PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Almer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totoy Magtanggol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Almer
vs
Magtanggol

175 cm
25
177 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

170 cm
33
155 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Totoy Magtanggol!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magtanggol misses with a few strikes there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Almer!
A low kick from Almer is predictable there
and Magtanggol counters with a one-two to the body.
Magtanggol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magtanggol takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Almer throws a lazy right hand but Magtanggol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Almer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Magtanggol tries a head kick but it misses.
Almer keeps Magtanggol at a distance using the push kick.
Almer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Almer.
Thiago Almer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almer throws a shot to the body.
Magtanggol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Almer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almer lands a nice shot to the body.
Magtanggol takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Almer.
Almer throws a wild body kick that Magtanggol sees coming a mile off.
Magtanggol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magtanggol tries to bum rush Almer with a series of wild strikes but Almer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magtanggol misses with a straight left.
Almer scores with a hook.
Almer lands with a kick to the temple. Magtanggol shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Almer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Magtanggol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Almer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Magtanggol looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Magtanggol. Those never looked like landing.
Magtanggol fails to land with a series of punches.
Magtanggol fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Magtanggol. Beautiful body shot.
Almer loads up on a big right hand but Magtanggol slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Almer.
Magtanggol throws out a powerful jab.
Almer fakes the leg kick and cracks Magtanggol in the body.
Magtanggol is looking to clinch but Almer is avoiding it.
Nice shot lands for Magtanggol.
Almer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magtanggol. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magtanggol shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol throws out a loose jab but Almer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almer scores with a spinning back kick!
Almer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Magtanggol steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Almer. That one must have hurt.
Magtanggol throws a series of punches but Almer avoids them all with ease.
Almer throws a hook but Magtanggol avoids it easily.
Magtanggol has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Almer.
Almer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Magtanggol takes one to the side of the head.
Almer looks to throw a body kick
and Magtanggol counters with a stiff right hand.
Almer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magtanggol.
Almer throws out a loose jab but Magtanggol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almer moves away from the strike by Magtanggol.
Almer misses with a double jab
and Magtanggol counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Magtanggol takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol connects with a high kick.
Magtanggol moves forwards but Almer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Almer lands with a straight right. Magtanggol didn't see that one coming.
Almer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Almer connects with a single shot there.
Almer dodges the punch combination from Magtanggol.
Almer tries to land a front kick but Magtanggol steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magtanggol misses the shot to the body.
Almer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Magtanggol misses.
Magtanggol throws a nice looking combination but Almer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almer misses with an uppercut. Magtanggol saw that one coming.
Almer lands a nice looking body shot.
Almer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Almer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Magtanggol if he has to take too many more of those.
Magtanggol moves out of range as Almer throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 kick there by Almer.
Almer misses with a head kick.
Almer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Magtanggol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Almer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Magtanggol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Magtanggol. Those never looked like landing.
Magtanggol takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Magtanggol tries to clinch up.
Almer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magtanggol manages to avoid it.
Magtanggol misses with the combination.
Magtanggol takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice straight punches there by Almer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Almer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Magtanggol. Those never looked like landing.
Magtanggol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Almer.
Magtanggol takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Magtanggol looks gassed!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Almer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Almer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Almer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magtanggol.
Almer throws a push kick but Magtanggol slaps the foot to one side.
Good exchange - Almer coming out on top.
Almer scores with a spinning back kick!
Almer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magtanggol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Almer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magtanggol takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crunch! Magtanggol slams his shin into Almer's torso.
A combination from Magtanggol does no damage.
Almer throws a body punch but Magtanggol moves out of range.
Almer looks for the body kick but Magtanggol saw that one coming.
A combination from Magtanggol does no damage.
Almer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Almer keeps the fight on the outside.
Almer slips under a jab from Magtanggol.
No joy there for Magtanggol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magtanggol scores with a nice head shot.
Good shot there by Almer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer defending well as Magtanggol loads up on a big left hand.
Almer delivers a nice body kick.
Almer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Magtanggol avoids the body shot from Almer.
Almer slips under a jab from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol lands a nice shot that snaps Almer's head back.
Magtanggol throws a body kick that misses.
Magtanggol throws a nice looking combination but Almer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magtanggol shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Almer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Almer swats away the attempt to clinch by Magtanggol.
Magtanggol moves forwards but Almer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Almer motions for Magtanggol to come forward. Almer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Magtanggol wants to clinch up but Almer keeps it at a distance.
Almer digs a good hook to Magtanggol's body.
Magtanggol tried to score with a low kick but Almer checks it.
Totoy Magtanggol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almer just misses with a punch to the body.

Magtanggol takes the fight into the clinch.
Almer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magtanggol takes an elbow to the forehead.
Magtanggol takes an elbow to the forehead.
Almer avoids a wild elbow strike from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Almer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magtanggol blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Almer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magtanggol's brow.
Magtanggol scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Magtanggol throws an elbow but misses.
Magtanggol trying to land knees to the body.
Magtanggol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magtanggol throws an elbow that misses.
Almer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol crunches a lovely knee into Almer's ribcage.
Almer misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Almer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magtanggol tries to land a front kick but Almer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Almer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Magtanggol does it's job there.
Almer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Magtanggol walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Almer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magtanggol misses with a double jab
and Almer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Almer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Almer throws the kick towards the body but Magtanggol avoids it.
Magtanggol walks into a left hand.
Almer misses with a body kick.
Magtanggol misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Magtanggol. Those never looked like landing.
Magtanggol has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almer punishes Magtanggol's body with a nice straight punch.
Magtanggol is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magtanggol throws a series of punches but Almer moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Almer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magtanggol doesn't seem phased though.
Magtanggol moves out of range of the body kick from Almer.
Magtanggol has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Magtanggol there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Magtanggol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Magtanggol darts in and clinches Almer up against the cage.
Almer crunches a lovely knee into Magtanggol's ribcage.
Almer misses with a punch to the body.
Almer lands an elbow inside that Magtanggol shrugs off.

It looks like Totoy Magtanggol has been cut.
Magtanggol avoiding damage as Almer throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Almer.
Almer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Almer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thiago Almer is winning the standup battle so far.
Almer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Almer looks to score with a jab to the body but Magtanggol is just out of range.
Magtanggol takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Almer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Totoy Magtanggol's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Magtanggol throws a leg kick but Almer checks it.
Magtanggol misses with a hook. Almer ducked under it nicely.
Almer misses with a body kick.
Magtanggol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almer.
Magtanggol walks into a stiff left hand from Almer.
Magtanggol misses with a body kick.
Magtanggol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Almer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Almer jabs Magtanggol to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magtanggol wants to land a leg kick but Almer is out of range.
Magtanggol defending well as Almer loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Almer.
Almer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magtanggol manages to avoid it.
Almer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magtanggol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Almer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almer cracks Magtanggol with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer thuds his shin into the meat of Magtanggol's side.
Almer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magtanggol checks it well.
Almer throws a body kick that misses.
Magtanggol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Almer is looking to score with low kicks.
Almer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Almer throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Magtanggol misses.
Magtanggol tries to close the distance and clinch but Almer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Almer there.
Almer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Magtanggol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Almer is able to avoid easily.
Almer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Magtanggol takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Magtanggol walks forward, straight into a front kick from Almer.
Almer cracks Magtanggol with an open hand slap.
Almer scores with a nice body kick.
Totoy Magtanggol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magtanggol sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Magtanggol throws a hook but Almer blocks it.
Magtanggol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magtanggol takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Magtanggol on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Magtanggol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That kick from Almer tenderised Magtanggol's leg. Magtanggol is trying to keep his angry face on.
Magtanggol takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Magtanggol tries to bum rush Almer with a series of wild strikes but Almer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almer dodges the punch combination from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol avoids a kick to the body.
Magtanggol misses with a series of wild punches.
Magtanggol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almer misses with a body shot.
Magtanggol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magtanggol tries to close the distance and clinch but Almer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Almer.
Almer defending well as Magtanggol loads up on a big left hand.
Almer cracks Magtanggol with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Magtanggol throws a hook but Almer avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magtanggol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Magtanggol if he has to take too many more of those.
Magtanggol avoids the body shot from Almer.
Magtanggol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magtanggol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Almer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Magtanggol eats them both and turns towards Almer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almer misses with a leg kick
letting Magtanggol counter with a right hand.
Almer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Almer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Magtanggol throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Almer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magtanggol doesn't seem phased though.
Almer scores with a nice head shot.
Magtanggol takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Magtanggol.
Thiago Almer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almer scores with a spinning back kick!
Almer lands with a hook. Magtanggol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Magtanggol has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Almer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magtanggol 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.
Magtanggol shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Almer eats them both and turns towards Magtanggol to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Magtanggol avoids a kick to the body.
Magtanggol wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Almer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almer 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Almer!
After the big win, Thiago Almer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.