PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Randy Savage has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Savage
vs
Andrade

188 cm
22
237 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Andrade does no damage.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Andrade scores with a head kick. Savage tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Savage closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Andrade did well to prevent Savage getting side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
Savage is looking to advance position but Andrade won't allow it.
Andrade tries to kick Savage off but Savage keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Savage trying to pass the guard but Andrade defending well.
Andrade tries to kick Savage off but Savage keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Savage prevents Andrade from standing back up.
Savage tries to pass to full mount but Andrade defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade is trying to stand back up but Savage is controlling him
Savage is pressing down on Andrade's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andrade is holding on for now.
Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
Savage seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Savage is pressing down on Andrade's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andrade is holding on for now.
Andrade is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage wants to pass to mount but Andrade is defending the position.
Savage prevents Andrade from standing back up.
Savage is pressing down on Andrade's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andrade is holding on for now.

Andrade has one foot on Savage's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Savage is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Andrade's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrade is trying to stand up here but Savage is controlling him well.
Savage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Andrade looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade won't allow Savage to pass to mount.
Andrade is looking to escape.
Savage scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
Savage wants to pass to mount but Andrade is defending the position.
Savage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Andrade on the ground.
Savage winds up and cracks Andrade with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Savage is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Andrade won't allow Savage to pass to mount.
Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage wants to advance to full mount but Andrade doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage stands up over Andrade, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Savage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Savage won't allow Andrade to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Savage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Savage's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Andrade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Savage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andrade wants to stand up but Savage is controlling him.
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 Randy Savage will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Savage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andrade swivels and escapes.
Andrade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrade wants to clinch.
Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrade.
Andrade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrade tries to clinch but Savage is having none of it.

Andrade moves into range and clinches up with Savage.
Andrade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savages head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrade is trying to force a seperation but Savage has the dominant position.
Andrade connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Andrade gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Andrade is looking to break free of the clinch but Savage has double underhooks.
Savage takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andrade wants to get back to striking at distance but Savage won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Andrade.
Andrade is trying to break the clinch but Savage is controlling him.
Andrade lands a damaging elbow.
Andrade lands an elbow inside that Savage shrugs off.
Savage is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Andrade is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands a hook that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Andrade is trying to break the clinch but Savage is controlling him.
Andrade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Andrade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Andrade gets through Savage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andrade with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Savage has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Andrade after a bit of a struggle.
Andrade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andrade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savage is looking for a takedown.
Savage is trying to drag Andrade to the mat but Andrade just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands a knee to the head.

Andrade is fighting off a takedown attempt but Savage is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Andrade to the mat. Andrade regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Andrade utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savage connects with a couple of short punches.
Andrade wants to stand but Savage is controlling the position.
Savage keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andrade's head.
Savage lands a couple of elbows.
Andrade wants to stand up but Savage is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andrade is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Savage is controlling him.
Andrade has momentary wrist control but Savage slips an elbow through the middle.
Andrade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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!
Savage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Savage distracts Andrade with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Andrade wants to stand and escape but Savage is having none of it.
Savage postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Andrade wants to get back to his feet but Savage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Andrade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Savage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Savage showed some decent athleticism there.
Andrade is trying to stand.
Savage wants to pass to mount but Andrade is defending the position.
Randy Savage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Andrade makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Randy Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Savage manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Andrade on his heels. He'll look to pass Andrade's guard now, I'm sure.
Savage working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Andrade's head.
Savage won't allow Andrade to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savage postures up in Andrade's guard and throws a big left but Andrade blocks it.
Savage is working Andrade over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Andrade has his feet on Savage's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Savage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andrade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Andrade enables Savage to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Andrade manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Savage could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Andrade utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savage chips away with some ground and pound.
Andrade wants to stand up but Savage is controlling him.
Savage lands a couple of digs.
Andrade wants to get back to his feet but Savage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage scoring with punches to the head and body.
Savage lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Savage landing some decent shots from guard.
Savage works over Andrade with some ground and pound from guard.
Savage lands a couple of elbows.
Savage won't allow Andrade to get back to his feet.
Andrade is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Savage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Savage won't allow Andrade to get back to his feet.
Savage scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Savage distracts Andrade with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andrade is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Savage is controlling him.
Savage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Savage lands a couple of digs.
Andrade wants to stand and escape but Savage is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andrade's head.
Andrade wants to stand up but Savage is controlling him.

Andrade scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Randy Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrade lands a really nice looking cross but Savage seems unphased.
Savage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andrade pinned against the cage. Andrade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andrade is looking to clinch.

Savage closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andrade to the mat! Andrade manages to get full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Andrade's head.
Savage landing with the ground and pound.
Andrade wants to stand up but Savage is controlling him.
Savage is working Andrade over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Savage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Savage 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 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Caio Andrade!