PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ma Moru (ranked 1391 p4p, 2204 weight class) and Caio Bottura (ranked 163 p4p, 236 weight class). Moru comes to the cage accompanied by Stand Up. Bottura has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Moru
vs
Bottura

163 cm
32
148
22 - 23 - 0

173 cm
36
150
29 - 21 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ma Moru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Bottura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moru doesn't seem phased though.
Bottura misses with a jab to the body
and Moru counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moru lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bottura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bottura can pounce on him.
Bottura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moru circles away quickly and effectively.
Moru connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bottura blocks a jab.
Bottura throws a solid leg kick but Moru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bottura.
Bottura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bottura checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice jab there from Bottura.
Moru throws a body kick that misses.
Moru throws a leg kick

and Bottura counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Bottura jumps into guard, dragging Moru to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Moru avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bottura trying to keep a closed guard but Moru is proving a slippery customer.

Bottura has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Moru doesn't defend quickly enough and Bottura has managed to lock this one up! Can Moru escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bottura on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Caio Bottura!
An out of breath Caio Bottura thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.