PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azor Ahai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Brutus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ahai
vs
Brutus

190 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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, Azor Ahai!
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, Maximus Brutus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brutus lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahai throws a head kick that misses.
Brutus throws a good cross that connects.
Ahai throws a sloppy head kick and Brutus moves out of range easily.
Ahai thows a body shot but no joy.
Ahai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brutus has time to react.
Brutus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Ahai misses its intended target.
Ahai misses the body punch
and Brutus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brutus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brutus misses with a shot to the body
and Ahai counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brutus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ahai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brutus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brutus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brutus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ahai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brutus misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahai throws a lazy uppercut
and Brutus counters with a nice body shot.
Ahai throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Maximus Brutus has been cut.
Brutus throws a right hand that Ahai ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahai also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brutus misses with a wild combination.
Ahai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brutus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahai.
Ahai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Brutus scores with a four punch combination!
A big right from Ahai misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahai misses the target.
Ahai lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Brutus as he checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Brutus.
Ahai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ahai scoring well with a low kick there.
Brutus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brutus looks winded!
Ahai throws a head kick but Brutus moves out of range.
Ahai walks into a straight right hand from Brutus.
Ahai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brutus.
A big right from Brutus misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brutus lands a right hook to the body.
Ahai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brutus takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brutus blocks a head kick by Ahai.
Brutus scores with the left hand. Ahai knows he should have avoided that one.
Ahai wants to slow Brutus down by chopping away at his legs.
Brutus is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brutus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahai scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Brutus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Brutus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brutus moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahai misses with a body shot.
Brutus lands a two punch combo.
Brutus misses with a series of wild punches.
Brutus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brutus misses with a wild combination.
Brutus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maximus Brutus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ahai loads up on a big right hand but Brutus slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahai.
Ahai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ahai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brutus.
Brutus is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Brutus as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Ahai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brutus doesn't seem phased though.
Brutus throws a nice looking combination but Ahai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maximus Brutus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brutus avoids the body shot from Ahai.
Ahai throws a sloppy head kick and Brutus moves out of range easily.
Brutus on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ahai counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brutus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahai.
Ahai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brutus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Brutus misses.
Brutus slips under a jab.
Ahai lands a high kick!
Ahai throws the left hand but Brutus avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ahai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brutus.
Brutus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ahai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brutus thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahai misses the target.
Brutus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahai takes a swing at Brutus's ribcage but misses.
Brutus misses with a hook. Ahai ducked under it nicely.
Brutus misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brutus's calf.
Ahai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brutus manages to avoid it.
Ahai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brutus.
Brutus misses with a series of wild punches.
Ahai throws the left hand but Brutus avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brutus.
Ahai throws a poor cross that misses
and Brutus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahai feints and then cracks Brutus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brutus down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azor Ahai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Brutus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ahai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ahai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahai misses with a looping left.
Brutus staying out of range there.
Brutus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brutus misses with an uppercut. Ahai saw that one coming.
Brutus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahai.
Brutus misses with a looping right.
Brutus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brutus throws a right hand that Ahai ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahai also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus misses with a double jab.
Brutus misses with a two punch combination.
Brutus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ahai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahai swings for the body but Brutus moves out of range.
Ahai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brutus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ahai misses with a looping left.
Ahai misses with a wild body shot.
Ahai throws a poor cross that misses
and Brutus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahai defending well as Brutus loads up on a big left hand.
Brutus misses with a wild body shot.
Ahai misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Brutus scores with a four punch combination!
Brutus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brutus blocks a jab.
Ahai fails to land with a series of punches.
Brutus lands a jab.
Brutus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ahai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahai misses with a hook. Brutus ducked under it nicely.
Ahai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brutus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brutus moves away.
Brutus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ahai takes a swing at Brutus's ribcage but misses.
Ahai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahai.
Ahai has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ahai throws a shot from downtown. Brutus moves away and avoids it.
Ahai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brutus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ahai. That's going to slow Brutus down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ahai throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahai throws a big shot that misses.
Ahai misses with a hook. Brutus ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Azor Ahai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ahai 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azor Ahai!