PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borknagar Solefald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bruno filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borknagar Solefald has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Solefald
vs
filgueiras

193 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Likes ground

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borknagar Solefald!
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, bruno filgueiras!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
filgueiras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Solefald stuffs the takedown.
Solefald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
filgueiras tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
filgueiras stuffs the takedown attempt from Solefald. Solefald gets slowly back to his feet.
Solefald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? filgueiras is fending him off so far but Solefald persists. Nope, filgueiras circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borknagar Solefald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
filgueiras takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
filgueiras throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solefald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

filgueiras scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from filgueiras seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
filgueiras misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Solefald is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
filgueiras really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Solefald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Solefald looking for submissions off his back.

Solefald looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Solefald looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and filgueiras pushes past his half guard into mount!
Solefald really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
filgueiras looking to control but Solefald is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
filgueiras unloads with some shots from mount but Solefald bucks and avoids them well.
Solefald flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
filgueiras tries to control but Solefald wriggling away.

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.
Solefald is wriggling around trying to escape.

filgueiras is working for a guillotine from mount but Solefald frees his head quite easily.
Solefald is working to get back to half guard.
Solefald is working hard here to advance position.
Solefald flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Solefald regains half guard.

Solefald looking for submissions off his back.
Solefald is not content to let filgueiras control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
filgueiras prevents Solefald from improving his position.
filgueiras wants to stand up but Solefald has a hold of him and won't allow it.
filgueiras blocks the strikes from Solefald.

Solefald actively working from the bottom here.
Solefald slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Solefald is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Solefald is breathing heavily.

Solefald is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Solefald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
filgueiras looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Solefald working for a triangle but filgueiras defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
filgueiras throwing strikes from guard but Solefald blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borknagar Solefald dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Solefald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Solefald decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Solefald has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Solefald with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
filgueiras can't escape the position.

filgueiras defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Solefald.
filgueiras wants to hold on but Solefald pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
filgueiras is in a horrible position here. Solefald smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Solefald working for a guillotine from mount but filgueiras is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
filgueiras is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
filgueiras taking shots to the head.

Solefald looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Solefald postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. filgueiras looks a forlorn figure.
Solefald with shots to the head and body - filgueiras looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Solefald working for a guillotine from mount but filgueiras is in no mood to give up.

Solefald moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, filgueiras has worked his arm free - good work by filgueiras!
Solefald throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Solefald looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
filgueiras is looking for a sweep.
Solefald advances nicely into full mount.

Solefald looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Solefald is going olschool here, as he tries to force filgueiras to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so filgueiras shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
filgueiras really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
filgueiras tries to hold on but Solefald postures up.
filgueiras wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Solefald.
Solefald working filgueiras over with strikes here.

Solefald goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now filgueiras is on top in guard.
Solefald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from filgueiras.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solefald manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. filgueiras manages to get himself to full guard.

Solefald thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
filgueiras is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Solefald drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Solefald jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Solefald thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
filgueiras looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Solefald connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borknagar Solefald dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

filgueiras stuffs the takedown.
Solefald blocks a head kick by filgueiras.
Solefald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
filgueiras rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solefald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Solefald closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming filgueiras to the mat! filgueiras manages to get full guard.
Solefald lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Solefald 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.
Solefald throwing strikes but missing.

Solefald thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Solefald drops back looking for a leg! filgueiras is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and filgueiras manages to kick Solefald off! Solefald jumps back into filgueiras's guard.
filgueiras wants to stand but Solefald is controlling the position.
filgueiras is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Solefald dives into side control.

Solefald thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Borknagar Solefald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.
filgueiras is looking for a sweep.

Solefald thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Solefald is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, filgueiras has escaped the position, nice work there.
Solefald misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Solefald working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Solefald crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Solefald working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Solefald fails to land a wild elbow strike.
filgueiras manages to work his way to half guard, despite Solefald's best efforts.

Solefald is working for a kimura but filgueiras is defending it quite comfortably.
Solefald has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
filgueiras trying to control from the bottom.

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.

Solefald wants to work for an arm triangle but filgueiras is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Solefald is sneakily working for an arm triangle but filgueiras sees it coming and defends easily.

filgueiras actively working from the bottom here.

Solefald is trying to work for a kimura but filgueiras is defending well.

Solefald is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. filgueiras doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Solefald.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Solefald is working for a kimura but filgueiras is defending it quite comfortably.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borknagar Solefald!