PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Harper
vs
Dutra

200 cm
25
314 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
314 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matheus Dutra!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dutra dives in and grabs Harper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harper pushes down on Dutra's head and hops out.
Harper misses with a wild combination.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Dutra pushes him off.
Harper throws a lazy right hand but Dutra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dutra.

Dutra closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dutra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harper is trying to stand up here but Dutra is controlling him well.
Harper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dutra on the ground.
Dutra is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Harper is trying to stand up.

Harper defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dutra.

Dutra wants to finish this one by submission but Harper is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dutra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is trying to stand up.

Dutra looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Dutra with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Harper could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Dutra is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Harper has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Dutra is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Harper is surviving well by controlling Dutra's body position as best he can.
Dutra wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutra won't let Harper get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dutra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harper is looking to escape.
Harper really wants to buck Dutra off and get back to his feet.
Harper is breathing heavily.

Dutra looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Dutra working for a guillotine from mount but Harper is in no mood to give up.
Harper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harper is trying to stand.
Dutra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dutra working for a submission but Harper is keeping him at bay.

Dutra looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dutra is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Harper is surviving well by controlling Dutra's body position as best he can.
Dutra controlling from mount.

Harper defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dutra.

Dutra wants to finish this one by submission but Harper is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dutra.

Dutra is working for a guillotine from mount but Harper frees his head quite easily.
Harper is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dutra is working for a guillotine from mount but Harper frees his head quite easily.

Dutra is working for a guillotine from mount but Harper frees his head quite easily.
Harper is squirming around, avoiding Dutra's attempts to control the action.

Dutra working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Dutra looking for a guillotine from mount but Harper is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dutra working for a submission but Harper is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Dutra dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dutra slips a jab from Harper.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Harper misses with a hook.
Harper misses with a straight left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dutra.
Harper throws a head kick that misses.
Harper misses with a hook.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dutra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper misses with a low kick.

Dutra closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dutra lands in his opponent's guard.
Dutra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dutra trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dutra is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dutra trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.

Dutra is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harper wants to get back to his feet but Dutra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dutra wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.

Dutra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dutra tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard.
Dutra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harper's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harper pushes Dutra off looking to stand but Dutra dives back in and keeps control.

Dutra is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harper has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dutra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Dutra looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Dutra is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harper has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dutra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dutra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harper defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harper is defending against the submission attempts here by Dutra.

Dutra is working for a kimura but Harper is defending it quite comfortably.

Harper is defending against the submission attempts here by Dutra.

Dutra is trying to work for a kimura but Harper is defending well.

Dutra is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harper has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harper is trying to stand.

Dutra is trying to work for a kimura but Harper is defending well.
Harper pushes Dutra off looking to stand but Dutra dives back in and keeps control.
Dutra is trying to control. Harper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dutra trying to mount his opponent but Harper defends it.
Harper pushes Dutra off looking to stand but Dutra dives back in and keeps control.
Harper is in trouble now - Dutra has advanced to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dutra is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Harper has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Dutra looking to secure an arm triangle but Harper defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Dutra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dutra shoots in looking for a takedown but Harper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dutra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harper throws a right hand that Dutra ducks under and follows up with a left that Dutra also avoids with ease.
Harper misses with a series of wild punches.
Dutra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harper circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Harper. That snapped Dutra's head back.

It looks like Matheus Dutra has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harper tries to avoid it but Dutra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harper to the ground. Harper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Charlie Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Dutra.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dutra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harper defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dutra.
Dutra ducks under a wild hook from Harper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper thuds his right hand into Dutra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Charlie Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dutra if he has to take too many more of those.
Charlie Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dutra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper throws a head kick but Dutra moves out of range.
Harper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Dutra circles away.
Good leg kick by Harper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Charlie Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper throws a series of strikes that have Dutra backpedaling.
Harper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dutra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dutra fails with a takedown attempt.
Dutra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Charlie Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matheus Dutra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dutra drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harper wants to stand but Dutra is controlling the position.
Dutra stands and throws Harper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dutra happy to just control the position for now.
Dutra trying to control the action but Harper is working from the bottom.

Dutra working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra trying to control the position but Harper is working away.
Dutra content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dutra trying to control the position but Harper is working away.
Harper is pushing Dutra's head away, looking to escape. Dutra manages to hold on to the position though.
A lull in the action here.
Harper is not content to let Dutra control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Dutra working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Dutra tries for a kimura but Harper is defending well.

Dutra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harper is not content to let Dutra control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dutra is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Harper will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dutra 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheus Dutra!