PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Canciatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Canciatta
vs
Red

195 cm
27
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Canciatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Red!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canciatta.

Canciatta closes the distance and clinches.
Red wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Red is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Canciatta is keeping busy.
Canciatta has Red pressed against the cage.
Canciatta scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Joe Red has been cut.
Red stalls.
Red continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Canciatta stops a takedown attempt from Red.
Red is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Canciatta is keeping busy.
Red has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Canciatta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canciatta stalls.
Canciatta looking to throw knees to the head but Red is blocking nicely.

Red lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Canciatta wants to get back to full guard.
Red is trying to control the action in half guard but Canciatta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Red not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Red wants to lay and pray for a moment but Canciatta keeps working.
Canciatta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Red pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Canciatta is keeping the position for now.
Red's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Canciatta trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Red 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.
Canciatta on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Canciatta tries to get out of the position.
Red trying to control the position from guard on top but Canciatta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red pushes down on Canciatta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Red thows a huge punch but Canciatta dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Red 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.
Red trying to mount his opponent but Canciatta defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canciatta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Red is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Canciatta defends it well.
Canciatta tries to roll over but Red keeps him under control.
Red not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Red seems to be looking for submissions.

Red is working for a kimura but Canciatta is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Red is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Canciatta defends it well.

Red is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Red wants to lay and pray for a moment but Canciatta keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Red 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Red dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Red's cut.
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.

Red throws a leg kick
and Canciatta counters with a nice leg kick.
Red swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Canciatta keeps Red at a distance using the push kick.
A punch combination from Red misses.
Canciatta avoids a punch combination nicely.

Red forces Canciatta back against the cage and clinches.
Canciatta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Red.
Canciatta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Canciatta missing with knees to the body.
Red looking to stall.
Red blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Red escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Red on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Canciatta. Canciatta obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the body from Red misses
and Canciatta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Red is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canciatta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canciatta. Red does a little dance to reset his feet.
Red misses with a leg kick
and Canciatta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Red is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Canciatta scores with a head kick. Red tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Canciatta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Red throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Red misses with a series of wild punches.

Red moves into the clinch.
Canciatta tries a knee to the head but Red blocks it.
Canciatta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Red trying to control the position but instead, Canciatta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Red into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canciatta scores with a knee to the head.
Red is trying to pull guard but Canciatta has him pressed against the cage.
Canciatta is looking to control Red's arms but Red gets an underhook and turns him. Now Canciatta has his back to the cage.
Red is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Red seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canciatta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Red.
Canciatta is trying to stall.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Red wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Red.
Canciatta misses with a body shot.
Red throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Red misses with a double jab

and Canciatta counters by moving into the clinch.
Canciatta lands a knee to the body.
Canciatta has Red pushed against the cage.
Red wants to break free but Canciatta has control.
Red goes for a takedown in the clinch but Canciatta prevents it.
Canciatta is pushing Red up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Red managing to block the knees to the body from Canciatta.
The referee calls for Red to work.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Red jumps guard but Canciatta stands there with Red around his waist. Red gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mario Canciatta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Red.
Canciatta working Red over with knees to the body.
Canciatta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Red's face.
Red throws a head punch that misses.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canciatta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Red is keeping busy.
Canciatta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Canciatta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Red is breathing heavily.
Canciatta trying to control the position but instead, Red has worked for underhooks and has pushed Canciatta into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Canciatta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Red's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Red throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canciatta counters with a nice body kick.
Red tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Red throws a nice looking combination but Canciatta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Red shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Canciatta counters with a head kick. That will keep Red thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Canciatta leaves Red with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Canciatta is looking to slow Red down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Canciatta lands but Red takes it in his stride.
Red shoots in but Canciatta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mario Canciatta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Red.
Red on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Canciatta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canciatta delivers a nice body kick.
Red takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Red fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canciatta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Canciatta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Red takes a knee to the side of the body.
Canciatta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Canciatta working Red over with knees to the body.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Canciatta effectively controlling the action here.
Canciatta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Red is trying to maintain a safe position but Canciatta gets an underhook and turns Red into the cage.
Red avoids a wild elbow strike from Canciatta.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Canciatta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Canciatta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Canciatta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Red is trying to maintain a safe position but Canciatta gets an underhook and turns Red into the cage.
Canciatta stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Canciatta is trying to maintain a safe position but Red gets an underhook and turns Canciatta into the cage.
Canciatta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Red drops down looking for an ankle pick but Canciatta pulls his leg out and moves away.
Canciatta chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Canciatta closes the distance and pushes Red back into the cage.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Red wants to stall.
Canciatta trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canciatta trying to land knees to the body.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Canciatta gets underhooks to prevent Red's takedown attempt.
Canciatta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Canciatta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Red has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Canciatta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Canciatta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Canciatta with a knee to the head.
Canciatta is stalling here.
Red stalling in the clinch but Canciatta improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canciatta tries to land knees in the clinch but Red avoids the damage to the body.
Red wants to take the fight to the mat but Canciatta manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Canciatta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Canciatta gets underhooks to prevent Red's takedown attempt.
Canciatta leaning against his opponent.
Red avoiding damage as Canciatta throws knees to the body.
Red is trying to maintain a safe position but Canciatta gets an underhook and turns Red into the cage.
Red goes for a takedown attempt but Canciatta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Canciatta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Red manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canciatta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red.
Mario Canciatta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Red uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canciatta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canciatta misses with a head kick.
Red misses with a takedown attempt - Canciatta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Canciatta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Canciatta 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Canciatta!
A victorious Mario Canciatta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.