PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cus Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faramir Gondor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jr
vs
Gondor

180 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Predator Nutrition
Hell's Balls Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Cus Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faramir Gondor!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr cracks Gondor with a good jab.
Jr misses with a head kick.
Gondor tests Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jr looks to land a right hand but Gondor moved out of range.
Gondor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gondor somewhat.
Gondor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gondor somewhat.
Jr throws a head kick but Gondor moves out of range.
Jr misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gondor ducks under a wild hook from Jr.
Gondor fails with the takedown.
Cus Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faramir Gondor.
Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gondor swinging wilding here.
Gondor ducks under a wild hook from Jr.
A head kick misses from Jr.
Gondor cracks Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jr tries to clinch but Gondor moves out of range.
Gondor moves out of range as Jr strikes.
Jr cracks Gondor with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gondor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jr sprawls well. Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gondor gets slowly back to his feet.
Cus Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gondor looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Gondor.
Gondor moves out of range as Jr strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Jr as Gondor shoots in.
Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Jr misses.
Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gondor blocks a head kick by Jr.

Gondor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gondor manages to break the clinch.
Jr throws a looping overhand right but Gondor ducks down to avoid it.

Gondor gets the takedown into side control.
Gondor working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gondor throws a strike aimed at the side of Jr's head but Jr avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Gondor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gondor misses with the ground and pound.
Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Gondor tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jr.
Gondor throwing strikes from guard but Jr blocks nicely.

Jr working for a triangle but Gondor defends it easily.

Gondor stands up and waves to Jr to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jr misses with an uppercut.
Gondor dives in and grabs Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jr pushes down on Gondor's head and hops out.
Gondor moves away from the strike by Jr.
Gondor moves out of range as Jr strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jr misses.
Gondor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jr but Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A lazy left from Jr finds it's target.
Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jr jabs Gondor right on the nose. Gondor blinks but takes it well.
Gondor swats away the attempt to clinch by Jr.
Gondor misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Gondor.
Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Jr and Gondor goes tumbling to the canvas! Jr follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Gondor is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gondor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jr.
Gondor is still in real trouble! Can Jr finish him?
Jr trying to control the action but Gondor is working from the bottom.
Gondor seems to have recovered his senses.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jr connects with a nice short shot to Gondor's temple.
Gondor misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gondor wants to get back to his feet.

Jr is working for a kimura but Gondor is defending it quite comfortably.
Gondor throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jr prevents Gondor from improving his position.
Jr trying to control from half guard but Gondor is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gondor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jr circles away.
Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gondor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cus Jr 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.

Jr tries to clinch but Gondor is having none of it.
Cus Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Gondor defending well as Jr loads up on a big left hand.

Gondor gets a takedown into half guard.
Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gondor is working away from the top position though.
Jr 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.
Jr is looking for a sweep. Gondor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gondor decides to stand up.
Gondor ducks under a wild hook from Jr.
Jr throws a hook but Gondor avoids it easily.
Gondor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jr throws out the jab.
Gondor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jr.
Gondor throws a hook to the side of Jr's head but Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Gondor's shoulder, as Gondor tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jr throws a lazy right hand but Gondor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gondor slips a jab from Jr.
Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr misses with an uppercut.
Gondor staying out of range there.

Gondor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gondor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gondor landing some decent shots from guard.
Gondor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jr pulls Gondor in close to prevent any damage.

Gondor has gone for a leg lock! Jr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gondor's guard.
Jr pushing down on Gondor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Gondor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jr works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr avoids the strikes from the bottom by Gondor.
Gondor is looking for a sweep.
Jr taking a breather here.
Gondor misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Jr controls the position from side control.
Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gondor keeps working.
Gondor wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Gondor on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gondor is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gondor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gondor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jr is controlling him well.
Gondor is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jr is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Gondor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jr landing punches.
Gondor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gondor working to try and regain half guard.
Gondor is bucking up trying to escape but Jr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gondor is trying to escape the mount.
Jr wants to control the pace but Gondor is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr with good strikes from the mount here!
Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gondor throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jr. What's that going to do exactly?
Jr tries to control but Gondor wriggling away.
Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

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

Jr is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gondor has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gondor throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jr. What's that going to do exactly?
Gondor is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cus Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A big right from Jr misses.
Gondor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jr.
Gondor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jr but Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gondor is out of range.
Gondor works over Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Gondor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jr misses with an uppercut. Gondor saw that one coming.
Gondor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jr as he jumps to the side.
Cus Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faramir Gondor.
Gondor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gondor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr throws a looping overhand right but Gondor ducks down to avoid it.
Gondor slips a straight right by Jr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gondor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jr sprawls well. Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gondor gets slowly back to his feet.
Gondor slips under a jab.
Gondor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gondor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gondor.
Jr misses with a head kick.
Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Gondor's shoulder, as Gondor tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Jr misses its intended target.

Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jr effectively controlling the action here.
A frustrated look appears on Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gondor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gondor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gondor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gondor as Jr tries to tie him up.

Gondor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faramir Gondor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jr throws a push kick but Gondor slaps the foot to one side.
Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Gondor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Gondor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gondor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jr circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a hook to the side of Gondor's head but Gondor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jr tries to clinch there but Gondor circles away.
Jr misses with a looping left.
Gondor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jr misses with a low kick as Gondor jumps back.
Jr is looking to clinch.
Jr walks into a jab.
Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gondor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jr throws out the jab.
Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gondor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jr.
Jr throws a jab when Gondor was well out of range.
Jr throws a lazy right hand but Gondor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gondor misses with a two punch combination.
Jr throws a jab when Gondor was well out of range.

Gondor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jr!
Gondor putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gondor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Jr tries to hold on but Gondor pushes him away.
Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cus Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gondor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gondor has gone for a leg lock! Jr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gondor's guard.
Faramir Gondor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jr thows a big elbow that misses.
Jr wants to control from the top but Gondor keeps moving.

Gondor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jr lands a couple of digs.
Jr wants to control from the top but Gondor keeps moving.
Jr is really struggling to control Gondor but he's trying to hold on to the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Faramir Gondor.
Well Jr 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cus Jr!