PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dias (ranked 4360 p4p, 2494 weight class) and Antonio Bellavia (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.

Dias
vs
Bellavia

180 cm
25
140
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
134
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Bellavia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dias closes the distance and pushes Bellavia back into the cage.
Bellavia jumps guard but Dias turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bellavia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bellavia jumps guard but Dias turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bruno Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Bellavia.
Bellavia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dias landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dias slows down the pace here.
Bellavia jumps guard but Dias stands there with Bellavia around his waist. Bellavia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bellavia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dias just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dias manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dias putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bellavia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellavia jumps guard but Dias stands there with Bellavia around his waist. Bellavia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dias.
Good body shot from Dias.
Dias lands a good knee to the midsection. Bellavia won't want to take too many of those.
Bellavia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dias with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dias has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bellavia is trying to keep an underhook but Dias manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bellavia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dias.
Bellavia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bellavia is looking to improve his position.
Bellavia moves into full guard.

Dias stands up and waves to Bellavia to follow him.
Dias connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dias.
Dias throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bellavia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellavia manages to avoid it.

Dias drives through and clinches with Bellavia against the cage.
Dias pushes Bellavia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellavia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dias smiles and moves away.
Nice body punch from Bellavia.
Bellavia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dias connects with a jab.

Dias closes the distance and clinches.

Dias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bellavia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dias avoids the body shot from Bellavia.
Bellavia scores with a hook to the body. Dias takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dias connects with a solid leg kick.
Dias drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dias takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruno Dias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bellavia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bellavia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dias fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dias gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Dias.
Dias on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Dias rushes Bellavia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that Bellavia has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Dias lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias preventing the sweep.
Dias has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dias postures up.
Dias in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bellavia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dias's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellavia working a defensive guard but Dias manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bellavia is looking for a sweep.
Bellavia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dias's best efforts.
Dias is trying to control the action in half guard but Bellavia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bellavia trying to control here.
Dias sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bellavia defending well though.
Bellavia wants to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Dias dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dias fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bellavia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dias moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bellavia throws a big shot that misses.

Dias has managed to clinch.
Dias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dias using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Dias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bellavia scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Bellavia misses its intended target.
Bellavia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bellavia 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellavia throws a hook but Dias avoids it easily.
Dias feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bellavia digs a good body shot into Dias's ribs.

Dias has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dias lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bellavia tries to pull guard but Dias holds him up against the cage and eventually Bellavia drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dias lands a good knee to the midsection. Bellavia won't want to take too many of those.
Bellavia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bellavia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dias just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bruno Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Bellavia.
Dias using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dias lands a shoulder strike.
Dias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dias avoiding damage.
Bellavia jumps guard but Dias turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Dias manages to pull guard.
Bellavia trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dias wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dias wriggles free and stands up.
A left lands for Bellavia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellavia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Dias moves into the clinch.
Bellavia tries to pull guard but Dias forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bellavia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Dias decides to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dias knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bellavia on the ground.
Dias looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bellavia advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dias is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Bellavia has latched onto it... Big trouble! Bellavia pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Dias is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Bellavia!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Bellavia!