PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Cassius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios comes into the arena with Insane in the Membrane blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rios
vs
Cassius

161 cm
22
147 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

172 cm
23
153 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Syndicate Drugs
Blaze Ronin Street Gear

Syndicate Drugs

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Cassius!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick lands from Rios that sends Cassius to the canvas. Cassius tries to scramble back to his feet but Rios brings him back down into side control.

Cassius is rocked!
Cassius is looking for a sweep.
Cassius is still in real trouble! Can Rios finish him?
Rios trying to control the position but Cassius is working away.

Rios tries for a kimura but Cassius is defending well.
Cassius seems to have recovered his senses.
Cassius gets back to half guard.
Rios sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cassius tries to get to full guard but Rios has control of the leg.
Rios is tying to control. Cassius wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Rios seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cassius manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Cassius has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rios can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rios wants to pass the guard but Cassius is keeping the position.
Rios trying to control but Cassius is working from the bottom.

Cassius throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Cassius is looking for a triangle but Rios pushes his legs off easily.
Cassius looks gassed!
Cassius looking for a sweep. Not yet Cassius, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios is in close to Cassius's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rios stopping the sweep attempt from Cassius.
Rios postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rios pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cassius is keeping the position for now.
Rios working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Cassius is looking for a triangle but Rios pushes his legs off easily.

Rios stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rios forces Cassius back against the cage and clinches.
Cassius is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rios gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cassius has Rios pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rios manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cassius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rios gets through Cassius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rios with a knee to the head.

Rios manages to break the clinch.
Rios misses with a series of wild punches.

Rios takes the fight into the clinch.
Rios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cassius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rios gets underhooks to prevent Cassius's takedown attempt.
Rodrigo Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Cassius.
Rios scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cassius tries to score a body lock takedown but Rios shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Rios breaks from the clinch.
Cassius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cassius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rios tries to avoid it but Cassius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rios to the ground. Rios escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cassius fails to land the takedown.
Rios tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassius tries to move into range but Rios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rios lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Rios.
Cassius fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodrigo Rios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rios is looking to clinch but Cassius is avoiding it.
Rios cracks the inside of Cassius's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rios. That's going to slow Cassius down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios lands with a nice body kick.
Rios uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cassius has time to react.
Rios lands a head kick. Cassius smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rios throws a sloppy head kick and Cassius moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rios misses with a two punch combination.
Rios tries a head kick but it misses.
Cassius walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rios.
Rios misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Rios dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rios looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rios tries a head kick but it misses.
Rios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodrigo Rios is winning the standup battle so far.
Rios fakes the leg kick and cracks Cassius in the body.
Cassius walks into a left hand.
Cassius moves out of range as Rios throws a body kick.
Rios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rios sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Cassius to the ground! Rios dives into full mount looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rios prevents Cassius from getting the reversal.
Rios unloading with bombs!
Cassius is breathing heavily.

Rios working for a submission but Cassius is keeping him at bay.
Rios is landing with some decent strikes but Cassius is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios cracks Cassius with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rios wants to control the pace but Cassius is squirming around nicely.
Cassius is trying desperately to improve position.
Cassius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rios is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cassius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rios looking to control but Cassius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cassius tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rios looking to control but Cassius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rios landing strikes from the mount.
Cassius is looking to improve his position but Rios isn't that keen on the idea.
Rios dominating with strikes here.
Rios tries to control but Cassius wriggling away.
Cassius working to try and regain half guard.
Rios in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios landing strikes from the mount and Cassius is in trouble!
Rios prevents Cassius from getting the reversal.
Rios looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cassius takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Rios is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cassius has managed to escape the submission attempt.
A nice elbow there by Rios.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cassius is working to get back to half guard.
Rios looking to control but Cassius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rios lands a heavy elbow.
Rios prevents Cassius from getting the reversal.
Rios looking to control but Cassius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Rios.
Cassius is looking to improve his position but Rios isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Rios dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Rios throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Rios.
Rios looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rios lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rios stuffs the takedown attempt from Cassius. Cassius gets slowly back to his feet.
Rios misses with a head kick.
Rios keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cassius blocks a head kick by Rios.
Cassius shoots for a double leg takedown but Rios sprawls well. He's pushed Cassius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cassius fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodrigo Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Cassius.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Cassius or perhaps it was just good defense by Rios which made him look bad.
Rios jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodrigo Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cassius takes a step back to recover.
Rios throws a body punch but Cassius moves out of range.
Rios tries a head kick but it misses.

Cassius bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rios manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cassius's best efforts.

Cassius is working for a kimura here but Rios manages to reverse the position and he's now in Cassius's guard.

Cassius looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rios has picked Cassius up and slammed him! Cassius can't keep hold of the triangle and Rios manages to pass to side control!
Cassius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rios creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cassius is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios taking a breather here.
Rios working the head and body with strikes.
Cassius is trying to get back to half guard.
Rios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cassius can do to turn this around?
Rios is working Cassius over with some ground and pound from side control.

Rios decides to stand back up. Rios steps back and let's Cassius get back to his feet.
Rios tries a head kick but it misses.

Rios moves into range and clinches up with Cassius.

Rios breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rios throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Rios has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rios drives through and clinches with Cassius against the cage.
Cassius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by Rios.
Rios stops a takedown attempt from Cassius.
Rios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cassius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rios is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cassius is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rios gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cassius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rios fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cassius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rios throws a head kick that misses.
Cassius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Cassius or perhaps it was just good defense by Rios which made him look bad.
Rios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Rios. No joy for Cassius on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios misses with a head kick.
Rios lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cassius's sensitive parts.
Rios throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice sprawl there from Rios as Cassius shoots in.
Rios lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cassius takes a step back to recover.
Rios throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rios thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cassius if he has to take too many more of those.
Cassius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rios circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rios.

Rios forces Cassius back against the cage and clinches.
Cassius looking for a takedown.

Rios breaks the clinch.
Cassius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Rios finds it's way through Cassius's defenses.
A head kick misses from Rios.
A head kick misses from Rios.
Maximus Cassius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cassius has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rios.
Rios explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rios thuds his shin into the meat of Cassius's side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Rios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rios 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Rios!