PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mano Thao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baptista Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thao's entrance music is Sabotage. A fine choice. Baptista Reis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Thao
vs
Reis

197 cm
28
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

192 cm
28
280 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mano Thao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Baptista Reis!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thao misses with a body shot.
Reis blocks a head kick by Thao.
Reis keeps the fight on the outside.
Reis digs a good hook to Thao's body.
Thao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thao throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Reis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reis looks to land a combination but Thao avoids it well.
Reis takes a swing at Thao's ribcage but misses.
Reis throws a one two combo.

It looks like Mano Thao has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thao blocks a jab.
Reis digs a good body shot into Thao's ribs.
Reis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thao tries to clinch
and Reis counters with a straight right hand.
Reis thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thao moves away from the strike by Reis.
Reis throws a jab when Thao was well out of range.
Reis misses with a wild body shot.
Reis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thao was well out of range. Poor timing from Reis.
Reis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reis misses with a shot to the body
and Thao counters with an inside leg kick.
Reis throws out a loose jab but Thao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thao counters with an outside leg kick.
Thao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thao clobbers Reis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thao thumps Reis with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis misses with a few strikes there.
Reis looks winded!
Some wild striking there from Reis.
Reis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thao rather than just go for the knockout.
Reis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reis keeps the fight on the outside.
Thao tries to clinch up
and Reis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thao thumps Reis with a low kick.
Thao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reis keeps the fight on the outside.
Reis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reis.
Reis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thao.
Reis tries to bum rush Thao with a series of wild strikes but Thao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thao lands a head kick. Reis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Baptista Reis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reis misses with a hook to the body
and Thao counters with a thumping low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thao.
Thao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thao is looking to slow Reis down with leg kicks.
Reis keeps the fight on the outside.
Thao lands a right hook to the body.
Thao scores with a shot to the body.

Thao rushes Reis and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Thao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reis takes a knee right on the jaw!

Thao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thao.
Reis throws a series of punches but Thao avoids them all with ease.
Thao scores with a head kick. Reis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Reis connects with the punch.
Reis misses with a looping right.
Thao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thao wants to clinch.
Thao slips a jab and a cross from Reis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mano Thao dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thao tries to close the distance and clinch but Reis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thao throws a right hand that misses
and Reis counters with a nice body shot.
Reis misses the body punch
and Thao finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thao, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thao.
Thao connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Reis misses.
Thao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thao tries a head kick but it misses.
Thao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thao.
Thao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reis is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis misses with a combination
and Thao counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Thao.

Thao closes the distance and clinches.
Thao lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Thao.

That has opened up Baptista Reis's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Thao.
Thao dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Thao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reis scores with a sloppy right hand. Thao should have avoided that one.
Thao moves to clinch but Reis breaks away
and Reis counters with a straight right hand.

Thao instigates a clinch.
Thao lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Reis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thao lands a knee to the head.
Thao lands a body punch.

Thao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baptista Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thao slips a jab and a cross from Reis.
Thao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reis's calf.
Reis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

The cut above Baptista Reis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Thao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reis doesn't seem phased though.

Thao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thao lands a good knee to the midsection. Reis won't want to take too many of those.
Reis letting Thao take a breather here.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thao. Reis shrugs it off though.
Thao doesn't manage to clinch there - Reis circles away.
Thao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thao lands a head kick. Reis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Baptista Reis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Baptista Reis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mano Thao!
Mano Thao spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.