PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdivia Chinelinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanis Lupis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lupis has chosen Call to Arms as his entrance music. Kanis Lupis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chinelinho
vs
Lupis

168 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

176 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Valdivia Chinelinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kanis Lupis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupis dodges the punch combination from Chinelinho.
Lupis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chinelinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lupis misses with a low kick.

Lupis clinches up with Chinelinho and pushes him back against the cage.

Lupis pulls guard successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chinelinho postures up.
Lupis keeping moving, preventing Chinelinho from controlling successfully.
Lupis trying to keep a closed guard but Chinelinho is proving a slippery customer.
Lupis working a defensive guard but Chinelinho manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lupis is trying to control Chinelinho's posture but Chinelinho avoids it.
Chinelinho scores with punches from side control.
Lupis is looking to get back to his feet here but Chinelinho is keeping cool and he's managed to take Lupis's back.

Lupis is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Lupis's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinelinho punches Lupis on the ear.
Chinelinho is punishing Lupis with some ground and pound.
Chinelinho trying to control momentarily.
Lupis tries to escape the position.

Chinelinho working for the choke.

Chinelinho is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lupis knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lupis for a finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chinelinho gets his hands free as Lupis looks to control.
Lupis is taking damage to the body and head.
Chinelinho scores with punches from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupis can't escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lupis has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lupis tries to roll but Chinelinho sticks to his back.

Lupis manages to escape to his feet.
Chinelinho tries for a takedown but Lupis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Lupis pushes Chinelinho up against the cage in a clinch.
Chinelinho avoiding damage as Lupis throws knees to the body.
Lupis looks winded!
Lupis lands a damaging elbow.

Chinelinho decides to pull guard.
Lupis wants to stand but Chinelinho is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lupis preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupis is looking to work some ground and pound but Chinelinho has wrist control.
Lupis postures up.
Chinelinho keeping moving, preventing Lupis from controlling successfully.
Lupis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Kanis Lupis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chinelinho misses with the combination.
Chinelinho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lupis.
Chinelinho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chinelinho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chinelinho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chinelinho on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chinelinho seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lupis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chinelinho swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lupis instigates a clinch.
Lupis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lupis lands a nice shot to the body.

Chinelinho manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinelinho fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valdivia Chinelinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lupis misses with a body kick.
Lupis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Chinelinho scores with a takedown into Lupis's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupis has control of Chinelinho's left arm, preventing Chinelinho from doing any damage.
Lupis wants to stand up but Chinelinho is controlling him.
Lupis controls Chinelinho momentarily but Chinelinho frees himself.

Chinelinho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lupis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chinelinho is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Valdivia Chinelinho will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lupis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chinelinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chinelinho moves out of range of the body kick.
Lupis fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Chinelinho scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lupis is looking for a sweep. Chinelinho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chinelinho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lupis is looking for a sweep. Chinelinho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chinelinho lands strikes from half guard.

Chinelinho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lupis has a hand on Chinelinho's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Chinelinho takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Chinelinho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chinelinho controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lupis is breathing heavily.
Lupis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chinelinho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lupis tries to kick Chinelinho off but Chinelinho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lupis is trying to get back to full guard.
Lupis has a hand on Chinelinho's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Chinelinho takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Chinelinho is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lupis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lupis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinelinho lands a big elbow.
Lupis is squirming around, avoiding Chinelinho's attempts to control the action.
Chinelinho lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Lupis is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chinelinho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lupis is looking to get to half guard.
Chinelinho landing strikes from the mount and Lupis is in trouble!
Chinelinho with a couple of short strikes.
Chinelinho is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lupis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lupis is desperately trying to improve his position but Chinelinho has a good base and remains in mount.

Chinelinho with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chinelinho unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinelinho unloading with bombs!
Chinelinho wants to control the pace but Lupis is squirming around nicely.

Chinelinho with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lupis wants to hold on but Chinelinho pushes him away.
Chinelinho lands a nice shot to the head.
Chinelinho avoids the attempt from Lupis to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chinelinho has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lupis's face.
Chinelinho dominating with strikes here.

Chinelinho looking for a guillotine from mount but Lupis is having none of it.
Lupis is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chinelinho landing punches.
Chinelinho controlling the pace for now.
Lupis is working to get back to half guard.
Chinelinho lands a nice shot to the head.
Lupis can't escape the position.
Chinelinho with a couple of short strikes.
Lupis can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chinelinho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lupis is looking to escape.
Lupis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valdivia Chinelinho dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Chinelinho throws a nice looking combination but Lupis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lupis tries to clinch up.
Lupis darts in trying to clinch

and Chinelinho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chinelinho.

Chinelinho breaks from the clinch.
Chinelinho tries to bum rush Lupis with a series of wild strikes but Lupis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chinelinho shoots in but no luck this time.
Chinelinho sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lupis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chinelinho tries to avoid it but Lupis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chinelinho to the ground. Chinelinho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lupis scores with a leg kick.
Lupis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chinelinho swats away the attempt to clinch by Lupis.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lupis. Chinelinho shrugs it off though.
Chinelinho tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lupis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chinelinho somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lupis throws a push kick but Chinelinho slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Chinelinho does no damage.
Lupis wants to clinch.

Chinelinho closes the distance and clinches.
Chinelinho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lupis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lupis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lupis lands with a short shot to the head.
Lupis misses with some punches.
Lupis lands an elbow that stopped Chinelinho in his tracks for a moment.
Chinelinho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lupis walks away with a smile on his face. Chinelinho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valdivia Chinelinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chinelinho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chinelinho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lupis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lupis tries to land a front kick but Chinelinho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupis moves in looking to clinch but Chinelinho pushes him off.
Lupis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lupis is looking to clinch but Chinelinho is avoiding it.
Lupis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chinelinho. That one must have hurt.
Lupis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chinelinho is out of range.

Lupis tries to keep at a distance but Chinelinho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chinelinho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lupis has Chinelinho pressed against the cage, preventing Chinelinho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lupis connects with a knee to the head.
Lupis goes for a takedown attempt but Chinelinho pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Chinelinho pushes Lupis up against the cage in a clinch.
Lupis looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chinelinho gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lupis regains guard.

Chinelinho 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.
Lupis wants to stand up but Chinelinho is controlling him.

Chinelinho stands up and waves to Lupis to follow him.
Valdivia Chinelinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kanis Lupis seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Chinelinho pushes Lupis up against the cage in a clinch.
Lupis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lupis fails to land.
Chinelinho has had enough of the clinch but Lupis keeps him there for the moment.
Lupis tries to land knees in the clinch but Chinelinho avoids the damage to the body.
Lupis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chinelinho managing to block the knees to the body from Lupis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinelinho has Lupis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lupis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lupis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lupis has a couple of punches blocked by Chinelinho.
Chinelinho managing to block the knees to the body from Lupis.
Chinelinho fails to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chinelinho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Chinelinho pulls guard successfully.
Lupis wanted to stand there but Chinelinho had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lupis trying to control but Chinelinho is working from the bottom.
Kanis Lupis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lupis is looking to stand up but Chinelinho won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kanis Lupis.
I think Chinelinho has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdivia Chinelinho!
The defeated Kanis Lupis had this to say: '/salute the FANS, the support you give, WIN or LOSE, is why I am here, thank you /sign of the Hammer to Manowar for the EPIC walk in music.'.