PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elton Larouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Larouche
vs
de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro

188 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
214 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elton Larouche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch there but Larouche circles away.
Maurinho de Pietro avoids the head kick by Larouche.
Larouche lands a front kick.
Maurinho de Pietro moves out of range of the body kick from Larouche.
Larouche scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maurinho de Pietro looks gassed!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Larouche. Maurinho de Pietro shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maurinho de Pietro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Larouche. That one must have hurt.
Larouche scoring well with a low kick there.
Maurinho de Pietro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Larouche connects with a solid leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Larouche!
Larouche lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro has been cut.
Larouche throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Larouche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maurinho de Pietro blocks a head kick by Larouche.
Larouche swats away the attempt to clinch by Maurinho de Pietro.
Larouche thuds his shin into the meat of Maurinho de Pietro's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larouche. That's going to slow Maurinho de Pietro down.
Larouche delivers a nice body kick.
Maurinho de Pietro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larouche can pounce on him.
Larouche lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maurinho de Pietro takes a step back to recover.
Maurinho de Pietro tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larouche throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maurinho de Pietro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larouche lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maurinho de Pietro takes a step back to recover.
Larouche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larouche lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Larouche throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maurinho de Pietro.
Larouche avoids a kick to the body.
Larouche scores with a spinning back kick!
Larouche throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Larouche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larouche pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Larouche blocks the leg kick.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch up but Larouche circles away and keeps his distance.
Larouche scores with a leg kick.
Larouche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larouche. That's going to slow Maurinho de Pietro down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larouche throws a head kick that misses.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch up.
Maurinho de Pietro fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larouche throws a solid leg kick but Maurinho de Pietro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larouche.
Larouche tries to land a front kick but Maurinho de Pietro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Larouche lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Maurinho de Pietro moves into range and clinches up with Larouche.
Larouche blocks an elbow strike.

Larouche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Maurinho de Pietro clinches up with Larouche and pushes him back against the cage.

Larouche breaks from the clinch.
Maurinho de Pietro blocks the body kick.
Maurinho de Pietro blocks a leg kick.
Maurinho de Pietro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Larouche throws a nice head kick!
Maurinho de Pietro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Maurinho de Pietro rushes Larouche and presses him up against the cage.
Maurinho de Pietro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Larouche misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maurinho de Pietro.
Maurinho de Pietro lands a nice elbow.

Larouche manages to break the clinch.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larouche.
Larouche blocks a head kick by Maurinho de Pietro.
Larouche throws a head kick but Maurinho de Pietro moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurinho de Pietro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Larouche.
Maurinho de Pietro moves out of range as Larouche throws a body kick.
Maurinho de Pietro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Larouche.
Larouche lands a nice looking body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Maurinho de Pietro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maurinho de Pietro moves out of range of the body kick from Larouche.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch up but Larouche circles away and keeps his distance.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larouche throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maurinho de Pietro.
Maurinho de Pietro is looking to clinch but Larouche is avoiding it.
Larouche scoring well with a low kick there.
Larouche throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Larouche there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Larouche takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maurinho de Pietro wants to clinch up but Larouche keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larouche.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larouche paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larouche throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Larouche turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larouche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larouche feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maurinho de Pietro's calf.
Larouche lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maurinho de Pietro's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Larouche.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larouche throws a nice head kick!
Larouche throws a head kick but Maurinho de Pietro moves out of range.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larouche swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch up.
Larouche connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maurinho de Pietro avoids a kick to the body.
Larouche throws a push kick but Maurinho de Pietro slaps the foot to one side.
Maurinho de Pietro checks a low kick from Larouche.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larouche swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maurinho de Pietro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maurinho de Pietro moves in looking to clinch but Larouche pushes him off.
Larouche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larouche throws a push kick but Maurinho de Pietro slaps the foot to one side.
Larouche scoring well with a low kick there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Larouche. Maurinho de Pietro shrugs it off though.
Maurinho de Pietro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maurinho de Pietro blocks a head kick by Larouche.
Larouche misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elton Larouche dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A head kick misses from Maurinho de Pietro.
Larouche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larouche blocks a head kick by Maurinho de Pietro.
Larouche turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larouche dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maurinho de Pietro. That did some damage!
Larouche pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maurinho de Pietro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larouche. Larouche obviously looking to wear him down.
Elton Larouche is winning the standup battle so far.
Larouche moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larouche throws a head kick that half lands.
Maurinho de Pietro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larouche can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Larouche throws a head kick that misses.
Larouche circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maurinho de Pietro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Larouche throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Larouche keeps the fight on the outside.
Larouche scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larouche.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larouche throws a head kick but Maurinho de Pietro moves out of range.
Maurinho de Pietro wants to clinch.
Larouche looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larouche misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Larouche.

Maurinho de Pietro gets a clinch.
Maurinho de Pietro throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maurinho de Pietro.
Larouche blocks the elbow strike.
Maurinho de Pietro avoiding damage as Larouche throws knees to the body.
Larouche has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Maurinho de Pietro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maurinho de Pietro pushes off an throws an elbow but Larouche leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maurinho de Pietro pushes off an throws an elbow but Larouche leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maurinho de Pietro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Larouche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larouche swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Larouche lands with a slapping head kick.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Larouche lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maurinho de Pietro will feel that in the morning.
Larouche looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maurinho de Pietro tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Larouche.
Maurinho de Pietro wants to clinch up but Larouche keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maurinho de Pietro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Larouche - the referee stops the clock and Maurinho de Pietro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Larouche. Maurinho de Pietro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Larouche looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larouche is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maurinho de Pietro can do to turn this around?
Maurinho de Pietro moves in looking to clinch but Larouche pushes him off.
Larouche keeps Maurinho de Pietro at a distance using the push kick.
Larouche scoring well with a low kick there.
Maurinho de Pietro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larouche can pounce on him.
Larouche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larouche throws out a leg kick but Maurinho de Pietro moves out of range and Larouche only half commits.
Larouche circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maurinho de Pietro doesn't manage to clinch there - Larouche circles away.
Maurinho de Pietro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larouche scores with a nice body kick.
Maurinho de Pietro misses with a head kick.
Larouche tries a head kick but it misses.
Larouche throws a head kick that half lands.
Larouche keeps the fight on the outside.
Maurinho de Pietro wants to clinch.
Larouche fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maurinho de Pietro is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larouche lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maurinho de Pietro will feel that in the morning.
Maurinho de Pietro throws a head kick but Larouche moves out of range.
Larouche is looking to slow Maurinho de Pietro down with leg kicks.
Larouche cracks the inside of Maurinho de Pietro's front leg.
Larouche throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Larouche chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larouche lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maurinho de Pietro is looking to clinch.
Larouche scoring well with a low kick there.
Larouche lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maurinho de Pietro takes a step back to recover.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch there but Larouche circles away.
Maurinho de Pietro is looking to clinch.
Larouche throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larouche misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maurinho de Pietro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good work by Maurinho de Pietro as he checks the leg kick.
Larouche avoids the head kick by Maurinho de Pietro.
Larouche throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larouche lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maurinho de Pietro's sensitive parts.
Both fighters circling a little - Larouche finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larouche throws the kick towards the body but Maurinho de Pietro avoids it.
Larouche does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maurinho de Pietro checks the leg kick.
Larouche throws a body kick that misses.

Maurinho de Pietro gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Larouche breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maurinho de Pietro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larouche throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maurinho de Pietro's head.
Larouche tries a head kick but it misses.
Larouche throws a chopping leg kick but Maurinho de Pietro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maurinho de Pietro throws a sloppy head kick and Larouche moves out of range easily.
Larouche throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Maurinho de Pietro.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larouche swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larouche throws a wild body kick that Maurinho de Pietro sees coming a mile off.
Larouche plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Larouche walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maurinho de Pietro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Larouche keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elton Larouche dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Larouche throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larouche throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maurinho de Pietro throws a leg kick which misses Larouche's front leg but catches the back leg as Larouche tries to avoid it.
Maurinho de Pietro connects with a high kick.
Larouche throws a nice head kick!
Maurinho de Pietro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maurinho de Pietro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larouche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Maurinho de Pietro instigates a clinch.
Maurinho de Pietro misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Larouche just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maurinho de Pietro's brow.
Maurinho de Pietro throws an elbow that misses.
Maurinho de Pietro misses with an elbow strike.
Larouche trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maurinho de Pietro throws an elbow but misses.
Maurinho de Pietro throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maurinho de Pietro.

Larouche breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maurinho de Pietro misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larouche throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Larouche throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Larouche lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larouche looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larouche is looking to slow Maurinho de Pietro down with leg kicks.
Larouche throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maurinho de Pietro.
Larouche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maurinho de Pietro doesn't manage to clinch there - Larouche circles away.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch up.
Larouche looks for the body kick but Maurinho de Pietro saw that one coming.
Larouche fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maurinho de Pietro is out of range.
Larouche throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maurinho de Pietro moves in looking to clinch but Larouche pushes him off.
A head kick from Larouche lands but Maurinho de Pietro takes it in his stride.
Larouche misses with a body kick.
Maurinho de Pietro blocks a low kick nicely.
Larouche swats away the attempt to clinch by Maurinho de Pietro.
Maurinho de Pietro throws a head kick that half lands.
Maurinho de Pietro moves out of range of the body kick from Larouche.
Maurinho de Pietro moves out of range of the leg kick from Larouche.
Larouche looks for the body kick but Maurinho de Pietro saw that one coming.
Larouche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larouche swats away the attempt to clinch by Maurinho de Pietro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurinho de Pietro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larouche.
Larouche throws a head kick that misses.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larouche paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larouche looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maurinho de Pietro wants to clinch up but Larouche keeps it at a distance.
Larouche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to close the distance and clinch but Larouche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch but Larouche moves out of range.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larouche paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larouche keeps the fight on the outside.
Maurinho de Pietro doesn't manage to clinch there - Larouche circles away.
Larouche is looking to land body kicks.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larouche paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maurinho de Pietro throws a head kick but Larouche moves out of range.
Larouche pushes Maurinho de Pietro away with a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larouche.
Larouche explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Larouche moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Larouche scores with a head kick.
Maurinho de Pietro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Larouche pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurinho de Pietro wants to clinch.
Maurinho de Pietro blocks a head kick by Larouche.
Maurinho de Pietro moves in looking to clinch but Larouche pushes him off.
Maurinho de Pietro misses with a head kick.
Larouche looks to land a body kick but Maurinho de Pietro moved away.
Larouche thows a body kick. Maurinho de Pietro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maurinho de Pietro avoids the head kick by Larouche.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Maurinho de Pietro clinches.
Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maurinho de Pietro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maurinho de Pietro takes an elbow to the temple.

Larouche escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larouche lands with a nice body kick.
Larouche scoring well with a low kick there.
Maurinho de Pietro is looking to clinch but Larouche is avoiding it.
Larouche looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A good leg kick by Larouche.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch but Larouche is having none of it.
Larouche is looking to score with low kicks.
Maurinho de Pietro fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larouche cracks the inside of Maurinho de Pietro's front leg.
Larouche bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maurinho de Pietro moves out of range as Larouche throws a body kick.
Maurinho de Pietro doesn't manage to clinch there - Larouche circles away.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch there but Larouche circles away.
Larouche lands with a thumping leg kick.
Larouche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larouche scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maurinho de Pietro moves out of range of the body kick.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch but Larouche moves out of range.
Elton Larouche is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larouche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larouche lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maurinho de Pietro throws the kick towards the body but Larouche avoids it.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larouche lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Larouche feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maurinho de Pietro's calf.
Larouche throws a nice head kick!
Larouche throws a front kick that sends Maurinho de Pietro stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Larouche.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elton Larouche showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Larouche, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elton Larouche!