PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cachacinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Do Armario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Cachacinha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cachacinha
vs
Do Armario

185 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Cachacinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Do Armario!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Do Armario feints and as Cachacinha raises his hands in defense, Do Armario changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cachacinha keeping moving, preventing Do Armario from controlling successfully.
Cachacinha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Do Armario trying to control but Cachacinha is working from the bottom.
Do Armario looking to sit in guard and control but Cachacinha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cachacinha throws an elbow that misses. Do Armario uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cachacinha's guard. Nice move by Do Armario!
Cachacinha looking for a sweep. Not yet Cachacinha, not yet.
Do Armario wants to pass the guard but Cachacinha is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cachacinha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do Armario is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Do Armario is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cachacinha throwing shots but Do Armario is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cachacinha wants to work for an arm triangle but Do Armario is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Cachacinha seems to be working for a kimura but Do Armario defends the submission attempt.
Do Armario is looking to improve his position.
Cachacinha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Do Armario keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cachacinha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cachacinha is looking to take a break and control but Do Armario is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cachacinha is taking a breather. Do Armario says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jorge Cachacinha wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Do Armario misses with a takedown

and Cachacinha counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cachacinha.

Do Armario had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cachacinha defends it easily.
Cachacinha slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cachacinha is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cachacinha is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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!
Cachacinha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Do Armario does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Cachacinha dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cachacinha closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cachacinha lands in his opponent's guard.
Cachacinha postures up.
Cachacinha is looking to advance position but Do Armario has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Do Armario is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cachacinha has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cachacinha manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cachacinha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cachacinha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Armario is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Cachacinha is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cachacinha trying to control the action but Do Armario is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Do Armario is looking to control Cachacinha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Do Armario avoid being mounted?

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Do Armario.
Cachacinha looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Cachacinha closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Do Armario did well to prevent Cachacinha getting side control.
Do Armario is looking for a sweep. Cachacinha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cachacinha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cachacinha connects with a nice short shot to Do Armario's temple.
Cachacinha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Do Armario's head.
Cachacinha trying to control the action but Do Armario is working from the bottom.
Cachacinha performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Do Armario is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Armario is trying to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Cachacinha shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Do Armario napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Do Armario is letting Cachacinha control him for a moment.
An elbow from Cachacinha crashes against the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cachacinha fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Cachacinha dominated that second 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. 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.

Cachacinha misses with a head kick.
Do Armario tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cachacinha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Do Armario somewhat.

Cachacinha shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Do Armario napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Do Armario takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cachacinha taking a break here but Do Armario is having none of it and regains half guard.
Cachacinha perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Armario is refusing to be controlled, as Cachacinha sits in half guard.
Do Armario is looking for a sweep. Cachacinha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cachacinha is trying to control. Do Armario wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Cachacinha seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Jorge Cachacinha has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Do Armario looks for a takedown but Cachacinha sprawls well.
Jorge Cachacinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do Armario doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Cachacinha counters with a shoot takedown. Do Armario fights it but they end up in guard.
Jorge Cachacinha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Do Armario.
Cachacinha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cachacinha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cachacinha trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Armario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cachacinha passes Do Armario's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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!
Cachacinha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Cachacinha wants to work for an arm triangle but Do Armario is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cachacinha is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cachacinha is looking to stall here but Do Armario recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cachacinha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jorge Cachacinha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cachacinha seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cachacinha seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Do Armario for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jorge Cachacinha.

Cachacinha drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mario Do Armario has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cachacinha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cachacinha tries to free his leg and advance position but Do Armario is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Cachacinha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cachacinha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Cachacinha!
Jorge Cachacinha seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.