PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blink 182 - Dammit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Caio Almeida was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Stone
vs
Almeida

185 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brick Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Almeida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Almeida backs up against the cage.
Almeida throws a combination that misses
and Almeida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almeida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Almeida tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stone swinging wilding here.
Stone throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Almeida fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Almeida misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida shoots for a takedown but Stone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stone scores with a jab. Almeida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Almeida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stone throws a series of punches but Almeida moves out of range.
A jab from Stone finds it's way through Almeida's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to bum rush Almeida with a series of wild strikes but Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Almeida fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stone sprawls well initially but Almeida persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Almeida wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Stone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Almeida on the ground.
Almeida might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stone kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Stone is trying to stand back up but Almeida is controlling him
Almeida is trying to control the action in half guard but Stone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Almeida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Almeida.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
Almeida works his way into side control.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
Stone is not content to let Almeida control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to buck Almeida off but Almeida is having none of it.
Almeida is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Almeida shoots in and drives through. Stone sprawls well.
Brick Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Almeida.
Almeida looks gassed!
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Caio Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Almeida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Almeida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almeida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Stone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Almeida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Almeida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid body kick from Almeida.
Almeida misses with a combination
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almeida looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.

Almeida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Almeida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Almeida has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Almeida lands a nice elbow.
Almeida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Almeida drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stone pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Almeida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Almeida drops his hands momentarily and Stone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Almeida 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.

Stone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stone.
Stone throws a combination that misses

and Almeida moves into the clinch.
Almeida lands a damaging elbow.

Almeida manages to break the clinch.
Stone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a left and a right that stings Stone.
Almeida misses with a head kick.
Almeida shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed Almeida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stone misses with a body punch

and Almeida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stone can't break the clinch.
Almeida goes for a takedown attempt but Stone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Almeida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almeida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stone clobbers Almeida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Stone misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone scores with a nice right hand.
Stone digs a good body shot into Almeida's ribs.
Stone throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Stone.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almeida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Almeida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brick Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone moves away from the strike by Almeida.
Nice jab there from Stone.
Almeida misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Almeida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almeida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almeida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Almeida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Almeida's head.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Almeida.
Almeida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Almeida closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stone counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida needs to keep his hands up - Stone had a free shot at his head there.
Almeida misses with a few strikes there.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Almeida dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almeida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone throws a right and a left that Almeida avoids nicely.
Almeida slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
A head kick misses from Almeida.
The crowd cheers as Stone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Almeida doesn't seem phased though.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Almeida doesn't seem bothered though.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Almeida.
Almeida misses with a body shot
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stone blocks a head kick by Almeida.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone lands a jab to the head.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone is looking to wear down Almeida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Almeida's head back.
Almeida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Almeida slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stone's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stone duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Caio Almeida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida wants to clinch.
Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Stone closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Almeida misses with a series of wild punches.
Almeida tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Almeida misses.
Almeida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almeida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Almeida instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling the position.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
Stone has had enough of the clinch but Almeida keeps him there for the moment.
Stone tries to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling the position.
Stone avoids the elbow strike from Almeida, against the cage.
Almeida is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almeida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Almeida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Stone is looking to break free of the clinch but Almeida has double underhooks.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Almeida keeps control of Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stone can't break the clinch.
Almeida keeps control of Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Almeida has Stone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stone can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Almeida breaks from the clinch.
Brick Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone lands with a shot to the body.
Almeida wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Stone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almeida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almeida has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stone finds it's way round the side to connect with Almeida's head.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Almeida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Almeida.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almeida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Almeida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almeida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brick Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Almeida.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almeida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Almeida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stone throws a combination that misses
and Almeida counters with an outside leg kick.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Almeida gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Almeida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stone counters with a series of strikes. Almeida will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Almeida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stone is trying to break free.
Almeida lands a damaging elbow.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caio Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone is looking to break free of the clinch but Almeida has double underhooks.
Stone is trying to break free.
Almeida effectively controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Almeida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brick Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice jab there from Stone.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Caio Almeida.
I've got Almeida 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caio Almeida!