PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Bicchiere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gui Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint has chosen The Haunted - 99 as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bicchiere
vs
Saint

182 cm
22
169 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
26
182 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Bicchiere !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gui Saint!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bicchiere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bicchiere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bicchiere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saint is able to avoid easily.
Bicchiere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Bicchiere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint moves out of range as Bicchiere strikes.
Bicchiere misses with a wild combination.
Bicchiere tries a head kick but it misses.
Bicchiere throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
Bicchiere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Bicchiere .
Saint moves out of range as Bicchiere strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere tries a head kick but it misses.
Bicchiere misses with a straight right.
Danga de danga de dang - Bicchiere scores with a four punch combination!
Bicchiere lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saint at a distance.
Bicchiere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bicchiere throws a head kick that Saint semi-blocks.
Saint blocks a head kick by Bicchiere .
Bicchiere lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Saint defending well as Bicchiere loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Bicchiere .
Bicchiere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bicchiere lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bicchiere swinging wildly here.
Bicchiere scores with a body shot.
Saint takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bicchiere looks to land a combination. Saint sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dante Bicchiere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint shoots for a double leg takedown but Bicchiere sprawls well. He's pushed Saint's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bicchiere 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saint under the eye.
Dante Bicchiere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bicchiere throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bicchiere .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bicchiere , as that shot connected.
Bicchiere lands with a slapping head kick.
Bicchiere bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saint's head.
Bicchiere with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bicchiere throws a head kick that misses.
Saint walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bicchiere throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere misses with a head kick.
Bicchiere misses with the combination.
Bicchiere bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saint's head.
Bicchiere scores with a spinning back kick!
Bicchiere is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bicchiere stuns Saint with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bicchiere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere tries to bum rush Saint with a series of wild strikes but Saint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Bicchiere 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.

Bicchiere scores with a nice head shot.
Bicchiere misses with a few strikes there.
Bicchiere connects with a crisp jab.
Bicchiere lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bicchiere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint dodges the punch combination from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere misses with a series of wild punches.
Bicchiere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bicchiere misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicchiere wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bicchiere throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bicchiere tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bicchiere to score with a decent uppercut.
Saint blocks a head kick by Bicchiere .
Bicchiere throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
Dante Bicchiere is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bicchiere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saint's head backwards.

That's two 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.
Saint shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bicchiere but Bicchiere pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bicchiere throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bicchiere throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.
Bicchiere looks to land a combination but Saint avoids it well.
A punch combination from Bicchiere misses.
Dante Bicchiere is winning the standup battle so far.
Saint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bicchiere misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Bicchiere .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saint throws a lazy uppercut
and Bicchiere counters with a head kick.
Bicchiere moves out of range of the strikes.
Bicchiere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Bicchiere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bicchiere throws a head kick that misses.
Bicchiere cracks Saint with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bicchiere cracks the inside of Saint's front leg.
Bicchiere throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bicchiere moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saint's hands.
Bicchiere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Bicchiere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bicchiere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bicchiere feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint's calf.
Bicchiere misses with a head kick.
Bicchiere lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bicchiere throws a series of punches but Saint avoids them all with ease.
Bicchiere misses with a head kick.
Bicchiere throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.
Bicchiere lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bicchiere .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Bicchiere dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bicchiere connects with an inside leg kick.
Bicchiere lands a high kick!
Saint walks into a stiff left hand from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saint eats them both and turns towards Bicchiere to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Saint is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bicchiere .
Bicchiere scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saint in his tracks.
Saint has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saint takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Saint throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bicchiere tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Saint is in Bicchiere 's guard.
Saint stays in close to Bicchiere 's body and controls the position.
Bicchiere wants to stand and escape but Saint is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicchiere working a defensive guard here.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Bicchiere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bicchiere looking for a guillotine here but Saint defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint won't allow Bicchiere to sweep him here.

Bicchiere is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saint is aware though and is defending well.
Saint is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two 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.
Bicchiere wants to stand up but Saint is controlling him.
Saint sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bicchiere is trying to keep Saint in close.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Bicchiere blocks nicely.
Saint content to stall in guard here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gui Saint wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bicchiere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint avoids the body shot from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint moves away.
Bicchiere throws a right and a left that Saint avoids nicely.
Bicchiere buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bicchiere lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saint fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saint dodges the punch combination from Bicchiere .

That's four 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.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gui Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Bicchiere scores with a punch to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bicchiere .
Bicchiere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bicchiere throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Bicchiere scores with a head kick. Saint tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dante Bicchiere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bicchiere lands with a hook. Saint tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Bicchiere showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bicchiere , 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Bicchiere !