PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dois Pra Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wedge Xiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xiii has chosen Tenacious D - Master Exploder as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pra Um
vs
Xiii

180 cm
27
150 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
21
158 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dois Pra Um!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wedge Xiii!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Pra Um blocks the leg kick.
Xiii stuffs the takedown.
Xiii misses with a low kick as Pra Um jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Pra Um.
Xiii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xiii misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Pra Um, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pra Um misses with a body shot.
Pra Um moves in looking to clinch but Xiii pushes him off.
Xiii avoids the body shot from Pra Um.
Xiii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pra Um is out of range.

Pra Um changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Xiii looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pra Um throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pra Um throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiii tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pra Um wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Xiii gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pra Um missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Xiii keeping hold of Pra Um's head, controlling as best he can.
Pra Um thows a huge punch but Xiii dodges it nicely.
Pra Um throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Xiii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pra Um thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Xiii is controlling Pra Um's trapped leg to prevent Pra Um from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Xiii is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pra Um not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xiii regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pra Um.
Pra Um content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Xiii is pulling down on Pra Um's head. It's preventing any offense from Pra Um, at least for the moment.
Pra Um throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xiii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um throwing strikes from guard but Xiii blocks nicely.
Pra Um trying to control but Xiii is working from the bottom.
Pra Um has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Xiii is on top in guard.
Pra Um looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Xiii working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pra Um's head.
Xiii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Xiii lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pra Um manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Xiii is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiii is in all sorts of trouble here.
Xiii wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pra Um.
Xiii is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pra Um throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pra Um sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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 Dois Pra Um will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Xiii tried to score with a low kick but Pra Um checks it.
Xiii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dois Pra Um is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pra Um checks a low kick from Xiii.
Xiii tries a low kick but Pra Um avoids it.
Pra Um fails to land with a series of punches.
Pra Um throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pra Um changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pra Um throws a nice looking combination but Xiii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xiii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pra Um lands a nice hook to Xiii's body. Xiii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pra Um throws a right and a left that Xiii avoids nicely.

Xiii looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pra Um keeping moving, preventing Xiii from controlling successfully.
Xiii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pra Um is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Xiii gets full guard.
Xiii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Xiii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pra Um working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pra Um missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xiii is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pra Um with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Xiii is proving hard to escape from.
Xiii looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pra Um working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pra Um stopping the sweep attempt from Xiii.
Pra Um wants to control from the top but Xiii keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some bone on bone action there as Pra Um checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Xiii shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pra Um napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Xiii grinds an elbow into Pra Um's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Xiii landing strikes.
Pra Um manages to work his way to half guard, despite Xiii's best efforts.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Xiii connects with a nice short shot to Pra Um's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pra Um misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Xiii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pra Um misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pra Um flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pra Um landing small, sideways elbows.

Pra Um looking for submissions off his back.
Pra Um punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiii is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Xiii scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Xiii tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pra Um knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pra Um is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Xiii scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pra Um is staying active underneath Xiii, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Xiii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Xiii working over Pra Um with some ground and pound. Pra Um looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Pra Um is rocked!
Pra Um slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Xiii passes into half guard.
Pra Um has hold of Xiii's hands but Xiii slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xiii is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh Pra Um is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xiii lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wedge Xiii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Xiii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pra Um seems to have got his legs back now.
Pra Um swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Xiii shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Xiii scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pra Um?
Pra Um working to try and regain half guard.
Pra Um manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pra Um missing with punches from the bottom.
Xiii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Xiii connects with a nice short shot to Pra Um's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiii is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Xiii is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pra Um has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pra Um manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pra Um throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Xiii passes into half guard.
Pra Um on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pra Um missing with punches from the bottom.
Xiii passes the guard and advances to mount!
Xiii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pra Um is looking to escape.
Pra Um swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiii cracks Pra Um with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiii drops a big elbow. That's hurt Pra Um! More shots from Xiii and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wedge Xiii! Wedge Xiii retains his featherweight title!
Wedge Xiii thanked the fans post fight for their support.