PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vrando Vraganza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vraganza comes to the ring accompanied by Desabafo . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Vraganza
vs
Almeida

180 cm
35
163 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Worldwide Nutrition (160q)

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vrando Vraganza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vraganza shoots in for a double leg but Almeida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Almeida defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vraganza.
Almeida with the counter takedown but Vraganza avoids it easily.

Vraganza fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Almeida to the ground. Vraganza is now in Almeida's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Vraganza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Almeida wants to stand and escape but Vraganza is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vraganza throwing strikes from guard but Almeida blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vraganza drops back looking for a leg! Almeida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Almeida manages to kick Vraganza off! Vraganza jumps back into Almeida's guard.
Almeida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vraganza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vraganza tries to free his leg and advance position but Almeida is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck for Vraganza with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vrando Vraganza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vraganza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vraganza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Almeida defends it nicely.
Vraganza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Almeida sprawls well. Almeida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vraganza gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vraganza shoots in for a double leg but Almeida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Almeida dives in for a single leg takedown but Vraganza sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Vraganza appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vraganza has a takedown stuffed.
Vraganza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Almeida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Almeida shoots in and drives through. Vraganza sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vraganza.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Vraganza half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Almeida loads up on a big right hand but Vraganza slips the punch.

Vraganza looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Almeida!

Vraganza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vraganza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vraganza grinds an elbow into Almeida's temple.

Vraganza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Vraganza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Almeida has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vraganza is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Vraganza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vraganza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Almeida is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Vraganza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vrando Vraganza dominated that round.
That's time! Vraganza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vraganza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Almeida changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Vraganza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Almeida gets back to half guard.
Vraganza prevents Almeida from improving his position.
Vraganza tries to pass to full mount but Almeida defends it.
Almeida is trying to stand back up but Vraganza is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vraganza seems to be working for a kimura but Almeida defends the submission attempt.

Vraganza seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vraganza thows a huge punch but Almeida dodges it nicely.

Vraganza is trying to work for a kimura but Almeida is defending well.
Almeida is trying to stand back up but Vraganza is controlling him

Vraganza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Vraganza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Almeida on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Almeida trying to get back to full guard but Vraganza takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Vraganza has control of Almeida's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Almeida regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Vraganza swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Almeida is now in Vraganza's guard. A big mistake from Vraganza there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almeida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vraganza's head.
Almeida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Almeida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vraganza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vraganza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeida can do to turn this around?
Almeida preventing the sweep.
Almeida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Almeida's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Almeida throws a strike but Vraganza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vraganza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vraganza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Almeida can do anything to dispel that myth.
Almeida is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Vraganza tries for a kimura but Almeida is defending well.
Vraganza works to advance to full mount. Almeida defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vrando Vraganza dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Vraganza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Almeida but Almeida pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Vraganza looking to score a takedown here. Almeida is defending well but Vraganza drives through and ends up in Almeida's guard.
Almeida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vraganza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vraganza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vraganza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almeida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vraganza wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vraganza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vraganza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Almeida is trying to keep Vraganza in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vraganza 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.
Almeida is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vraganza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Almeida drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vraganza defends it well.

Vraganza takes the fight into the clinch.
Almeida goes for a takedown attempt but Vraganza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Vraganza is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Almeida's half guard.
Almeida wants to improve his position but Vraganza is controlling well.
Almeida trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Vraganza manages to mount him!
Almeida tries to reverse the position but Vraganza maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida wants to hold on but Vraganza pushes him away.
Almeida tries to reverse the position but Vraganza maintains control.
Vraganza wants to control but Almeida has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Almeida is trying to stand.
Vrando Vraganza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Almeida looking for a kimura from the bottom but Vraganza passes into side control!
Vraganza is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida is being controlled here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vraganza trying to control the position but Almeida is working away.
Almeida tries to escape but Vraganza is in control.
Vraganza is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almeida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vraganza.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vrando Vraganza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vraganza, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vrando Vraganza!
A victorious Vrando Vraganza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.