PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Mayoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Fuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mayoffer
vs
Fuca

185 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Mayoffer!
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, Junior Fuca!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuca moves in looking to clinch but Mayoffer pushes him off.
Mayoffer fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Mayoffer.
Mayoffer scores with a sloppy right hand. Fuca should have avoided that one.

Mayoffer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fuca gets back to full guard.
Fuca being controlled here, momentarily.
Mayoffer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Fuca looking for a guillotine here but Mayoffer defends easily.
Mayoffer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mayoffer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mayoffer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fuca on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fuca has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mayoffer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fuca looks gassed!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fuca is on top in guard.
Mayoffer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mayoffer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mayoffer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mayoffer tries to get out of the position.
Fuca trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayoffer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Mayoffer is controlling Fuca's posture.
Mayoffer wants to sweep here but Fuca controlling him for the moment.
Mayoffer pulls Fuca in close to prevent any damage.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Igor Mayoffer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fuca doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayoffer circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Mayoffer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fuca trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayoffer content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mayoffer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mayoffer lands a jab to the head.
Igor Mayoffer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mayoffer has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mayoffer successfully pulls guard.
Fuca tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayoffer is retaining full guard.
Mayoffer controlling the position.
Fuca wants to control from the top but Mayoffer keeps moving.
Mayoffer trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayoffer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mayoffer wants to sweep here but Fuca controlling him for the moment.

Fuca gets to his feet. Mayoffer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Mayoffer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fuca!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuca flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mayoffer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fuca sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Mayoffer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mayoffer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fuca tries to clinch but Mayoffer moves away

and Mayoffer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fuca gets full guard.
Mayoffer pushes down on Fuca's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fuca is looking for a sweep. Mayoffer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fuca trying to hold on to Mayoffer's head to control him but Mayoffer postures up.
Mayoffer working over Fuca with some ground and pound. Fuca looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mayoffer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mayoffer controlling the action here.
Igor Mayoffer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fuca on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayoffer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuca wants to improve his position but Mayoffer is controlling well.
Mayoffer working the head and body with strikes.
Fuca is looking to control Mayoffer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fuca avoid being mounted?
Well, if Mayoffer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fuca is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mayoffer jumps into side control!
Mayoffer working the body and head with strikes.
Mayoffer cracks Fuca with a big right hand but Fuca just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The referee asks Mayoffer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mayoffer prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fuca can't do much from the bottom here.
Fuca is trying to buck Mayoffer off.
Mayoffer 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.
Fuca wants to control but Mayoffer postures up.
Mayoffer happy to just control the position for now.
Fuca misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Fuca is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayoffer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fuca's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mayoffer working the head with strikes.
Fuca struggling a bit here.
Fuca is trying to improve his position.
Fuca wants to control but Mayoffer postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fuca tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mayoffer counters with a takedown into side control.
Mayoffer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fuca is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuca is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mayoffer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fuca some visible discomfort.
Fuca is letting Mayoffer control him for a moment.
Fuca throws a few strikes from the bottom but Mayoffer takes advantage and mounts!
Mayoffer avoids the attempt from Fuca to control.
Mayoffer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mayoffer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mayoffer blocks Fuca's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Mayoffer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mayoffer.
Mayoffer slows the pace down.
Fuca is looking for a sweep.
Fuca is trying to escape the position but Mayoffer is controlling the position.
Fuca is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mayoffer off and has taken his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayoffer trying to control but not successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayoffer has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Igor Mayoffer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fuca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fuca there as he acknowledges the shot.
No luck for Mayoffer with that takedown attempt.
Mayoffer blocks a head kick by Fuca.

Mayoffer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fuca's guard.
Fuca manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mayoffer manages to get himself to full guard.
Mayoffer has his hands on Fuca's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayoffer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mayoffer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Mayoffer is working an open guard so Fuca takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mayoffer misses with a double jab.
Fuca wants to clinch but Mayoffer slips to the side

and Mayoffer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fuca's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fuca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayoffer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fuca is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mayoffer controlling from the top position.

Fuca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mayoffer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mayoffer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mayoffer looking to pass the guard.
Fuca keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Mayoffer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fuca bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayoffer's guard.
Igor Mayoffer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fuca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fuca wants to control from the top but Mayoffer keeps moving.
Mayoffer trying to control the position here.
Junior Fuca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuca throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Mayoffer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayoffer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Mayoffer!