PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Qued (ranked 4422 p4p, 4757 weight class) and Juliano Dramos (ranked 0 p4p, 203 weight class). Juliano Dramos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Qued
vs
Dramos

200 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
290
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Red Qued!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juliano Dramos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qued works Dramos's body with a nice hook.
Dramos avoids the head kick by Qued.

Qued clinches up against the cage.

Qued is trying to trip Dramos. He has hold of a leg but Dramos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Qued persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Qued could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Qued trying to control the position from guard on top but Dramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dramos looking to control.
Qued preventing the sweep.
Qued trying to control but Dramos is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qued postures up in Dramos's guard and throws a big left but Dramos blocks it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qued content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Qued stopping the sweep attempt from Dramos.
Qued has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dramos keeping moving, preventing Qued from controlling successfully.

Dramos has his foot on Qued's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Qued works his way back into a safe position though.
Dramos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dramos 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.
Qued trying to control but Dramos is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qued looking to sit in guard and control but Dramos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dramos wants to control from the top but Qued keeps moving.
Qued has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Dramos 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Qued pulls Dramos in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Qued is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Qued wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Qued escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dramos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dramos controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Qued shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dramos wants to control but Qued is keeping busy.
Dramos is looking to improve his position.
Dramos is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Qued seems to be looking for submissions.
Qued is trying to control. Dramos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Red Qued dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Dramos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Qued to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Dramos working for a triangle but Qued defends it easily.
Dramos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dramos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Red Qued overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Dramos has his foot on Qued's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Qued works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dramos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Qued distracts Dramos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Qued will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Dramos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Qued is aware though and is defending well.

Dramos is working an open guard so Qued takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Qued slips under a jab.

Qued closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dramos to the mat! Dramos manages to get full guard.
Dramos is breathing heavily.

Qued gets to his feet - Dramos follows without any prompting.
Dramos throws a big shot that misses.

Qued closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dramos did well to prevent Qued getting side control.
Dramos is refusing to be controlled, as Qued sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dramos is looking to control Qued's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dramos avoid being mounted?
Qued prevents Dramos from improving his position.
Dramos is looking to control Qued's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dramos avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dramos is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Qued is staying active.

Qued is looking for a kimura but Dramos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Qued to get the leverage.
Dramos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Qued loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dramos is trying to keep Qued in close.
Qued is fighting to break Dramos's control of his arms but Dramos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dramos is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.

Qued moves into the clinch.

Qued has hold of one of Dramos's legs. Dramos is fighting the takedown attempt but Qued gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dramos wants to sweep here but Qued controlling him for the moment.
Dramos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Qued has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dramos is proving hard to escape from.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Red Qued dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Qued circles away from the clinch attempt.

Qued gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dramos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qued lands with a short shot to the head.

Qued pulls guard effortlessly.
Qued is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dramos can do to turn this around?
Qued is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dramos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dramos is pushing down on Qued's leg trying to pass to half guard. Qued is fighting to maintain full guard but Dramos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dramos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Qued does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dramos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dramos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Qued!

Qued has left one of his arms exposed and Dramos doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Qued screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juliano Dramos!