PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeferino Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Decimus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All Shall Perish- Eradication. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Decimus
vs
Magalhaes

168 cm
18
138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Decimus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeferino Magalhaes !
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes closes the distance and clinches up with Decimus, looking for a takedown. Magalhaes pushes Decimus against the cage but Decimus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Decimus gets a takedown into half guard.

Decimus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Magalhaes sees it coming and defends easily.

Decimus is looking for a kimura but Magalhaes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Decimus to get the leverage.

Magalhaes looking for submissions off his back.
Magalhaes looks gassed!
Decimus drops an elbow to the side of Magalhaes 's head.
Decimus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Decimus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Decimus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Magalhaes defends it well.
Magalhaes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Decimus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Decimus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Decimus wants to pass to mount but Magalhaes is defending the position.

Magalhaes is defending against the submission attempts here by Decimus.
Magalhaes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Decimus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Magalhaes wants to control but Decimus is keeping busy.
Decimus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magalhaes on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Decimus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Magalhaes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Decimus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magalhaes keeps working.

Decimus is working for a submission of some sort.
Magalhaes has hold of Decimus's hands but Decimus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Decimus lands with a punch from half guard.
Decimus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Decimus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus is trying to control the action in half guard but Magalhaes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Decimus lands with a punch from half guard.
Decimus wants to free his trapped foot but Magalhaes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Decimus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Decimus lands strikes from half guard.
Decimus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Decimus wants to take a breather but Magalhaes is having none of it.

Magalhaes is defending against the submission attempts here by Decimus.
Magalhaes wants to control but Decimus is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus drops an elbow to the side of Magalhaes 's head.
Decimus lands with a punch from half guard.
Decimus is trying to control the action in half guard but Magalhaes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Decimus working over Magalhaes with some ground and pound. Magalhaes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Decimus is trying to control. Magalhaes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Decimus lands with a punch from half guard.
Decimus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magalhaes keeps working.
Decimus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Magalhaes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Decimus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Decimus is trying to control the action in half guard but Magalhaes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Magalhaes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Decimus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Decimus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Decimus trying to control the position from guard on top but Magalhaes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Decimus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Decimus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Decimus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magalhaes is keeping the position for now.
Decimus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Decimus cracks Magalhaes with a solid left hand.
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.
Decimus wants to control from the top but Magalhaes keeps moving.
Decimus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Decimus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus wants to pass the guard but Magalhaes is keeping the position.
Decimus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Decimus landing with the ground and pound.

Decimus drops back looking for a leg! Magalhaes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Magalhaes manages to kick Decimus off! Decimus jumps back into Magalhaes 's guard.
Decimus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Decimus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Decimus trying to control but Magalhaes is working from the bottom.
Decimus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus with a nice head shot there.
Decimus chips away with some ground and pound.
Magalhaes wants to sweep here but Decimus controlling him for the moment.
Decimus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Decimus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Magalhaes keeping full guard, as Decimus tries to pass.
Decimus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimus with a nice head shot there.
Magalhaes keeping full guard, as Decimus tries to pass.
Decimus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Decimus wants to control from the top but Magalhaes keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Decimus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Decimus landing some decent shots from guard.
Decimus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Decimus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Magalhaes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.
Decimus trying to control but Magalhaes is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Decimus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Magalhaes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Decimus defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus working some strikes from top position.
Decimus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Decimus drops back looking for a leg! Magalhaes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Magalhaes manages to kick Decimus off! Decimus jumps back into Magalhaes 's guard.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decimus tries to free his leg and advance position but Magalhaes is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decimus connects with a couple of short punches.
Decimus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magalhaes has momentary wrist control but Decimus slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Decimus dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A combination from Decimus does no damage.
Magalhaes shoots for a double leg takedown but Decimus sprawls well. He's pushed Magalhaes 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Decimus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Decimus chips away with some ground and pound.
Decimus cracks Magalhaes with a solid left hand.
Magalhaes keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Decimus cracks Magalhaes with a solid left hand.
Decimus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Decimus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Decimus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Decimus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Magalhaes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus working some strikes from top position.
Decimus is working Magalhaes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Decimus landing some decent shots from guard.
Decimus landing some decent shots from guard.
Decimus wants to pass the guard but Magalhaes is keeping the position.
Decimus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Decimus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Decimus postures up and lands a big shot to Magalhaes 's brow.
Decimus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus trying to control the position from guard on top but Magalhaes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Decimus works over Magalhaes with some ground and pound from guard.

Magalhaes is rocked!
Magalhaes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
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!
Decimus chips away with some ground and pound.
Magalhaes is still in real trouble! Can Decimus finish him?
Decimus trying to control the position from guard on top but Magalhaes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magalhaes seems to have recovered his senses.
Maximus Decimus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Decimus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Decimus working some strikes from top position.
Decimus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Decimus landing with the ground and pound.
Decimus chips away with some ground and pound.
Magalhaes keeping full guard, as Decimus tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Decimus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Magalhaes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Decimus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Decimus landing with the ground and pound.
Decimus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Decimus stands up over Magalhaes , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Decimus distracts Magalhaes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Magalhaes keeping full guard, as Decimus tries to pass.
Decimus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Magalhaes working for a triangle but Decimus defends it easily.
Decimus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Decimus distracts Magalhaes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zeferino Magalhaes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decimus trying to control but Magalhaes is working from the bottom.
Decimus lands a couple of digs.
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.

Decimus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Decimus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maximus Decimus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magalhaes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Decimus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Decimus 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Decimus!
A relieved looking Maximus Decimus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.