PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bumble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Sifredy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bman comes to the cage accompanied by Why can't we be friends?. This should be fireworks!

Bman
vs
Sifredy

180 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bumble Bman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocco Sifredy!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sifredy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sifredy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bman throws a nice head kick!
Sifredy doesn't manage to clinch there - Bman circles away.
Bman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bman blocks a head kick by Sifredy.
Rocco Sifredy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sifredy tries to clinch but Bman moves out of range.
Sifredy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sifredy moves in looking to clinch but Bman pushes him off.
Sifredy shoots in and drives through. Bman sprawls well.
Sifredy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Bman instigates a clinch.
Bman landing knees to the head.

Sifredy is rocked!
Bman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sifredy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sifredy is still on wobbly legs! Can Bman finish him?
Sifredy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sifredy's defenses.
Bman scores a nice knee to the body.
Bman pressing his opponent against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bman lands an elbow just above Sifredy 's eye.
Bman lands an elbow inside that Sifredy shrugs off.
Bman connects with a knee to the head.
Bman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sifredy up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sifredy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bman is defending well for now.
Sifredy seems to have recovered his senses.
Sifredy taking a breather.
Sifredy has a couple of punches blocked by Bman.
Sifredy taking a breather.
Bman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sifredy jumps guard but Bman stands there with Sifredy around his waist. Sifredy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sifredy looks gassed!
Sifredy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Sifredy.
Sifredy is trying to break the clinch but Bman is controlling him.
Sifredy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bman won't allow it.
Bman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sifredy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bman walks away with a smile on his face. Sifredy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sifredy wants to clinch

and Bman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bman.
Bman lands an elbow inside that Sifredy shrugs off.
Bman crunches a lovely knee into Sifredy's ribcage.
Sifredy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bman won't allow it.
Bman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sifredy up against the cage.
Sifredy looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sifredy's face.
Bman stalling the fight.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Sifredy closes the distance but Bman moves to the side
and Bman counters with a nice body kick.

Bman moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bman.
Bman seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bman as Sifredy tries to tie him up.
Sifredy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bman walks away with a smile on his face. Sifredy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sifredy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bman counters by clinching up.
Bman effectively controlling the action here.
Bman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bman pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Sifredy darts in trying to clinch

and Bman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bman avoiding damage.
Bman landing knees to the body.
Sifredy misses with a punch on the inside.
Sifredy throws a head punch that misses.
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sifredy's efforts to push away.
Bman landing knees to the body.
Bman lands an elbow just above Sifredy 's eye.
Bman lands a nice knee to the body.
Bman crunches a lovely knee into Sifredy's ribcage.
Bman stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bman gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Bman keeps control of Sifredy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sifredy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.
Sifredy takes an elbow to the temple.
Sifredy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bman walks away with a smile on his face. Sifredy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bumble Bman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bman takes the fight into the clinch.
Sifredy trying to stall but Bman improves his position.
Bman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Bman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Sifredy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sifredy tries to circle away but Bman has him pinned against the cage.
Sifredy tries to pull guard but Bman holds him up against the cage and eventually Sifredy drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bumble Bman 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.

Bman scoring well with a low kick there.

Bman closes the distance and pushes Sifredy back into the cage.
Bumble Bman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sifredy tries to work over Bman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sifredy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bman blocks an uppercut.
Bman landing knees to the head.
Bman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sifredy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sifredy's face.
Bman is pushing Sifredy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bman for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sifredy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sifredy tries to break the clinch but Bman is controlling the position.
Bman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Bman tries a head kick but it misses.
Sifredy misses with a few strikes there.

Bman has managed to clinch.
Bman lands a knee to the body.
Sifredy is trying to force a seperation but Bman has the dominant position.
Bman lands a damaging elbow.
Bman stalling against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bman.
Bman keeps control of Sifredy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bman effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bman as Sifredy tries to tie him up.
Bman scores a nice knee to the body.
Bman has Sifredy pressed against the cage.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bman scores a nice knee to the body.
Sifredy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bman connects with a knee to the head.
Bman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sifredy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sifredy letting Bman take a breather here.
Bman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sifredy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sifredy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sifredy's defenses.
Sifredy tries to break free but Bman pushes him back against the cage.
Bman blocks an uppercut.
Sifredy is trying to maintain a safe position but Bman gets an underhook and turns Sifredy into the cage.
Sifredy letting Bman take a breather here.
Sifredy wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Sifredy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sifredy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bman is struggling to control the position.
Sifredy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bman lands an elbow that stopped Sifredy in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bman.
Sifredy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bman prevents it.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Sifredy.
Nice elbow from Bman.
Bman lands an elbow that stopped Sifredy in his tracks for a moment.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Sifredy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sifredy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sifredy looking to slow down the pace here.
Bman slowing the pace effectively.
Sifredy tries to pull guard but Bman holds him up against the cage and eventually Sifredy drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sifredy wants a takedown.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sifredy can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sifredy has had enough of the clinch but Bman keeps him there for the moment.
Bman slows down the pace here.
Bman looking to stall.
Sifredy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bman.
Bman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sifredy can do to turn this around?
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Sifredy won't want to take too many of those.
Sifredy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sifredy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bman is stalling here.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sifredy's face.
Bman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bman keeps control of Sifredy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bman lands a knee to the body.
Bman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bman stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bumble Bman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A lazy body kick from Sifredy
and Bman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bman circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bman counters by clinching up.
Bman looking to stall.
Bman is pushing Sifredy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Sifredy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sifredy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sifredy shoots in looking for a takedown. Bman tries to sprawl out of it but Sifredy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sifredy wants to clinch but Bman slips to the side

and Bman moves into the clinch.
Bman blocks an uppercut.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Bman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bman lands an elbow inside.
Bman stalling against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman scores a nice knee to the body.
Sifredy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sifredy tries to pull guard but Bman won't allow it.
Sifredy taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Bman.
Sifredy is trying to break the clinch but Bman is controlling him.
Bman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
A nice combination there by Bman.
Both fighters circling a little - Bman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sifredy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bman.
Come on Bman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sifredy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Sifredy.
Bman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sifredy's defenses.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Sifredy wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bman.
Sifredy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bman lands a nice knee to the body.
Sifredy stalling in the clinch but Bman improves position.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Sifredy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bman blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bman.
Bman keeps control of Sifredy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sifredy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bman stalls.
Bman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sifredy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Bman.
Bman just leaning against Sifredy, taking a breather.
Sifredy throws a head punch that misses.
Bman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sifredy is keeping busy.
Sifredy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sifredy tries to pull guard but Bman won't allow it.
Bman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Sifredy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bman.
Sifredy fails to pull guard.
Bman lands an elbow that stopped Sifredy in his tracks for a moment.
Bman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Sifredy drags the fight down to the ground.
Sifredy is looking to stand up but Bman isn't so interested in that idea.

Sifredy looking for a triangle here. Bman is fighting it but it looks tight! Sifredy pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bman is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rocco Sifredy!