PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Budinha (ranked 793 p4p, 1957 weight class) and Don Sheidu (ranked 46 p4p, 111 weight class). The key to victory for Marcos Budinha has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Budinha
vs
Sheidu

150 cm
23
130
11 - 10 - 0

167 cm
30
139
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Budinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Sheidu!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheidu lands a right hook to the body.
Sheidu takes a swing at Budinha's ribcage but misses.
Budinha appears to be looking for a big counter.
A nice leg kick from Budinha, right into the meat of the thigh.
Don Sheidu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sheidu gets tackled into the cage by Budinha. Budinha maintains the clinch.
Sheidu misses with a punch to the body.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheidu.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but Sheidu blocks it.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sheidu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sheidu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheidu working aggressively here.
Budinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
Sheidu misses with a body punch.
Sheidu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budinha.
Sheidu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Budinha avoids it.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
Sheidu managing to block the knees to the body from Budinha.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Budinha forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Budinha managing to block the knees to the body from Sheidu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budinha stalling against the cage.
Sheidu misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheidu struggles to land a body shot inside as Budinha controls his hands.
Sheidu has a couple of punches blocked by Budinha.
Budinha landing knees to the head.
Sheidu lands a shoulder strike.
Sheidu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheidu avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Sheidu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but Budinha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Budinha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Budinha stalling.
Sheidu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheidu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budinha.
Budinha working Sheidu over with knees to the body.
Sheidu fails to pull guard.
Marcos Budinha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Sheidu.
Sheidu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budinha is defending well for now.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sheidu avoids it.
Sheidu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Budinha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheidu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Budinha prevents a body shot from Sheidu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
Sheidu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sheidu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Budinha managing to block the knees to the body from Sheidu.
Budinha lands an elbow inside that Sheidu shrugs off.
Budinha lands an elbow that stopped Sheidu in his tracks for a moment.
Budinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Budinha effectively controlling the action here.
Budinha blocks an uppercut.
Sheidu fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheidu.
Sheidu throws a head punch that misses.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheidu.
Budinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Sheidu misses with a punch to the body.
Budinha avoiding damage as Sheidu throws knees to the body.
Budinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheidu.
Sheidu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheidu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Budinha's elbow.
Budinha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sheidu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Budinha is pushing Sheidu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sheidu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budinha.
Budinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Budinha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sheidu struggles to land a body shot inside as Budinha controls his hands.
Budinha working Sheidu over with knees to the body.
Budinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sheidu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sheidu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budinha is defending well for now.
Sheidu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but Budinha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Budinha lands a knee to the body.
Sheidu tries to work over Budinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Sheidu misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sheidu fails to land.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Budinha slowing the pace effectively.
Sheidu tries to throw a body punch but Budinha avoids it by throwing Sheidu back against the cage.
Budinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sheidu looks winded!
Sheidu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Budinha avoids it.
Budinha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Sheidu's ribcage.
Budinha landing knees to the head.
Budinha stalling in the clinch.
Sheidu misses with some punches.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Budinha forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budinha blocks an uppercut.
Budinha lands an elbow inside that Sheidu shrugs off.
Sheidu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Budinha's elbow.
Budinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sheidu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sheidu misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Budinha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Budinha tries to clinch but Sheidu moves out of range.

Budinha closes the distance and pushes Sheidu back into the cage.
Sheidu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budinha is defending well for now.
Sheidu misses with a punch to the body.
Sheidu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheidu misses with a punch on the inside.

Sheidu successfully pulls guard.

Budinha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Sheidu looking for a guillotine here but Budinha defends easily.

Sheidu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Budinha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheidu can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sheidu's guard.

Sheidu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha is looking to stand up but Sheidu won't let him.
Budinha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Budinha decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sheidu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Budinha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick there by Budinha.
Sheidu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Budinha has Sheidu up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
Sheidu is breathing heavily.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
Budinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sheidu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Budinha smiles and moves away.

Budinha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sheidu, pushing him back against the cage.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sheidu jumps into guard, dragging Budinha to the mat.

Sheidu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Budinha wants to stand but Sheidu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sheidu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Budinha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Sheidu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Budinha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sheidu looking for a guillotine here but Budinha defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Budinha decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheidu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Budinha is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Sheidu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sheidu misses with a looping left.

Budinha instigates a clinch.
Budinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Budinha leaning against his opponent.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Budinha won't allow it.

Sheidu jumps guard and drags Budinha to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sheidu working a defensive guard here.

Sheidu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Budinha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sheidu 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sheidu's guard.

Budinha decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sheidu, up you get!
Budinha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sheidu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Budinha misses with a head kick.
Budinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Budinha staying out of range there.
Budinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Sheidu.
Sheidu lands with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Sheidu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Budinha closes the distance and pushes Sheidu back into the cage.
Budinha landing knees to the head.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Sheidu avoids the damage to the body.
Sheidu tries to throw a body punch but Budinha avoids it by throwing Sheidu back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Budinha dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Budinha slips a straight right by Sheidu.
Budinha is looking to counter the offense by Sheidu and move into the clinch.
Sheidu cracks Budinha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sheidu keeps the fight on the outside.
Budinha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sheidu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Budinha keeps Sheidu at a distance using the push kick.
Budinha staying out of range there.
Budinha feints and then cracks Sheidu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheidu down.
Sheidu thuds a left hand into Budinha's body.
Sheidu misses the shot to the body.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheidu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Budinha ducks under a wild hook from Sheidu.
Budinha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sheidu.
Budinha fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha tries to clinch but Sheidu moves out of range.
Sheidu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Budinha.
Budinha throws a big counter combination but Sheidu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Budinha slips under a jab from Sheidu.
Budinha is looking to counter the offense by Sheidu and move into the clinch.

Budinha gets a clinch.
Marcos Budinha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sheidu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheidu jumps guard but Budinha stands there with Sheidu around his waist. Sheidu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sheidu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A knee to the head by Budinha.
Budinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Sheidu won't want to take too many of those.
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Budinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Budinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
Sheidu has a couple of punches blocked by Budinha.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Budinha is looking to control Sheidu's arms but Sheidu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Budinha has his back to the cage.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the head but Sheidu blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheidu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Budinha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Budinha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sheidu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Sheidu gets control of Budinha's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sheidu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sheidu has a closed guard, preventing Budinha from standing up.
Budinha stopping the sweep attempt from Sheidu.

Budinha stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sheidu misses with a hook

and Budinha counters by clinching up.
Budinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sheidu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
Budinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Budinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Budinha with a knee to the head.
Budinha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Budinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Budinha just leaning against Sheidu, taking a breather.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Budinha stalls.
Budinha avoiding damage as Sheidu throws knees to the body.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Budinha won't allow it.
Budinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Budinha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sheidu up against the cage.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
Sheidu fails to pull guard.
Marcos Budinha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Sheidu.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
Budinha lands a knee to the body.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Budinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sheidu's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Sheidu's ribcage.
Budinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Sheidu won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Budinha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sheidu swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budinha lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sheidu jumps guard but Budinha stands there with Sheidu around his waist. Sheidu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Don Sheidu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Sheidu fails to land.
Budinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Sheidu's ribcage.
Budinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Budinha working Sheidu over with knees to the body.
Budinha lands a damaging elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Budinha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Budinha, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Budinha!
After winning the bout, Marcos Budinha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.