PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinícius Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Ronny Samuelsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cavalcante comes to the cage accompanied by Entrance. Samuelsen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Schwab - DJs in a Row. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cavalcante
vs
Ronny Samuelsen

191 cm
33
265 lbs
20 - 3 - 0

196 cm
41
273 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinícius Cavalcante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Ronny Samuelsen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalcante wants to land a leg kick but Samuelsen is out of range.
Cavalcante blocks the body kick.
Samuelsen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cavalcante lands a nice shot that snaps Samuelsen's head back.

It looks like Rex Ronny Samuelsen has been cut.
Cavalcante takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Samuelsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cavalcante.
Samuelsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samuelsen moves away from the strike by Cavalcante.
Vinícius Cavalcante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cavalcante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Samuelsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cavalcante moves away.
Cavalcante throws a lazy uppercut
and Samuelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samuelsen scores with a jab to the body.
Cavalcante throws a leg kick but Samuelsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Samuelsen lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samuelsen sizes up Cavalcante with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cavalcante looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cavalcante.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cavalcante.
A telegraphed right hand from Cavalcante misses the target.
Cavalcante looks for the body kick but Samuelsen saw that one coming.
Cavalcante loads up on a big right hand but Samuelsen slips the punch.
Cavalcante scores with a jab.
Cavalcante throws a low kick, looking for Samuelsen's leg but Samuelsen calmly moves out of range.
Samuelsen blocks a head kick by Cavalcante.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Samuelsen.
Samuelsen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Samuelsen trying to control the position but Cavalcante is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Samuelsen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Samuelsen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cavalcante is looking to reverse the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Samuelsen.
Cavalcante avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Samuelsen.

Samuelsen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cavalcante knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsen working away.
Cavalcante being controlled for a moment.
Samuelsen trying to control the action but Cavalcante is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Samuelsen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cavalcante knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A control attempt from Cavalcante but he's now mounted!
Samuelsen controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rex Ronny Samuelsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rex Ronny Samuelsen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cavalcante throws an overhand right that lands on Samuelsen's shoulder, as Samuelsen tries to avoid the shot.
Cavalcante wants to land a leg kick but Samuelsen is out of range.
Samuelsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cavalcante lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Samuelsen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Samuelsen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cavalcante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Samuelsen ducks under a wild hook from Cavalcante.
Samuelsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cavalcante.
Samuelsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cavalcante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samuelsen manages to avoid it.
Samuelsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cavalcante manages to avoid it.

Samuelsen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Samuelsen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcante is holding on to half guard well.
Samuelsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cavalcante wants to control but Samuelsen is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Samuelsen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cavalcante moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante controls Samuelsen momentarily but Samuelsen frees himself.
Samuelsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Cavalcante is retaining full guard.
Samuelsen pushing down on Cavalcante's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cavalcante is holding on to half guard well.
Samuelsen trying to control from half guard but Cavalcante is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Samuelsen is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cavalcante still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cavalcante has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Cavalcante taking a breather here.
Rex Ronny Samuelsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samuelsen is looking for a sweep.
Cavalcante wants to control but Samuelsen is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Samuelsen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Samuelsen has a hand on Cavalcante's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Cavalcante takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cavalcante takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samuelsen is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vinícius Cavalcante will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rex Ronny Samuelsen's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cavalcante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samuelsen.
Samuelsen fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cavalcante. Samuelsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cavalcante.
Cavalcante throws a hook but Samuelsen blocks it.
Cavalcante throws a solid leg kick but Samuelsen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cavalcante.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cavalcante.
Cavalcante misses with a hook.
Cavalcante misses with a hook. Samuelsen ducked under it nicely.
Samuelsen throws a leg kick but Cavalcante sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cavalcante misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcante thows a body shot but no joy.
Samuelsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cavalcante.
Samuelsen misses with an uppercut.
Samuelsen looks to land a left hand but Cavalcante moved out of range nicely.
Samuelsen moves out of range as Cavalcante strikes.
Cavalcante throws a jab when Samuelsen was well out of range.
Cavalcante lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for Cavalcante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cavalcante fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cavalcante motions for Samuelsen to come forward. Cavalcante throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samuelsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samuelsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cavalcante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Samuelsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samuelsen manages to avoid it.
Cavalcante throws a low kick but Samuelsen avoids it.
A big right from Cavalcante misses.
Samuelsen loads up on a big right hand but Cavalcante slips the punch.
Samuelsen throws a shot from downtown. Cavalcante moves away and avoids it.
Cavalcante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samuelsen ducks under a wild hook from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Cavalcante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Samuelsen is predictable there
and Cavalcante counters with a nice low kick that buckles Samuelsen's knee momentarily.
Samuelsen lands a nice shot that snaps Cavalcante's head back.
Cavalcante misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cavalcante.
Samuelsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cavalcante throws a leg kick that misses.
Cavalcante misses with a body shot.
Samuelsen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cavalcante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vinícius Cavalcante is winning the standup battle so far.
Cavalcante misses with a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Cavalcante coming out on top.
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!
Samuelsen throws a body punch but Cavalcante moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Cavalcante.
Cavalcante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samuelsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Cavalcante misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cavalcante looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Samuelsen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cavalcante slips a straight right by Samuelsen.
Vinícius Cavalcante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cavalcante feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samuelsen's calf.
Samuelsen slips under a jab from Cavalcante.

Samuelsen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cavalcante is trying to defend but Samuelsen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Samuelsen throws a strike but Cavalcante avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cavalcante has Samuelsen pulled in close to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinícius Cavalcante showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cavalcante 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinícius Cavalcante!
A very excited looking Vinícius Cavalcante made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.