PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Allegre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Juarez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Juarez
vs
Allegre

196 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyson Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Allegre!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Juarez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Allegre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Juarez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Allegre controls the pace.
Juarez is trying to control the position but Allegre postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allegre sitting in guard here, content to control.
Allegre wants to get up but he can't break Juarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Juarez 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.
Allegre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Juarez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Allegre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allegre wants to stand but Juarez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Allegre trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.

Allegre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Allegre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Allegre content to stall in guard here.
Juarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Allegre is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Juarez's half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez is staying active underneath Allegre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Juarez is trying to control but can't.

Allegre seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Juarez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Allegre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Allegre's back!

Allegre is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Allegre is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allegre turns into Juarez and is now in his guard.
Allegre trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.

Allegre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Allegre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Juarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Allegre on the ground.
Allegre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Juarez is looking for a triangle but Allegre pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allegre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Allegre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Juarez managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allegre passes Juarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Allegre drops an elbow to the side of Juarez's head.
Allegre stalling.

Allegre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Juarez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Allegre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Allegre's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juarez is not going to allow Allegre to sit and survive in this position.
Allegre breaks Juarez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Allegre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Allegre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Allegre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Juarez quickly recovers to half guard.
Juarez moves into full guard.
Allegre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Juarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fabricio Allegre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Allegre is pushing down on Juarez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Juarez is fighting to maintain full guard but Allegre has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Allegre seems to be looking for submissions.
Allegre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Juarez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Juarez.
Allegre sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez trying to control the position.
Allegre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Allegre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Juarez is trying to keep Allegre in close.
Allegre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Allegre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two 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.
Allegre stopping the sweep attempt from Juarez.
Juarez trying to keep a closed guard but Allegre is proving a slippery customer.

Juarez has his foot on Allegre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Allegre works his way back into a safe position though.
Juarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allegre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Juarez's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Juarez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
You can see the frustration on Allegre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Allegre throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allegre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Allegre is trying to stand back up but Juarez is controlling him

Juarez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Allegre is looking to escape.

Allegre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juarez pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Allegre is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Allegre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allegre tries to clinch
and Juarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Juarez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Allegre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Juarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Allegre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Allegre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Juarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Allegre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Juarez stacks Allegre 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 Juarez!
Allegre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Juarez off and has taken his back!
Juarez trying to control the hands but Allegre won't let him.
Juarez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Allegre is working for a rear naked choke. Juarez is not defending it well and Allegre has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Juarez refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Juarez's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fabricio Allegre!
After winning the bout, Fabricio Allegre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.