PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maicon Lemos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladyslav Movlyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Movlyanov's choice of entrance music: Anxiety - Black Eyed Peas. Maicon Lemos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lemos
vs
Movlyanov

175 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

185 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maicon Lemos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vladyslav Movlyanov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Movlyanov tries to avoid it but Lemos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Movlyanov to the ground. Movlyanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lemos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Movlyanov tries to avoid it but Lemos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Movlyanov to the ground. Movlyanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Lemos forces Movlyanov back against the cage and clinches.
Movlyanov trying to control the position but instead, Lemos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Movlyanov into the cage.
Movlyanov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Lemos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Movlyanov tries to sprawl but Lemos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Movlyanov is concentrating on defense, preventing Lemos from advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Movlyanov defending well though.
Movlyanov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lemos is working away from the top position though.
Lemos wants to control but Movlyanov is keeping him busy.
Movlyanov tries to get to full guard but Lemos has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemos throwing shots but Movlyanov is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Lemos.
Movlyanov wants to control but Lemos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Movlyanov wants to get back to full guard.
Lemos is looking to take a break and control but Movlyanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lemos working over Movlyanov with some ground and pound. Movlyanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lemos sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemos throwing shots but Movlyanov is blocking nicely.
Lemos prevents Movlyanov from improving his position.
Lemos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Movlyanov's head.
Lemos prevents Movlyanov from improving his position.
Lemos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lemos lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Movlyanov wants to control but Lemos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lemos controlling the action here.
Lemos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lemos slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Movlyanov is looking to control Lemos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Movlyanov avoid being mounted?
Lemos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Movlyanov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lemos.
Movlyanov wants to control but Lemos is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Movlyanov taking some punishment here, with Lemos in his half guard.

Lemos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Movlyanov is pressing down on Lemos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Movlyanov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lemos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maicon Lemos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Movlyanov slaps away a takedown attempt from Lemos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Movlyanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Movlyanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lemos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Movlyanov throws a right and a left that Lemos avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lemos instigates a clinch.
Movlyanov trying to stall but Lemos improves his position.
Movlyanov prevents the takedown attempt.
Movlyanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Movlyanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Movlyanov fails to land.
Movlyanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lemos backwards.
Movlyanov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lemos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Movlyanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maicon Lemos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Movlyanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Movlyanov as the two fighters clinch.
Lemos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Movlyanov smiles and moves away.
Movlyanov misses with a looping left.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lemos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Movlyanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Movlyanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemos controls his hands.
Movlyanov stalling in the clinch but Lemos improves position.
Movlyanov has Lemos pressed against the cage.
Lemos is looking for a takedown.

Lemos decides to pull guard.
Movlyanov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Movlyanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maicon Lemos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Vladyslav Movlyanov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Lemos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Movlyanov!
Movlyanov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Movlyanov can't escape the position.
Movlyanov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Movlyanov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lemos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemos unloads with some shots from mount but Movlyanov bucks and avoids them well.
Lemos tries to push Movlyanov's head away but Movlyanov is holding on tight.
Lemos wants to control the pace but Movlyanov is squirming around nicely.
Lemos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemos avoids the attempt from Movlyanov to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vladyslav Movlyanov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Lemos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Movlyanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Lemos moves into range and clinches up with Movlyanov.

Lemos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Lemos.

Lemos instigates a clinch.
Lemos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Movlyanov smiles and moves away.
Maicon Lemos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemos looks for a takedown but Movlyanov sprawls well.
Movlyanov tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lemos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Movlyanov's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Movlyanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Movlyanov pulls Lemos in close to prevent any damage.
Movlyanov wants to sweep here but Lemos controlling him for the moment.
Lemos trying to control but Movlyanov is working from the bottom.
Lemos working some strikes from top position.
Lemos wants to control from the top but Movlyanov keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maicon Lemos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Lemos.
Lemos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Movlyanov tries to avoid it but Lemos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Movlyanov to the ground. Movlyanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maicon Lemos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lemos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Movlyanov is trying to get back to half guard.
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!
Movlyanov struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemos looking to control but instead Movlyanov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Movlyanov is trying to control but can't.
Lemos throwing shots but Movlyanov is blocking nicely.
Movlyanov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lemos preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemos passes Movlyanov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lemos is thwarting Movlyanov's attempts to control the position.
Lemos trying to control the action but Movlyanov is working from the bottom.

Lemos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maicon Lemos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lemos 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maicon Lemos!