PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sobrenatural De Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathe Luc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Luc's choice of entrance music: Pregador Luo - Bate Pesadão . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De Almeida
vs
Luc

182 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sobrenatural De Almeida!
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, Mathe Luc!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luc throws out the jab.
De Almeida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luc tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Almeida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Luc somewhat.
Luc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Almeida.

De Almeida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Almeida avoids a wild elbow strike from Luc.
Luc is working for takedown but De Almeida is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Almeida is looking to break free of the clinch but Luc has double underhooks.
De Almeida wants to break free but Luc has control.
De Almeida is trying to push Luc away but Luc has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Luc pulls De Almeida into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Luc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Luc throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! De Almeida escapes and throws Luc's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Almeida wants to stand but Luc is controlling his arm.
Luc wants to control but De Almeida postures up.
De Almeida happy to just control the position for now.
Luc avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De Almeida.
De Almeida taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luc sneaks back into half guard.

Luc looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

De Almeida gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
De Almeida tries to clinch but Luc is having none of it.

De Almeida gets tackled into the cage by Luc. Luc maintains the clinch.
Luc has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Almeida avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sobrenatural De Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathe Luc.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Almeida manages to break the clinch.
De Almeida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Almeida misses with the combination.
De Almeida wants to clinch up but Luc keeps it at a distance.

Luc tries to keep at a distance but De Almeida has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Almeida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Luc is trying to break free.

De Almeida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Almeida is looking to clinch but Luc is avoiding it.
Luc shoots for a takedown but De Almeida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Almeida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Almeida forces Luc back against the cage and clinches.
De Almeida prevents the takedown attempt.
Luc looks gassed!

De Almeida breaks from the clinch.
Luc is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Luc misses with a hook.

De Almeida rushes Luc and presses him up against the cage.

De Almeida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Almeida tries to clinch but Luc is having none of it.
De Almeida is looking to clinch.
Luc closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Almeida circles away.
De Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Luc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luc circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Almeida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luc connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Almeida. De Almeida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sobrenatural De Almeida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luc is defended easily by De Almeida.

De Almeida darts in and clinches Luc up against the cage.
De Almeida lands with a left to the head.
De Almeida lands with a left to the head.

Luc breaks the clinch.
Luc misses with a body kick.

De Almeida has managed to clinch.

De Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Almeida swats away the attempt to clinch by Luc.
De Almeida throws a series of punches but Luc moves out of range.
A punch combination from De Almeida misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Almeida looks to land a combination but Luc avoids it well.
Luc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Almeida circles away quickly and effectively.
Luc slips a jab and a cross from De Almeida.
Jab from De Almeida.
De Almeida scores with the left hand. Luc knows he should have avoided that one.

Luc is rocked!
Sobrenatural De Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

De Almeida rushes Luc and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luc is still on wobbly legs! Can De Almeida finish him?

De Almeida breaks from the clinch.
De Almeida wobbles Luc with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! De Almeida dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Luc to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sobrenatural De Almeida!