PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cezar De Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Lima comes to the cage accompanied by DosCe- Urban Mafia. Diego Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cezar De Lima
vs
Martinez

193 cm
25
259 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Very confident

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Cezar De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lima misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez throws a solid leg kick but De Lima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martinez.
Martinez feints a jab promting De Lima to slip. Martinez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Lima slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Julio Cezar De Lima has been cut.
Diego Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as De Lima shoots in.
De Lima shoots in and drives through. Martinez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cezar De Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez misses with a double jab

and De Lima counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

De Lima drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Martinez dives on top into guard.

De Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Lima looking for a guillotine here but Martinez defends easily.

Martinez stands and steps away. De Lima gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
De Lima shoots in and drives through. Martinez sprawls well.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez looks to land a combination but De Lima avoids it well.
Martinez throws a hook but De Lima blocks it.
De Lima shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but De Lima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Lima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Diego Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by De Lima or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez which made him look bad.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that De Lima sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Martinez throws a series of punches but De Lima moves out of range.
Martinez cracks De Lima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Lima closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. De Lima pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Lima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Lima is breathing heavily.
Martinez scores with a jab to the head.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Lima.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez throws out a leg kick but De Lima moves out of range and Martinez only half commits.
De Lima misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Lima checks a low kick from Martinez.
De Lima closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. De Lima pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez thumps De Lima with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
De Lima tries for a takedown but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as De Lima shoots in.
Martinez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Lima backs up against the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez tries to bum rush De Lima with a series of wild strikes but De Lima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Lima.
Martinez misses with a hook. De Lima ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
De Lima fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cezar De Lima's cut.
That's time! De Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Lima checks a leg kick.
De Lima fails with a takedown attempt.

De Lima ducks straight into an uppercut from Martinez and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - De Lima manages to regain guard straight away.

De Lima is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez wanted to stand there but De Lima had control of the position.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Lima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Martinez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Lima working for a triangle but Martinez defends it easily.

Martinez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Lima.
De Lima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martinez sprawls well. Martinez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Lima gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Lima.
Martinez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Lima is able to avoid easily.
De Lima shoots in for a double leg but Martinez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cezar De Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Lima was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
De Lima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
De Lima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Lima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martinez swivels and escapes.
De Lima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martinez avoids it really well and circles away.
De Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
De Lima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Julio Cezar De Lima's cut is getting worse.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
De Lima slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Lima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
De Lima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but De Lima persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Lima.
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
Martinez lands a jab-cross combination.

Julio Cezar De Lima's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martinez misses with a body shot

and De Lima counters with a shoot takedown. Martinez fights it but they end up in guard.

De Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

De Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julio Cezar De Lima's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez looks to land a combination but De Lima avoids it well.
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Lima.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Lima checks it well.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
De Lima misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cezar De Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Lima circles away quickly and effectively.
Diego Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for De Lima on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez digs a good hook to De Lima's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez misses the body punch

and De Lima counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but De Lima is having none of it.

De Lima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Lima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

De Lima 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 Lima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Lima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

De Lima drops back looking for a leg! Martinez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martinez manages to kick De Lima off! De Lima jumps back into Martinez's guard.
De Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
Julio Cezar De Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to stand up but De Lima isn't so interested in that idea.

De Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Lima pushing down on Martinez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.

De Lima seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Martinez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Julio Cezar De Lima!
After winning the bout, Julio Cezar De Lima thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.