PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Dubois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabrielzinho Louco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dubois
vs
Louco

188 cm
22
194 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
192 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Dubois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabrielzinho Louco!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dubois throws a nice looking combination but Louco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Dubois, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Louco looks for a takedown but Dubois sprawls well.
Louco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dubois.
Dubois bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dubois lands a two punch combo.
Louco fails with a takedown attempt.
Dubois leaves Louco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chris Dubois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabrielzinho Louco.
Louco shoots in for a takedown but Dubois shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Dubois does no damage.
Dubois connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dubois tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Louco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dubois pinned against the cage. Dubois gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dubois tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Louco's waist but Louco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dubois off to one side.
Louco dodges the punch combination from Dubois.
Dubois shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Louco pinned against the cage. Louco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dubois closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Dubois does no damage.
Louco fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Dubois misses.
Dubois throws a right hand that Louco ducks under and follows up with a left that Louco also avoids with ease.
Dubois tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Louco bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dubois is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louco advances to full mount.
Louco with a couple of short strikes.
Louco controlling the pace for now.
Dubois trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Louco thowing shots but they're missing.
Dubois is controlling an arm, preventing Louco from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Dubois holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Louco tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Louco has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dubois's face.

Louco has control of Dubois's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dubois regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Louco tries to control but Dubois wriggling away.

Louco with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Dubois dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dubois throws a nice looking combination but Louco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dubois misses with a jab, cross combination.

Dubois shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dubois showed some decent athleticism there.
Louco is trying to control but can't.
Dubois wants to lay and pray for a moment but Louco keeps working.

Dubois is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Louco is just riding it out for now. Dubois eventually gives up the hold.

Louco looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louco is refusing to be controlled, as Dubois sits in half guard.
Louco is looking to control Dubois's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Louco avoid being mounted?
Dubois is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dubois wants to pass the guard but Louco is defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Louco.
Dubois misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Louco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dubois tries for a takedown but Louco circles away easily

and Louco counters with a single leg into guard. Dubois didn't expect that.
Dubois is looking to stand up but Louco isn't so interested in that idea.
Louco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dubois is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dubois is looking to stand up but Louco isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubois keeping moving, preventing Louco from controlling successfully.
Dubois wants to stand up but Louco is controlling him.
Louco tries to free his leg and advance position but Dubois is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dubois misses with a combination

and Louco counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubois avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Louco.

Louco tries for a kimura but Dubois is defending well.
Louco is breathing heavily.

Louco tries for a kimura but Dubois is defending well.
Louco trying to control the action but Dubois is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabrielzinho Louco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Louco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dubois defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Dubois. No joy for Louco on that attempt.
Dubois throws a head kick that misses.
Louco shoots in but no luck this time.
Chris Dubois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabrielzinho Louco.
Dubois misses with a few strikes there.
Dubois tries to clinch up

and Louco counters with a shoot takedown. Dubois fights it but they end up in guard.
Louco trying to control the position from guard on top but Dubois is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dubois wants to stand and escape but Louco is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Louco trying to control the position from guard on top but Dubois is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two 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.
Louco looking to sit in guard and control but Dubois gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Louco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Louco trying to control the position here.
Dubois has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Dubois drops back, looking for a kneebar! Louco looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Louco looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Louco!
Sloppy strikes there by Louco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubois being controlled for a moment.
Louco postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gabrielzinho Louco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Louco works to advance to full mount. Dubois defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Louco is working for a guillotine from mount but Dubois frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Louco unloads with some shots from mount but Dubois bucks and avoids them well.
Louco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dubois knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Louco on the ground.
Louco thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dubois's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Louco is working for a guillotine from mount but Dubois frees his head quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabrielzinho Louco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Louco has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabrielzinho Louco!