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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebaldo Louza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vongkhamchanh comes to the cage accompanied by EIGHTY4 FLY "LIKE PLANES". Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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183 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Vongkhamchanh! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rebaldo Louza! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vongkhamchanh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Vongkhamchanh stuffs the takedown. Vongkhamchanh misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Louza with that takedown attempt. Vongkhamchanh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Vongkhamchanh misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vongkhamchanh scores with a head kick.
Louza takes a kick to the side of the head. Louza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Louza seems to be working for a kimura but Vongkhamchanh defends the submission attempt. Louza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vongkhamchanh keeps working. Louza is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Vongkhamchanh still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Vongkhamchanh has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! You can see the frustration on Louza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Vongkhamchanh throws a strike aimed at the side of Louza's head but Louza avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Louza manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Louza gets full guard. Louza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vongkhamchanh thows a big elbow that misses. Vongkhamchanh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Vongkhamchanh has gone for a leg lock! Louza slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vongkhamchanh's guard. Louza passes easily into side control. Nice work. The ground and pound from Louza seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Louza wants to control but Vongkhamchanh is keeping him busy. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Louza in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Louza wants to control but Vongkhamchanh is keeping him busy. Louza decides to stand back up. Rebaldo Louza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Louza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vongkhamchanh pinned against the cage. Vongkhamchanh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Tommy Vongkhamchanh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rebaldo Louza. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Louza is defended easily by Vongkhamchanh.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Louza looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Vongkhamchanh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rebaldo Louza dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vongkhamchanh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Louza shoots in for a double leg but Vongkhamchanh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Louza wants to clinch up but Vongkhamchanh keeps it at a distance. Vongkhamchanh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Louza shoots in looking for a takedown but Vongkhamchanh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Louza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Tommy Vongkhamchanh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rebaldo Louza.
That's one minute gone in the round. Louza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vongkhamchanh pinned against the cage. Vongkhamchanh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Tommy Vongkhamchanh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Louza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vongkhamchanh swivels and escapes. Louza slips a jab and a cross from Vongkhamchanh.
Louza moves in looking to clinch but Vongkhamchanh pushes him off. Louza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Louza scores a takedown into full mount! Louza swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Vongkhamchanh is now in Louza's guard. A big mistake from Louza there, giving up the dominant position! Louza working for a triangle but Vongkhamchanh defends it easily.
Vongkhamchanh throwing strikes but missing. Vongkhamchanh is looking to work some ground and pound but Louza has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vongkhamchanh with a flurry of punches that miss. Louza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vongkhamchanh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vongkhamchanh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Louza is trying to control the position but Vongkhamchanh postures up. Louza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vongkhamchanh! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The referee warns Vongkhamchanh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vongkhamchanh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Louza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Louza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Louza wants to take Vongkhamchanh's back here but Vongkhamchanh is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Louza with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Louza lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Tommy Vongkhamchanh has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Vongkhamchanh is squirming around, avoiding Louza's attempts to control the action. Louza goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Vongkhamchanh is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rebaldo Louza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Tommy Vongkhamchanh's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vongkhamchanh slaps away a takedown attempt from Louza, before circling back to the center of the mat. Nice sprawl there from Vongkhamchanh as Louza shoots in. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Louza misses with a double jab
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a flying knee. Nice. Louza misses with a takedown enabling Vongkhamchanh to counter with a crisp jab. Tommy Vongkhamchanh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rebaldo Louza.
That's one minute gone in the round. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Louza checks a leg kick. Louza with a poor takedown and Vongkhamchanh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Louza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Louza stops Vongkhamchanh from standing up. Louza wants to control from the top but Vongkhamchanh keeps moving. Vongkhamchanh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Louza is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Louza won't allow Vongkhamchanh to get back to his feet. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Louza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vongkhamchanh's guard. Louza uses his free foot to push down on Vongkhamchanh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vongkhamchanh. Louza scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vongkhamchanh?
Louza trying to control but Vongkhamchanh is having none of it. Louza moves to the back position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Louza has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. Louza looking for the choke from the back. This has been an exciting period of action! A lull in the action here.
Louza is looking for a choke. Vongkhamchanh gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Vongkhamchanh manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. Vongkhamchanh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tommy Vongkhamchanh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Vongkhamchanh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vongkhamchanh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Louza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Louza looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Rebaldo Louza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Vongkhamchanh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Vongkhamchanh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Vongkhamchanh is looking to work some ground and pound but Louza has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight! Rebaldo Louza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Louza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rebaldo Louza!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
63% |
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