PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Paradeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Felipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paradeda comes to the cage accompanied by Vale Tudo. Ronaldo Felipe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Paradeda
vs
Felipe

180 cm
25
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Paradeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Felipe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paradeda misses with a series of wild punches.
Felipe swinging wildly here.
Paradeda misses with a double jab.
Felipe moves away from the strike by Paradeda.
Paradeda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Felipe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paradeda fails to land with a series of punches.
Felipe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paradeda's waist but Paradeda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Felipe off to one side.
Paradeda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paradeda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paradeda misses with a two punch combination.
Felipe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paradeda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felipe moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paradeda misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Paradeda misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Felipe.
Fernando Paradeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Felipe.
Paradeda swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Paradeda.
A punch combination from Paradeda misses.
Paradeda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Felipe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paradeda sprawls well. Paradeda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Felipe gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Paradeda misses.
Paradeda misses with a series of wild punches.
Felipe feints the counter takedown.

Felipe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Paradeda's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felipe chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paradeda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paradeda is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Felipe is controlling him.
Felipe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Felipe works over Paradeda with some ground and pound from guard.
Felipe looking to pass the guard.
Paradeda pulls Felipe in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paradeda tries to strike from the bottom.
Paradeda wants to stand up but Felipe is controlling him.

Paradeda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Felipe defends it easily.
Felipe wants to control from the top but Paradeda keeps moving.
Paradeda seems keen to control Felipe's posture.
Paradeda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Felipe is one step ahead there.
Paradeda keeping moving, preventing Felipe from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Paradeda lands with a good body shot.
Paradeda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paradeda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Felipe throws a counter combo.
Felipe shoots in looking for a takedown. Paradeda tries to sprawl out of it but Felipe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paradeda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Felipe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Paradeda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Felipe goes for a double leg but Paradeda avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Paradeda continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Paradeda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Felipe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been told by Paradeda's head coaches at Ultimate Fighting Federation Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paradeda tries to bum rush Felipe with a series of wild strikes but Felipe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paradeda tries to bum rush Felipe with a series of wild strikes but Felipe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Felipe. Paradeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paradeda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Felipe circles away quickly and effectively.
Felipe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Paradeda misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Paradeda. Those never looked like landing.
Fernando Paradeda is winning the standup battle so far.
Felipe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paradeda swivels and escapes.
Paradeda misses with a low kick as Felipe jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Felipe! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paradeda throws a right hand that Felipe ducks under and follows up with a left that Felipe also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Paradeda. Those never looked like landing.
And Felipe tries to counter it with a takedown but Paradeda pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Felipe ducks under a wild hook from Paradeda.
Felipe dodges the punch combination from Paradeda.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paradeda misses with a wild combination.
Paradeda looks to land a combination but Felipe avoids it well.
A cross from Felipe lands.
Sloppy strikes from Felipe. Those never looked like landing.
Fernando Paradeda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Felipe fails with a takedown attempt.
Paradeda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Paradeda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paradeda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paradeda misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felipe shoots in looking for a takedown. Paradeda tries to sprawl out of it but Felipe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paradeda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fernando Paradeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Felipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felipe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Paradeda misses.
Despite the aggression on Felipe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Paradeda tries to bum rush Felipe with a series of wild strikes but Felipe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Felipe tries to close the distance and clinch but Paradeda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paradeda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Felipe can do to turn this around?
Paradeda with a jab.
Paradeda scores with a nice right hand.
Paradeda throws a head kick that misses.
Felipe fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felipe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paradeda throws a series of punches but Felipe moves out of range.
Paradeda swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Felipe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Paradeda lands a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Felipe is defended easily by Paradeda.
Paradeda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paradeda throws a right hand that Felipe ducks under and follows up with a left that Felipe also avoids with ease.
Felipe slips under a jab from Paradeda.
Paradeda misses with a two punch combination.
Felipe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paradeda tries to bum rush Felipe with a series of wild strikes but Felipe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Felipe tries to counter it with a takedown but Paradeda pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Felipe shoots in for a takedown but Paradeda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paradeda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paradeda throws a nice looking combination but Felipe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Felipe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Felipe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paradeda as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Paradeda dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Felipe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paradeda.
Paradeda swings for the body but Felipe moves out of range.
Fernando Paradeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felipe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paradeda.
A lazy left from Paradeda finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Paradeda. Those never looked like landing.
Felipe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paradeda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Felipe circles away quickly and effectively.
Felipe goes for a double leg but Paradeda avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Paradeda continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paradeda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Felipe doesn't seem bothered though.
Felipe shoots in but Paradeda avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felipe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Ronaldo Felipe has been cut.
Paradeda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paradeda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paradeda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Felipe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Felipe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fernando Paradeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Felipe.
No joy there for Paradeda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paradeda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paradeda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Felipe dives in for a single leg takedown but Paradeda sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice combination there by Paradeda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paradeda cracks Felipe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fernando Paradeda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Felipe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Felipe drops back looking for a leg! Paradeda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paradeda manages to kick Felipe off! Felipe jumps back into Paradeda's guard.
Paradeda is looking to stand up but Felipe isn't so interested in that idea.
Paradeda keeping moving, preventing Felipe from controlling successfully.
Felipe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Paradeda's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felipe postures up and lands a big shot to Paradeda's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paradeda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paradeda wants to stand up but Felipe is controlling him.
Paradeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Felipe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Felipe throws a big right hand that misses.
Felipe trying to control the position from guard on top but Paradeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paradeda is on top in guard.

Paradeda stands and steps away. Felipe gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Paradeda jabs Felipe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ronaldo Felipe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paradeda misses with the combination.
Paradeda throws a right and a left that Felipe avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Paradeda. No joy for Felipe on that attempt.
Felipe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Felipe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paradeda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Paradeda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paradeda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Paradeda!
Fernando Paradeda decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.