PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Octavius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Andrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Octavius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Capital Steez-Shooting Stars. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Octavius
vs
Andrew

185 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaius Octavius!
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, John Andrew!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Octavius gets the takedown into side control.
Andrew is trying to get back to his feet.
Octavius is looking to take a break and control but Andrew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andrew wants to control but Octavius postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrew avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Octavius.

Octavius stands up.
Andrew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Octavius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Octavius lands with a nice combination. Andrew backs away looking to recover.
Andrew throws a sloppy head kick and Octavius moves out of range easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Andrew is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Andrew.
Octavius drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Octavius tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Octavius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Octavius is breathing heavily.
Octavius wants to break free but Andrew has control.
Andrew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrew landing knees to the body.
Andrew is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Andrew unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Andrew lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Andrew.
Andrew landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andrew putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Octavius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Andrew lands a nice knee to the body.
Andrew landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Andrew utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrew misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Octavius.
Nice body punch from Andrew - that landed with a thud.
Andrew is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Andrew scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Andrew.
Andrew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrew working Octavius over with knees to the body.
Octavius is looking for a takedown.
Octavius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andrew scores with a knee to the head.
Andrew tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Octavius avoids it.
Andrew misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Octavius.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andrew.
Andrew lands a good knee to the midsection. Octavius won't want to take too many of those.
Andrew using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andrew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Octavius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrew lands a nice knee to the body.
Octavius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andrew trying to land knees to the body.
Andrew using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andrew lands a knee to the body.
Andrew missing with knees to the body.
Octavius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andrew unloads a knee to the mid-section. Octavius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Octavius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Octavius managing to block the knees to the body from Andrew.
Andrew lands a good knee to the midsection. Octavius won't want to take too many of those.
Andrew works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Andrew misses with a body punch.
Andrew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrew lands a knee to the head.
Andrew scores a nice knee to the body.
Andrew lands a good knee to the midsection. Octavius won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrew lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Andrew landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andrew landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Octavius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andrew putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Octavius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Andrew landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andrew.
A right handed body shot lands from Andrew.
Octavius tries to break the clinch but Andrew is controlling the position.
Octavius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andrew trying to land knees to the body.
Andrew is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Andrew obliges.
Andrew lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Octavius or not.
Andrew crunches a lovely knee into Octavius's ribcage.
Andrew working Octavius over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Andrew dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Andrew throws a head kick that half lands.
Octavius darts in looking for a takedown but Andrew gets double underhooks and turns Octavius into the cage.
Andrew landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Octavius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andrew keeps control of Octavius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andrew cracks Octavius with a nice body shot.
Andrew unloads a knee to the mid-section. Octavius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Andrew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrew tries to work over Octavius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrew missing with knees to the body.
Andrew landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John Andrew seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Andrew utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Andrew lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrew unloads a knee to the mid-section. Octavius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Andrew lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrew trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrew struggles to land a body shot inside as Octavius controls his hands.
Andrew utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Andrew working Octavius over with knees to the body.
Andrew tries to throw a body punch but Octavius avoids it by throwing Andrew back against the cage.
Andrew lands a knee to the body.
Andrew unloads a knee to the mid-section. Octavius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Andrew working Octavius over with knees to the body.
Andrew is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Andrew missing with knees to the body.
Octavius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andrew putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Octavius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Andrew lands a good knee to the midsection. Octavius won't want to take too many of those.
Andrew crunches a lovely knee into Octavius's ribcage.
Octavius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Andrew.
Andrew unloads a knee to the mid-section. Octavius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octavius tries to circle away but Andrew has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Andrew.
Octavius wants to break free but Andrew has control.
Andrew working Octavius over with knees to the body.
Andrew lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Octavius goes for a takedown in the clinch but Andrew prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Octavius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrew tries to throw a body punch but Octavius avoids it by throwing Andrew back against the cage.
Andrew landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Andrew.
Octavius is trying to pull guard but Andrew has him pressed against the cage.
Andrew landing knees to the body.
Andrew landing knees to the body.
Andrew misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Octavius.
Octavius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andrew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octavius working hard to break the clinch.
Andrew unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Andrew landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andrew is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Octavius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Octavius managing to block the knees to the body from Andrew.
Octavius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andrew tries to land knees in the clinch but Octavius avoids the damage to the body.
Andrew trying to land knees to the body.

Octavius breaks the clinch.
Andrew wants to clinch up but Octavius keeps it at a distance.
Andrew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Octavius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrew doesn't manage to clinch there - Octavius circles away.
Andrew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Octavius avoids the head kick by Andrew.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Octavius gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Octavius manages to pull guard.
Andrew wants to control from the top but Octavius keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Octavius wants to get back to his feet but Andrew is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Andrew.
Andrew wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrew fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Andrew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Andrew is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrew wants to clinch up but Octavius keeps it at a distance.
Octavius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andrew tries to clinch but Octavius is having none of it.
Octavius has a takedown stuffed.
Andrew is looking to clinch.
Andrew throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Octavius.
Octavius swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrew.
Octavius shoots for a takedown but Andrew saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Andrew throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Octavius keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrew is looking to clinch.
Andrew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Octavius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrew wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrew tries to clinch there but Octavius circles away.
Andrew tries to clinch but Octavius moves out of range.
Octavius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrew connects with a leg kick. Octavius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Andrew thuds his shin into the meat of Octavius's side.

Octavius gets tackled into the cage by Andrew. Andrew maintains the clinch.
Andrew utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Andrew landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Andrew unloads a knee to the mid-section. Octavius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andrew.
Andrew landing knees to the body.
Octavius blocks a body shot from Andrew.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andrew.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andrew.
Andrew lands a knee to the body.
Andrew unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Andrew unloads a knee to the mid-section. Octavius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Andrew lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Andrew lands a knee to the body.
Andrew putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Octavius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Octavius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Octavius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Octavius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrew tries to clinch up but Octavius circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrew moves in looking to clinch but Octavius pushes him off.
Andrew is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Octavius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Octavius. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrew lands a nice looking body kick.
Andrew fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Octavius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andrew avoids it really well and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Andrew throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Andrew throws a sloppy head kick and Octavius moves out of range easily.
Andrew wants to clinch up but Octavius keeps it at a distance.
Andrew throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andrew is looking to clinch.
Octavius keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrew is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John Andrew is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octavius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrew moves in looking to clinch but Octavius pushes him off.

Andrew moves into range and clinches up with Octavius.
Andrew trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Octavius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andrew unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Andrew crunches a lovely knee into Octavius's ribcage.
Andrew works on Octavius's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Andrew obliges.
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!
Andrew landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Andrew obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrew landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andrew landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gaius Octavius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew lands a knee to the head.
Andrew lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Andrew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Andrew winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Andrew!
The defeated Gaius Octavius had this to say: 'It is all good. next time I will come out more prepared and bring more than 100% I will most likely bring out 1,000,000% of all I got and will come out with the victory instead of the loss I took'.