PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ronald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Foolio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Ronald had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Chris Ronald has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ronald
vs
Foolio

187 cm
29
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Ronald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Foolio!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Foolio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ronald tries to clinch
and Foolio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ronald's knee momentarily.
Ronald tries for a takedown but Foolio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Foolio darts in and clinches Ronald up against the cage.
Ronald looking to stall.
Ronald goes for a takedown in the clinch but Foolio prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Ronald. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Foolio lands a takedown into guard.
Foolio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Foolio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Ronald isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Foolio stacks Ronald on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Foolio!
Ronald is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Foolio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Foolio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ronald can't do much from the bottom here.
Ronald tries to bench press Foolio off him but Foolio keeps the position.
Ronald tries to control but Foolio manages to take his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronald turns into Foolio and is now in his guard.
Foolio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ronald is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Foolio controls Ronald momentarily but Ronald frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronald wants to control from the top but Foolio keeps moving.
Foolio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Captain Foolio.

Foolio forces Ronald back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronald struggles to land a body shot inside as Foolio controls his hands.
Ronald just leaning against Foolio, taking a breather.

Foolio pulls guard successfully.
Foolio looking for a sweep. Not yet Foolio, not yet.
Foolio wants to stand but Ronald is controlling the position.
Ronald controlling from the top position.
Ronald wants to control from the top but Foolio keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Ronald wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ronald moves in looking to clinch but Foolio pushes him off.

Foolio closes the distance and clinches.
Foolio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Foolio is defending well against a takedown attempt.

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

Foolio shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ronald's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ronald is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Foolio defends well.
Ronald is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foolio wants to get up but he can't break Ronald's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Foolio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ronald tries to sprawl but Foolio drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ronald trying to control but Foolio postures up.
Ronald is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Foolio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Foolio's back!
Ronald trying to control.
Ronald is riding his opponent, not letting Foolio buck him off.
Foolio is really stuck here.
Foolio wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foolio trying to control the hands but Ronald won't let him.
Ronald tries to get the hooks in deep but Foolio pushed the leg off.
Ronald is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Foolio can't escape the position.
Ronald lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Foolio.
Ronald controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronald is punishing Foolio with some ground and pound.
Chris Ronald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ronald has good solid back control here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ronald's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foolio looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ronald softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Foolio's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Ronald dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Foolio misses with a combination

and Ronald counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Foolio!

Ronald is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Foolio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ronald wants to control but Foolio is keeping him busy.
Ronald advances to full mount.
Ronald tries to control but Foolio wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foolio taking shots to the head.
Foolio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Foolio wants to control but Ronald is having none of it.
Foolio is squirming around, avoiding Ronald's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foolio is trying to escape the mount.
Ronald controlling the pace for now.
Ronald trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ronald lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ronald controlling the position easily from mount.
Ronald pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ronald avoids the attempt from Foolio to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronald pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronald is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Foolio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Foolio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ronald tries to control but Foolio wriggling away.
Ronald landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foolio is desperately trying to improve his position but Ronald has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Ronald showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ronald has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Ronald!