PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Postiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitbull's entrance music is Parado na Esquina. A fine choice. Postiga has chosen Tacata as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pitbull
vs
Postiga

185 cm
22
180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

177 cm
30
196 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Postiga!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Postiga lands with a nice body punch.
Pitbull fails with a takedown attempt.
Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Postiga.
Pitbull shoots in but no luck this time.
Postiga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pitbull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sergio Postiga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Postiga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitbull shoots for a double leg takedown but Postiga sprawls well. He's pushed Pitbull's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitbull jabs at Postiga's body.
Pitbull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Postiga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pitbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pitbull misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull closes the distance and clinches up with Postiga, looking for a takedown. Pitbull pushes Postiga against the cage but Postiga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Postiga.

Pitbull gets a double leg takedown into Postiga's guard.
Pitbull throwing strikes from guard but Postiga blocks nicely.
Postiga wants to get back to his feet but Pitbull is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Postiga keeping moving, preventing Pitbull from controlling successfully.

Postiga wriggles free and stands up.
Postiga misses with a double jab.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Postiga tries to clinch up.
Pitbull fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Postiga clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Postiga pushes Pitbull back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Postiga tries a body shot but Pitbull blocks it.
Postiga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitbull's elbow.
Pitbull fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Postiga can't find room to land a body shot as Pitbull controls the action.
Pitbull looking to stall.
Pitbull wants a takedown but no success here.
Pitbull goes for a takedown in the clinch but Postiga prevents it.
Pitbull drops down looking for an ankle pick but Postiga pulls his leg out and moves away.
Postiga takes a swing at Pitbull's ribcage but misses.
Sergio Postiga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Postiga throws out a loose jab but Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Postiga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Postiga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitbull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Postiga tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitbull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Postiga just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitbull will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A lazy body kick from Postiga
and Pitbull counters with a one-two to the body.
Pitbull keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Postiga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Postiga as Pitbull shoots in.
Postiga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Postiga throws out the jab.
Postiga scores with a hook to the body. Pitbull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Pitbull bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pitbull wants to lay and pray for a moment but Postiga keeps working.
Pitbull tries to advance to mount but can't.
Postiga managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pitbull.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Postiga is trying to control Pitbull's posture but Pitbull avoids it.
Postiga is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Postiga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Postiga throws a leg kick
and Pitbull counters with a three punch combo that has Postiga backing up. Postiga nods at Pitbull to acknowledge the strikes.
Postiga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pitbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pitbull fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Postiga avoids it really well and circles away.
Postiga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Postiga wants it to stay on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Postiga.

Postiga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Postiga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitbull effectively controlling the action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Postiga.

Postiga successfully pulls guard.
Pitbull passes Postiga's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Postiga is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pitbull's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pitbull's back!
Postiga doesn't have the hooks in and Pitbull manages to turn into his guard.

Postiga has his foot on Pitbull's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pitbull works his way back into a safe position though.
Pitbull prevents Postiga from getting back to his feet.
Pitbull slips nicely into half guard.
Pitbull controlling the action here.
Pitbull is stalling here. Postiga is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pitbull seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Postiga has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pitbull gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Postiga content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is wriggling around trying to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Postiga landing strikes from the mount and Pitbull is in trouble!
Pitbull tries to lock up and control but Postiga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Postiga wants to control the pace but Pitbull is squirming around nicely.
Postiga thowing shots but they're missing.
Postiga controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to hold on but Postiga postures up.
Postiga controlling the pace for now.
Postiga lands a heavy elbow.
Pitbull is desperately trying to improve his position but Postiga has a good base and remains in mount.
Postiga avoids the attempt from Pitbull to control.
Pitbull is working to get back to half guard.

Postiga get's back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Postiga throws a head kick that misses.
Postiga tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitbull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Postiga.
Postiga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Postiga moves into range and clinches up with Pitbull.
Postiga lands a right hand.
Postiga lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Postiga walks away with a smile on his face. Pitbull gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Postiga misses with a low kick.
Pitbull shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Postiga pinned against the cage. Postiga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Postiga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pitbull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pitbull misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Postiga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Postiga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pitbull.
Postiga scores with a hook to the body. Pitbull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Postiga throws a head kick but Pitbull moves out of range.
Pitbull looks for a takedown but Postiga sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Postiga tries a low kick but Pitbull avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Postiga shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pitbull eats them both and turns towards Postiga to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Postiga throws a lazy body kick
and Pitbull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Postiga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Postiga misses with a body shot.
Postiga tries to clinch up but Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.
Postiga throws a series of punches but Pitbull avoids them all with ease.
Postiga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Postiga.
Postiga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Postiga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pitbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Postiga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Postiga tries to clinch up but Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.
Postiga throws a lazy uppercut
and Pitbull counters with a two punch combo.
Postiga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitbull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Postiga.
Pitbull shoots and misses
letting Postiga counter with a right hand.
Ronaldo Pitbull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Postiga tries to clinch up.
Postiga misses with a series of wild punches.
Postiga misses with a body punch

and Pitbull counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Postiga!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Postiga regains half guard.
Pitbull trying to control the action but Postiga is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Postiga keeping hold of Pitbull's head, controlling as best he can.
Pitbull trying to control the action but Postiga is working from the bottom.

Postiga makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pitbull fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Postiga avoids it really well and circles away.
Postiga tries to land a body kick
and Pitbull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pitbull throws a leg kick that misses.
Pitbull closes the distance and clinches up with Postiga, looking for a takedown. Pitbull pushes Postiga against the cage but Postiga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Postiga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitbull swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Postiga takes a swing at Pitbull's ribcage but misses.
Postiga swinging wildly here.
Postiga works the jab nicely.
Postiga connects with a solid leg kick.
Postiga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Postiga clinches with his opponent.
Postiga misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull jumps guard but Postiga turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Postiga pushes Pitbull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Postiga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pitbull is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Postiga really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pitbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Postiga.
Postiga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitbull shoots for a double leg takedown but Postiga sprawls well. He's pushed Pitbull's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pitbull throws a hook but Postiga avoids it easily.
Postiga misses with a body shot.
Postiga lands with a kick to the temple. Pitbull shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Postiga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Postiga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Postiga misses.
A clash of legs there as Pitbull blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Postiga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pitbull shoots and misses
and Postiga counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Postiga tries to bum rush Pitbull with a series of wild strikes but Pitbull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitbull misses with a takedown attempt - Postiga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Postiga throws an off balance right hand
and Pitbull counters with a nice uppercut.
Pitbull misses with a series of wild punches.
Pitbull is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pitbull pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Postiga back to the cage. Pitbull follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Postiga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitbull checks a leg kick nicely.
Pitbull misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Postiga with a nice cross.

Postiga gets a clinch.
Pitbull drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Postiga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitbull blocks a head kick by Postiga.
Pitbull keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitbull checks a leg kick.
Pitbull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Postiga.
A low kick from Postiga misses
and Pitbull counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitbull's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pitbull duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Postiga misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Pitbull counter with a right hand.
Postiga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pitbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Pitbull misses its intended target.
Postiga tries to clinch but Pitbull moves out of range.
Pitbull takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horrible takedown by Pitbull or perhaps it was just good defense by Postiga which made him look bad.
Postiga motions for Pitbull to come forward. Postiga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pitbull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Postiga circles away quickly and effectively.
Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull misses with a wild body shot.
Postiga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pitbull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Postiga thows a body shot but no joy.
Postiga tries to clinch up but Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.
Postiga tries to clinch but Pitbull is having none of it.
Postiga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Pitbull counter with a right hand.
Postiga tries a head kick but it misses.
Sergio Postiga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Postiga scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Postiga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Postiga as he avoids it easily.
Postiga throws a nice looking combination but Pitbull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Postiga dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Postiga misses with a body kick.
Postiga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pitbull counters with a straight right hand.
Postiga tries to clinch but Pitbull moves away
and Pitbull makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pitbull fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Postiga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pitbull. That did some damage!

Postiga forces Pitbull back against the cage and clinches.
Postiga lands a left hand.
Pitbull lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pitbull prevents a body shot from Postiga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull tries for a takedown but Postiga manages to get underhooks.
Postiga is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Postiga throws a head punch that misses.

Postiga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitbull tried to score with a low kick but Postiga checks it.
Postiga tries to land a leg kick but Pitbull saw it coming and moves away.
Postiga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Pitbull closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Pitbull is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Postiga sees it coming and defends easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pitbull is pressing down on Postiga's thigh, looking to free his foot. Postiga is holding on for now.
Postiga wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pitbull throws some wild stikes that Postiga manages to avoid easily.
Pitbull trying to control but Postiga is having none of it.
Pitbull punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Postiga is looking to improve his position but Pitbull isn't that keen on the idea.
Postiga is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sergio Postiga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to control but Postiga wriggling away.
Postiga is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pitbull scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Postiga?
Pitbull tries to control but Postiga wriggling away.
Postiga prevents Pitbull from taking his back.
Postiga tries to lock up and control but Pitbull gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pitbull can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Postiga is looking to escape.
Pitbull looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Postiga sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pitbull prevents Postiga from standing back up.
Pitbull missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pitbull wants to lay and pray for a moment but Postiga keeps working.

Pitbull is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pitbull wants to take a breather but Postiga is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull moves into full mount! Postiga won't be happy about that!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitbull looking to control but Postiga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ronaldo Pitbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitbull won't let Postiga get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Pitbull showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Postiga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 46:49
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:49
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Postiga!
Sergio Postiga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.