PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Project Cd (ranked 5681 p4p, 6951 weight class) and Yao Trajano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yao Trajano looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Cd
vs
Trajano

172 cm
18
135
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
140
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Project Cd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yao Trajano!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trajano misses with a double jab

and Cd decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Trajano's guard.
Trajano working a defensive guard here.
Trajano can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cd controls the pace.
Cd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trajano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cd preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cd not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Trajano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd throwing strikes from guard but Trajano blocks nicely.
Cd sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cd scoring with some ground and pound.
Cd tries to free his leg and advance position but Trajano is retaining full guard.
Cd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trajano can't keep his opponent in guard - Cd advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cd seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cd slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trajano wants to get back to full guard but Cd has passed into side control.
Cd remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cd lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trajano down.
Cd lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Trajano takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cd just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cd's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Trajano looks winded!
Trajano takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cd taking a breather here.
Trajano is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Trajano's face as Cd controls the position.

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.
Check out the look on Cd's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cd lands an elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cd works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trajano is not content to let Cd control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cd working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice shot by Cd.
Cd thuds a left hand into Trajano's body.
Yao Trajano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Trajano drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've been informed that Trajano has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Trajano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cd is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trajano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cd will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cd lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Cd stops Trajano from standing up.
Trajano is breathing heavily.
Cd cracks Trajano with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cd cracks Trajano with a solid left hand.
Trajano is trying to hold Cd in close to prevent damage but Cd has managed to pass into half guard.
Cd controlling the pace.
Trajano tries to get to full guard but Cd has control of the leg.
Cd keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

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.
Trajano is looking to improve his position.
Cd 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.
Cd controlling the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cd slips a nice elbow through Trajano's hands, connecting with Trajano's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cd is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cd with a hook.
Trajano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Cd catches Trajano napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Trajano to the canvas!

Trajano is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cd arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Trajano's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Project Cd!