PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mago Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estuprador De Criancinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Estuprador De Criancinha has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Messi
vs
Estuprador De Criancinha

184 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mago Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Estuprador De Criancinha!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Criancinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Messi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Criancinha stuffs the takedown.
De Criancinha closes the distance looking to clinch

and Messi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Criancinha's guard now.
De Criancinha should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Messi postures up.
Messi preventing the sweep.
Messi is working De Criancinha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Criancinha keeping moving, preventing Messi from controlling successfully.

Messi drops back looking for a leg! De Criancinha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Criancinha manages to kick Messi off! Messi jumps back into De Criancinha's guard.

Messi 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Messi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Criancinha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Messi 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.
De Criancinha keeping moving, preventing Messi from controlling successfully.
Messi stays in close to De Criancinha's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Criancinha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Messi lands a couple of decent looking shots.

De Criancinha has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Messi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Messi trying to control but De Criancinha is working from the bottom.

Messi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Messi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Messi is looking to work some ground and pound but De Criancinha has wrist control.
Messi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Messi chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi trying to control but De Criancinha is working from the bottom.
Messi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Criancinha looking to control.
Messi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Messi is working De Criancinha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Messi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Messi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Messi passes De Criancinha's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Messi is looking for a kimura but De Criancinha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Messi to get the leverage.
Messi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Messi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Criancinha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Messi.
Messi is breathing heavily.

Messi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Criancinha sees it coming and defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Messi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mago Messi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Criancinha throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Criancinha tries to close the distance and clinch but Messi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Criancinha misses with a wild combination.
Messi checks a leg kick.
Messi closes the distance and clinches up with De Criancinha, looking for a takedown. Messi pushes De Criancinha against the cage but De Criancinha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Messi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Criancinha shoots in looking for a takedown but Messi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Criancinha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Messi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mago Messi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Criancinha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Messi.
De Criancinha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Messi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Messi closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Criancinha circles away.
A combination from De Criancinha does no damage.
Messi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Estuprador De Criancinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Criancinha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Messi sprawls well. Messi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Criancinha gets slowly back to his feet.
Messi shoots for a double leg takedown but De Criancinha sprawls well. He's pushed Messi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Criancinha dives in and grabs Messi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Messi pushes down on De Criancinha's head and hops out.
Messi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Criancinha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Messi.
De Criancinha shoots in looking for a takedown but Messi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Criancinha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Criancinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Criancinha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Messi tries to clinch but De Criancinha moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Criancinha wants to clinch.

Messi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
De Criancinha is looking to improve his position.
Messi is trying to control. De Criancinha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Messi 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Criancinha makes his way to full guard, as Messi worked for a kimura.
De Criancinha is trying to keep Messi in close.
Messi postures up and lands a big shot to De Criancinha's brow.

Messi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! De Criancinha is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! De Criancinha has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mago Messi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

De Criancinha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Messi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Criancinha defends it nicely.
De Criancinha throws a head kick but Messi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Criancinha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Messi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi misses with a takedown attempt - De Criancinha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Messi swats away the attempt to clinch by De Criancinha.
Messi shoots and misses
and De Criancinha counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mago Messi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Messi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Criancinha pinned against the cage. De Criancinha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Criancinha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Messi sprawls well. Messi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Criancinha gets slowly back to his feet.

De Criancinha moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Criancinha has Messi pressed against the cage.
Messi wants a takedown.

De Criancinha manages to break the clinch.
Messi slaps away a takedown attempt from De Criancinha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Criancinha shoots in and drives through. Messi sprawls well.
De Criancinha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Messi circles away quickly and effectively.
De Criancinha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Messi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Criancinha as he avoids it easily.
Mago Messi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Criancinha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Messi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Messi is looking for a kimura but De Criancinha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Messi to get the leverage.

Messi 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi is looking to take a break and control but De Criancinha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Messi wants to work for an arm triangle but De Criancinha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Criancinha is looking for a sweep. Messi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Messi wants to control but De Criancinha is keeping him busy.
Estuprador De Criancinha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mago Messi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mago Messi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Messi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mago Messi!