PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krug Grivier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Dutra told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Grivier
vs
Dutra

195 cm
21
207 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

196 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Kobra Clothing Inc.

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krug Grivier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matheus Dutra!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutra misses with a takedown

and Grivier moves into the clinch.
Grivier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Grivier.
Stalling in the clinch from Grivier.
Dutra fails to pull guard.
Grivier crunches a lovely knee into Dutra's ribcage.
Dutra looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grivier with a knee to the head.
Grivier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Grivier.
A body shot lands from Grivier.
Grivier scores with a shoulder strike.
Dutra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grivier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grivier with a knee to the head.
Grivier lands a good knee to the midsection. Dutra won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grivier.
Grivier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grivier lands an elbow just above Dutra 's eye.
Grivier is leaning against Dutra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Grivier.
Grivier scores with a knee to the head.
Grivier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dutra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grivier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grivier lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Matheus Dutra has been cut.
Grivier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dutra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grivier is struggling to control the position.
Dutra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grivier with a knee to the head.
Grivier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grivier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grivier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grivier stalls.
Grivier scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grivier lands an elbow inside that Dutra shrugs off.
Dutra jumps guard but Grivier stands there with Dutra around his waist. Dutra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krug Grivier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Dutra.
Dutra tries to break the clinch but Grivier is controlling the position.
Grivier leaning against his opponent.
Grivier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grivier connects with a knee to the head.
Grivier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grivier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grivier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grivier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grivier slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grivier lands an elbow inside.
Grivier taking a breather.
Dutra tries to pull guard but Grivier won't allow it.
Grivier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dutra's defenses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grivier - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Grivier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dutra takes a knee right on the jaw!

Dutra is rocked!
Grivier's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krug Grivier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matheus Dutra's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grivier clinches with his opponent.
Dutra wants to break free but Grivier has control.
Grivier stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grivier gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Krug Grivier.
Dutra misses with a takedown

and Grivier counters with a head kick that drops Dutra to the mat! Dutra scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Dutra is still on wobbly legs! Can Grivier finish him?
Dutra tries for a takedown but Grivier circles away easily
and Grivier counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dutra tries to keep at a distance but Grivier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dutra seems to have recovered his senses.
Dutra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grivier walks away with a smile on his face. Dutra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Krug Grivier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Dutra.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Grivier.
Dutra is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grivier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grivier.
Grivier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grivier lands a body shot.
Grivier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grivier is stalling here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dutra fails to pull guard.
Grivier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dutra backwards.
Grivier landing knees to the body.
Grivier scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grivier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grivier lands a good knee to the midsection. Dutra won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grivier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dutra's face.
Nice elbow from Grivier.
Grivier lands a damaging elbow.
Grivier scores a nice knee to the body.
Krug Grivier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grivier - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grivier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grivier leaning against his opponent.
Dutra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grivier prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grivier lands a hook that snaps the head of Dutra backwards.
Grivier lands a big knee! That's hurt Dutra! Oh, he's all over the place! Grivier lands another knee that sends Dutra to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krug Grivier!