PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto El Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Vieira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

El Angel
vs
Vieira

184 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

196 cm
19
263 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernesto El Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Angel moves in looking to clinch but Vieira pushes him off.
Vieira throws a head kick but El Angel moves out of range.
El Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
El Angel is looking to clinch.
Paulo Vieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vieira paws at him with a jab and circles away.

El Angel pushes Vieira up against the cage in a clinch.
Vieira trying to stall but El Angel improves his position.
El Angel takes a knee right on the jaw!

El Angel lands a takedown into guard.
Vieira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vieira looking to ground and pound but El Angel is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Angel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vieira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Angel tries to hold on but Vieira pushes him away.
El Angel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Angel blocking the ground and pound.
Vieira misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
El Angel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vieira looking to finish with strikes here!
El Angel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vieira on the ground.
El Angel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Vieira is going oldschool here, as he tries to force El Angel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so El Angel shrugs it off.
Vieira unloads with some shots from mount but El Angel bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Vieira there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
El Angel wants to hold on but Vieira pushes him away.
El Angel tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vieira punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Angel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vieira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
El Angel blocking the ground and pound.

Vieira jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… El Angel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by El Angel and Vieira has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
El Angel wants to control but Vieira postures up.
Vieira tries to stand but El Angel is controlling his head.
El Angel tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
El Angel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
El Angel defending against the ground and pound.
Vieira wants to stand but El Angel is controlling his arm.
The strikes coming from Vieira are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vieira looks winded!
The ground and pound from Vieira seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vieira wants to stand but El Angel is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on El Angel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Angel is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
El Angel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
El Angel struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vieira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vieira throws an elbow but El Angel slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Vieira dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

El Angel tries to clinch there but Vieira circles away.

El Angel moves into the clinch successfully.

Vieira breaks the clinch.
Vieira scores with a head kick.

It looks like Ernesto El Angel has been cut.
Vieira misses with a double jab.
Vieira misses with a head kick.
Vieira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

El Angel gets tackled into the cage by Vieira. Vieira maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

El Angel tightens his grip and picks Vieira up, before dumping him to the ground. Vieira manages to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Angel prevents Vieira from getting back to his feet.
Vieira has El Angel pulled in close to control his posture.
El Angel working some strikes from top position.
Vieira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vieira has momentary wrist control but El Angel slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Angel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Angel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vieira is breathing heavily.
El Angel trying to control but Vieira is working from the bottom.
El Angel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vieira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Angel chips away with some ground and pound.
El Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but Vieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Angel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
El Angel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as El Angel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
El Angel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vieira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from El Angel's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Vieira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
El Angel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vieira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vieira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
El Angel is working Vieira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
El Angel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
El Angel landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Angel cracks Vieira with a solid left hand.
El Angel wants to control from the top but Vieira keeps moving.
El Angel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
El Angel scoring with some ground and pound.
El Angel cracks Vieira with a solid left hand.
El Angel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
El Angel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Angel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
El Angel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
El Angel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
El Angel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
El Angel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vieira looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Angel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
El Angel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
El Angel scoring with some ground and pound.
El Angel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vieira's head.
El Angel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
El Angel lands a couple of elbows.
Vieira throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
El Angel chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Angel chips away with some ground and pound.

Vieira is rocked!
El Angel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vieira is still in real trouble! Can El Angel finish him?
El Angel cracks Vieira with a solid left hand.
El Angel postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Vieira covers up, he's hurt! El Angel keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from El Angel and the ref steps in to end the fight! El Angel can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto El Angel!