PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cavalcante is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sons of Plunder-Disturbed. Ricardo Cavalcante struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ricardo Cavalcante acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Williams
vs
Cavalcante

185 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Mustang Fight Food

S.W.A.T.
Carnage Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Cavalcante !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Cavalcante has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.

Cavalcante is rocked!
Williams works over Cavalcante with some ground and pound from guard.
Cavalcante is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cavalcante is keeping the position for now.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams stands up over Cavalcante , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Cavalcante looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams cracks Cavalcante with a solid left hand.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams stands up over Cavalcante , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Cavalcante 's brow.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cavalcante 's head.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Williams works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Cavalcante 's hands, connecting with Cavalcante 's forehead.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Cavalcante looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cavalcante with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Cavalcante is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams is nestled in close to Cavalcante , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams working Cavalcante over with strikes.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Williams working Cavalcante over with strikes.
Cavalcante wants to get back to full guard.
Williams prevents Cavalcante from standing back up.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams drops an elbow to the side of Cavalcante 's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cavalcante looks like he's trying to stand up.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cavalcante with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Cavalcante defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cavalcante throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Williams shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Cavalcante is out cold and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Rick Williams!