PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Kuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Borracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kuto
vs
Borracha

170 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
173 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Kuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paulo Borracha!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kuto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kuto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Borracha keeping moving, preventing Kuto from controlling successfully.
Kuto preventing the sweep.
Borracha is looking to stand up but Kuto isn't so interested in that idea.
Kuto wants to pass the guard but Borracha is keeping the position.
Kuto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Borracha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Borracha wants to stand up but Kuto is controlling the position.
Kuto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borracha is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kuto tries to roll over but Borracha keeps him under control.
Kuto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kuto is not content to let Borracha control the position.
Kuto tries to roll over but Borracha keeps him under control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Borracha doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuto circles away.
Kuto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borracha.
Paulo Borracha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuto avoids a kick to the body.

Borracha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuto can't get the takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kuto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borracha lands with a right to the head.
Kuto is working for takedown but Borracha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Borracha stops a takedown attempt from Kuto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Kuto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borracha prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kuto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Borracha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Borracha has his takedown stuffed

and Kuto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Borracha's guard now.
Borracha looks gassed!
Kuto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Borracha looking for a sweep. Not yet Borracha, not yet.
Borracha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuto's guard.
Kuto managing to control the position.
Borracha tries to stand but Kuto is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borracha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuto has a closed guard, preventing Borracha from standing up.
Kuto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borracha's guard.
Kuto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kuto advances position into side control!
Kuto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Borracha is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kuto is controlling him well.
Kuto controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borracha tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on Kuto's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kuto is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Borracha will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kuto is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on Kuto's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kuto scores with punches from side control.
Borracha is looking for a sweep.
Kuto happy to just control the position for now.
Kuto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Borracha some visible discomfort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuto is looking to take a break and control but Borracha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Borracha gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Kuto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Borracha gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kuto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kuto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuto lands a couple of elbows.
Kuto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kuto trying to control the position from guard on top but Borracha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuto postures up and lands a big shot to Borracha's brow.
Kuto passes into half guard.

Borracha looking for submissions off his back.
Kuto trying to control the action but Borracha is working from the bottom.
Borracha is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borracha taking some punishment here, with Kuto in his half guard.

Kuto postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Borracha to stand up.

Borracha gets caught flat footed, as Kuto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Borracha keeping moving, preventing Kuto from controlling successfully.
Kuto stops Borracha from standing up.
Kuto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kuto landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kuto is chipping away with strikes.
The referee asks Kuto politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kuto prefers to stall for the moment though.
Borracha throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Borracha taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuto landing strikes.
Kuto is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Borracha will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kuto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Borracha on the ground.

Kuto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kuto moves into full mount!
Borracha is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kuto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kuto dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuto controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuto landing strikes from the mount.
Kuto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kuto controlling the pace for now.
Kuto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Borracha for as long as he can get away with.
Kuto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Randy Kuto just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Kuto gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borracha has hold of Kuto's hands but Kuto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kuto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Borracha is looking for a sweep. Kuto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuto working Borracha over with strikes.
Well, if Kuto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kuto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Borracha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuto trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Kuto dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kuto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Borracha is trying to defend but Kuto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Borracha is in trouble now - Kuto has advanced to mount!
Borracha is squirming around, avoiding Kuto's attempts to control the action.
Borracha is in a horrible position here. Kuto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Borracha is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kuto controlling the position easily from mount.
Borracha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuto tries to control but Borracha wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuto controlling from the full mount.
Kuto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Borracha is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Kuto! Borracha is hurt baaadly! Kuto is firing away with more strikes - Borracha is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Randy Kuto!