PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago DaBoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selton Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

DaBoss
vs
Cardoso

177 cm
22
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago DaBoss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Selton Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaBoss throws a head kick that misses

and Cardoso counters by moving into the clinch.
Cardoso taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
DaBoss throws an elbow that misses.

Cardoso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DaBoss tries to clinch up
and Cardoso counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. DaBoss is lucky that one didn't land flush.
DaBoss tries to clinch up.
Cardoso plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cardoso throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Thiago DaBoss has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardoso throws a head kick that misses.
DaBoss fails with a takedown attempt.
DaBoss is looking to clinch but Cardoso is avoiding it.
DaBoss could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardoso tries to clinch but DaBoss moves out of range.

Cardoso moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on DaBoss's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Cardoso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DaBoss avoids the head kick by Cardoso.
DaBoss is looking to clinch but Cardoso is avoiding it.
DaBoss throws a lazy head kick

and Cardoso counters by clinching up.
A knee to the head by Cardoso.
DaBoss swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardoso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
DaBoss tries a body shot but Cardoso blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso has DaBoss pressed against the cage, preventing DaBoss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cardoso tries a knee to the head but DaBoss blocks it.
Cardoso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
DaBoss is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DaBoss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cardoso avoids it.
Cardoso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cardoso has DaBoss pushed against the cage.

Cardoso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cardoso gets a clinch.
Cardoso scores with a knee to the head.
DaBoss misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardoso stalling in the clinch.
DaBoss takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cardoso working DaBoss over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cardoso manages to break the clinch.

Cardoso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cardoso landing knees to the head.

DaBoss is rocked!
Cardoso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through DaBoss's defenses.
Oh DaBoss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cardoso lands a big knee! That's hurt DaBoss! Oh, he's all over the place! Cardoso lands another knee that sends DaBoss to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Selton Cardoso!
Selton Cardoso was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.