PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brahma Cervejinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cervejinha has chosen Beer! by Psychostick as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brahma Cervejinha has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ali
vs
Cervejinha

168 cm
21
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hakeem Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brahma Cervejinha!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cervejinha connects with an inside leg kick.
Ali throws a right and a left that Cervejinha avoids nicely.
Cervejinha tries to land a leg kick but Ali saw it coming and moves away.
Cervejinha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been informed that Cervejinha has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cervejinha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ali thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali blocks a head kick by Cervejinha.
Cervejinha lands a head kick. Ali smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cervejinha blocks a jab.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick from Cervejinha misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ali is defended easily by Cervejinha.
Ali throws a right hand that Cervejinha ducks under and follows up with a left that Cervejinha also avoids with ease.
Cervejinha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Cervejinha forces Ali back against the cage and clinches.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Cervejinha is controlling him.
Ali is looking to break free of the clinch but Cervejinha has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervejinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ali is defending well for now.
Ali tries a knee to the head but Cervejinha blocks it.
Cervejinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ali lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Cervejinha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cervejinha lands a leg kick that knocks Ali off balance momentarily.
Brahma Cervejinha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Cervejinha instigates a clinch.
Ali tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cervejinha just stands there and leans against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ali wants to break free but Cervejinha has control.
Cervejinha is struggling to control the position.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cervejinha is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cervejinha obliges.
Cervejinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ali lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cervejinha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cervejinha can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha cracks the inside of Ali's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cervejinha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ali. That did some damage!
Cervejinha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cervejinha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cervejinha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ali.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good leg kick by Cervejinha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Ali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cervejinha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ali up against the cage.
Cervejinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Ali won't want to take too many of those.
Cervejinha scores a nice knee to the body.

Cervejinha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakeem Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cervejinha circles away quickly and effectively.
Ali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cervejinha slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Cervejinha fakes the leg kick and cracks Ali in the body.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Cervejinha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Ali moves into the clinch.
Ali takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Cervejinha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.
Ali wants a takedown but no success here.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Ali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Cervejinha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ali lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ali throws a right and a left that Cervejinha avoids nicely.
Cervejinha avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cervejinha, right into the meat.
Cervejinha misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cervejinha misses with a few strikes there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cervejinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cervejinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ali takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cervejinha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ali is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cervejinha lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cervejinha has him pressed against the cage.

Cervejinha manages to break the clinch.
Ali misses with a double jab.
Hakeem Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali blocks a head kick by Cervejinha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brahma Cervejinha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A head kick misses from Cervejinha.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cervejinha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali with a poor takedown
and Cervejinha counters with a thumping low kick.
Cervejinha connects with a high kick.

It looks like Hakeem Ali has been cut.
Ali lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cervejinha backs up against the cage.
Cervejinha throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cervejinha. That's going to slow Ali down.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Brahma Cervejinha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cervejinha.
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!
Cervejinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Cervejinha pushes Ali up against the cage in a clinch.

Cervejinha breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervejinha cracks the inside of Ali's front leg.

Ali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ali takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cervejinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Ali won't want to take too many of those.
Cervejinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ali in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brahma Cervejinha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ali is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cervejinha is keeping busy.
Ali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Ali's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Ali manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
Ali misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ali throws a series of punches but Cervejinha avoids them all with ease.
Cervejinha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cervejinha misses.
Hakeem Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cervejinha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ali's calf.
Cervejinha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali has his takedown stuffed

and Cervejinha counters with a head kick that drops Ali to the mat! Ali scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Ali is rocked!
Cervejinha circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ali drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Cervejinha follows Ali to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brahma Cervejinha!
During a confident post fight interview, Brahma Cervejinha thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.