PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Dexteria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Botello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Botello is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bankrobber. Franklin Dexteria has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dexteria
vs
Botello

197 cm
26
220 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

170 cm
24
212 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franklin Dexteria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Botello!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dexteria is looking to chop away at Botello's legs.
Dexteria cracks a nice hook into Botello's ribs.
Dexteria lands with an uppercut that bounces Botello off the cage and back into rage.
Botello ducks right into an uppercut from Dexteria.
Dexteria lands a nice looking body shot.
Botello throws a big shot that misses.
Botello misses with a double jab.
Dexteria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Botello.
Botello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Botello throws the left hand but Dexteria avoids the punch easily.
Botello looks to land a left hand but Dexteria moved out of range nicely.
Botello blocks a leg kick.
Dexteria motions for Botello to come forward. Dexteria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dexteria throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Botello scores with a jab to the jaw.
Botello on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dexteria with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dexteria goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexteria lands with a hook. Botello tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Botello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dexteria.
Dexteria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Botello misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Dexteria.
Dexteria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Franklin Dexteria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dexteria lands a right hook to the body.
Dexteria lands an overhand right.
Botello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Botello tries to bum rush Dexteria with a series of wild strikes but Dexteria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dexteria's corner calls for a 1-2. Dexteria obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dexteria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Botello.
Botello misses with a straight left.
Botello lands a nice shot that snaps Dexteria's head back.
Dexteria is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Botello's corner calls for a 1-2. Botello obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botello throws a right hand that misses
and Dexteria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botello scores with a punch to the head.
Dexteria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Botello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dexteria manages to avoid it.
Dexteria defending well as Botello loads up on a big left hand.
Botello chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dexteria can pounce on him.
Dexteria throws a leg kick
enabling Botello to counter with a crisp jab.
Dexteria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Botello.
Botello avoids a kick to the body.
Botello takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Botello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dexteria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Botello momentarily.
Dexteria throws a shot to the body.
Botello just misses with a punch to the body.
Dexteria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Botello under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexteria scores with a three punch combo!
Dexteria lands a body shot.
Dexteria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Botello looks gassed!
Dexteria misses with a hook.
Dexteria darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dexteria lands with an overhand left.
Dexteria throws a right hand that Botello ducks under and follows up with a left that Botello also avoids with ease.
Dexteria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Botello manages to avoid it.
Dexteria scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dexteria jabs Botello to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dexteria thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dexteria, as that shot connected.
Botello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dexteria drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dexteria connects with a body shot.
Dexteria is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dexteria. That's going to slow Botello down.
Botello takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dexteria misses with a wild body shot.
Dexteria works Botello's body with a nice hook.
Botello drops his hands momentarily and Dexteria takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Botello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Botello takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Botello fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dexteria avoids it really well and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dexteria.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Botello blocks the body kick.
Dexteria throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Botello on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin Dexteria 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.

Dexteria looks to land a combination but Botello avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dexteria.
Dexteria cracks a nice hook into Botello's ribs.
Dexteria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Botello takes a swing at Dexteria's ribcage but misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Botello might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dexteria has got the better of the exchanges.
Dexteria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dexteria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dexteria scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dexteria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Botello moves away.
Botello misses with a looping right.
Dexteria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dexteria slips under a jab from Botello.
Botello looks to land a combination. Dexteria sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dexteria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Botello.
Dexteria slips a straight right by Botello.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexteria scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dexteria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Botello takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Botello misses with a right hand
and Dexteria counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Dexteria tenderised Botello's leg. Botello is trying to keep his angry face on.
Botello walks into a stiff left hand from Dexteria.
Dexteria scores with a body shot.
Botello is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Botello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Botello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dexteria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dexteria, as that shot connected.
Dexteria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Botello can do to turn this around?
Dexteria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Botello checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Dexteria both land. Nice combination.
Dexteria works the jab nicely.
Dexteria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botello lunges at Dexteria with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dexteria's hand.
Franklin Dexteria is winning the standup battle so far.
Botello looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Botello misses with a hook.
Botello missing with a left hand there. Dexteria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Botello throws a right and a left that Dexteria avoids nicely.
Dexteria looks to score with a jab to the body but Botello is just out of range.
Botello on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Botello has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dexteria moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Botello misses the target.
Botello throws a jab but it's blocked by Dexteria.
Botello throws a series of punches but Dexteria avoids them all with ease.
Dexteria scores with a sloppy right hand. Botello should have avoided that one.
Botello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Botello thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexteria throws a hook but Botello blocks it.
Botello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dexteria moves away from the strike by Botello.
A jab from Botello finds it's way through Dexteria's defenses.
Dexteria lands a slapping body shot.
Botello throws a big shot that misses.
Dexteria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dexteria connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Botello shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Botello misses with a looping left.
Botello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dexteria.
Botello takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Botello misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dexteria connects with a body shot that sends Botello's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botello moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Botello 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.
Dexteria misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dexteria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dexteria catches Botello with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dexteria lands a really nice looking cross but Botello seems unphased.
Dexteria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dexteria moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice body punch from Dexteria.

Dexteria has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dexteria lands a left hand.

Botello is rocked!
Dexteria lands a right hand.
Botello is still on wobbly legs! Can Dexteria finish him?
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dexteria scores with a hook to the body.
Botello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Dexteria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dexteria connects with a right that clearly hurt Botello. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Dexteria proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Botello collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franklin Dexteria!