PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Euclides Cunhha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunhha's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Raimundus - Eu quero ver o oco. Johnson has chosen The Rock Says as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cunhha has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Dwayne Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Euclides Cunhha's chin.

Cunhha
vs
Johnson

184 cm
24
204 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
210 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Euclides Cunhha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a jab when Cunhha was well out of range.
Johnson throws a hook but Cunhha avoids it easily.
Johnson misses the jab.

Johnson drops Cunhha with a big left hand and mounts him. Cunhha is in big trouble!

It looks like Euclides Cunhha has been cut.
Cunhha is breathing heavily.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Johnson get's back to his feet.
Cunhha shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson throws the left hand but Cunhha avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws a jab when Cunhha was well out of range.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Cunhha uses good head movement to avoid it.

Johnson bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Cunhha! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Cunhha is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunhha has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Cunhha is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson tries to stand but Cunhha is controlling from the bottom.

Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Cunhha moves away and avoids it.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Cunhha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Cunhha slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Cunhha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Johnson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cunhha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson throws the left hand but Cunhha avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Cunhha is out of range.

Cunhha is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson is not content to let Cunhha control the position.

Cunhha wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cunhha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Euclides Cunhha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Cunhha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Cunhha moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cunhha on the side of the head.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Cunhha ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cunhha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cunhha moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Dwayne Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cunhha defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Cunhha shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Cunhha slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dwayne Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cunhha.
Cunhha defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Cunhha.
Cunhha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Cunhha shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cunhha showed some decent athleticism there.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Cunhha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunhha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cunhha wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

Cunhha is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Cunhha is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Cunhha.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Cunhha is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cunhha blocks a jab.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Cunhha. Cunhha gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Euclides Cunhha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunhha moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dwayne Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cunhha.
Cunhha slips a jab from Johnson.
Cunhha shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson throws a hook but Cunhha blocks it.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cunhha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Cunhha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Euclides Cunhha's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cunhha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cunhha dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Cunhha's head and hops out.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cunhha slips under a jab.
Cunhha staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Cunhha or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Cunhha.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cunhha.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Cunhha's head but Cunhha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cunhha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Cunhha seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Johnson is trying to escape back to his feet but Cunhha uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Cunhha is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cunhha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Johnson is pushing Cunhha's head away, looking to escape. Cunhha manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet here but Cunhha is keeping cool and he's managed to take Johnson's back.
Euclides Cunhha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Johnson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cunhha.

Cunhha is persistently looking for the submission but Johnson is defending it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Cunhha missing with punches from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Cunhha patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

And that's the end of the fight!
Euclides Cunhha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Johnson!