a takedown stuffed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russian Experiment I showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Experiment I 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 for Russian Experiment I!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Russian Experiment I!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Russian Experiment I!

Russian Experiment I wins by unanimous decision!