PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leo Flavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Amber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Flavio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Flavio
vs
Amber

169 cm
22
139 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Flavio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otis Amber!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Amber gets a takedown into half guard.
Flavio looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Flavio is refusing to be controlled, as Amber sits in half guard.
Amber tries to pass to full mount but Flavio defends it.
Amber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Flavio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Amber.
Amber drops an elbow to the side of Flavio's head.
Amber lands strikes from half guard.
Amber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Amber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Amber tries to pass to full mount but Flavio defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amber trying to control from half guard but Flavio is working away.
Flavio wants to improve his position but Amber is controlling well.
Amber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Flavio wants to improve his position but Amber is controlling well.
Amber sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Amber slips a nice elbow through Flavio's hands, connecting with Flavio's forehead.
Amber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Amber stalling.
Amber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Amber winds up and cracks Flavio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Amber winds up and cracks Flavio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Amber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Amber lands strikes from half guard.
Amber is stalling here. Flavio is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Amber seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Flavio has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Amber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Amber can do anything to dispel that myth.
Amber striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amber manages to work his way to half guard, despite Flavio's best efforts.
Flavio blocks the strikes from Amber.
Amber is trying to maintain the position but Flavio is very close to passing his half guard.
Amber tries to get to full guard but Flavio has control of the leg.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Flavio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Amber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Amber is looking to take a break and control but Flavio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amber controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flavio is not content to let Amber control the position.
Amber is nestled in close to Flavio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Amber trying to control from half guard but Flavio is working away.
Flavio trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Amber has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Flavio's face.
Amber lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Flavio hang on?
Amber working the ground and pound effectively.
Amber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flavio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Amber lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otis Amber dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Amber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flavio swivels and escapes.
Flavio throws a series of punches but Amber moves out of range.
Amber shoots for a double leg takedown but Flavio sprawls well. He's pushed Amber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Amber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flavio swivels and escapes.
Leo Flavio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Amber.

Flavio has closed the distance and engaged Amber in a clinch.

Flavio is trying to trip Amber. He has hold of a leg but Amber is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Flavio persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Amber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flavio is one step ahead there.
Flavio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Amber is keeping the position for now.
Flavio stopping the sweep attempt from Amber.
Flavio trying to control but Amber is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amber keeping full guard, as Flavio tries to pass.
Amber trying to keep a closed guard but Flavio is proving a slippery customer.
Amber looking for a sweep. Not yet Amber, not yet.
Amber is trying to control the position but Flavio postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Amber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flavio lands a jab-cross combination.
Flavio stuffs the takedown attempt from Amber. Amber gets slowly back to his feet.
Amber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Amber fails with the takedown.
Amber tries for a takedown but Flavio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Amber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flavio pinned against the cage. Flavio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Otis Amber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flavio stuffs the takedown.
Flavio lands with a nice combination. Amber backs away looking to recover.
Flavio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Amber's waist but Amber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flavio off to one side.
Amber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Amber shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flavio as he jumps to the side.
Amber shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flavio has Amber up against the cage in a clinch.

Flavio jumps guard.
Amber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Amber looking to pass the guard.

Flavio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flavio has momentary wrist control but Amber slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flavio trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amber trying to control the position from guard on top but Flavio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Amber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Amber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Amber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Amber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Flavio working a defensive guard here.
Amber sitting in guard here, content to control.
Flavio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Flavio dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Flavio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Amber is looking for a sweep.
Amber can't do much from the bottom here.
Amber sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Flavio is looking to stall here but Amber recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amber lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Amber keeping moving, preventing Flavio from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flavio tries to free his leg and advance position but Amber is retaining full guard.
Flavio stopping the sweep attempt from Amber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flavio manages to get himself to full guard.
Amber cracks Flavio with a solid left hand.
Flavio throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Flavio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Amber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Flavio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Amber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Amber trying to control but Flavio is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amber is working Flavio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Amber misses with a takedown attempt

and Flavio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Flavio.
Flavio wants to control from the top but Amber keeps moving.
Flavio won't allow Amber to sweep him here.
Amber throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Amber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flavio trying to control but Amber is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Amber fails with the takedown
and Flavio counters with a low kick, right behind Amber 's knee.
Flavio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amber pinned against the cage. Amber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Amber shoots in and bounces Flavio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Flavio had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Amber is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Flavio Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Amber's back instead.

Amber fending off the submission attempt from Flavio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flavio struggling to keep hold of the position.
Flavio is not going to allow Amber to sit and survive in this position.
Amber looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Flavio's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Otis Amber has got the better of the ground game so far.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Amber is in bad spot here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leo Flavio.
I think Flavio 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Flavio!