PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Vasconcelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teixeira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lil Terror. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Teixeira
vs
Vasconcelos

165 cm
19
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Vasconcelos!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasconcelos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasconcelos misses the jab.
Vasconcelos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasconcelos sizes up Teixeira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vasconcelos swings for the body but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira clobbers Vasconcelos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasconcelos defending well as Teixeira loads up on a big left hand.
Vasconcelos tries to clinch there but Teixeira circles away.
Vasconcelos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teixeira manages to avoid it.
Teixeira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vasconcelos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Vasconcelos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasconcelos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos tries to clinch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira slips under a jab.
Vasconcelos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teixeira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasconcelos.
Teixeira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasconcelos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasconcelos misses with a wild combination.
Vasconcelos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teixeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vasconcelos walks into a straight right hand from Teixeira.
Vasconcelos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teixeira paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teixeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Vasconcelos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Teixeira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Teixeira takes a shot to the head.
Vasconcelos tries to pull guard but Teixeira won't allow it.
Vasconcelos tries to pull guard but Teixeira won't allow it.
Vasconcelos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Teixeira smiles and moves away.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Vasconcelos.
Teixeira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teixeira swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasconcelos.
The fighters circling - Teixeira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasconcelos throws a hook but Teixeira avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasconcelos wants to clinch up but Teixeira keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Teixeira.
Vasconcelos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teixeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasconcelos.
Teixeira loads up on a big right hand but Vasconcelos slips the punch.
Teixeira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasconcelos misses with a combination

and Teixeira counters with a crisp one two that drops Vasconcelos! Teixeira thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vasconcelos to his feet! Vasconcelos is in big trouble!

Vasconcelos is rocked!
Vasconcelos wants to clinch but Teixeira slips to the side
and Teixeira counters with a right hand from hell and Vasconcelos is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Teixeira!