PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Guillerdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Duprat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guillerdo comes into the arena with AZ -- The Format blaring out of the sound system. Rogerio Duprat 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!

Guillerdo
vs
Duprat

154 cm
24
141 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

165 cm
29
145 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Guillerdo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Duprat!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guillerdo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duprat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guillerdo with a hook.
Duprat looks to score with a jab to the body but Guillerdo is just out of range.
Duprat throws a lazy head kick
and Guillerdo counters with a left and a right that stings Duprat.

Duprat is rocked!
Guillerdo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duprat is still on wobbly legs! Can Guillerdo finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guillerdo lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Duprat head around and knocks him out cold! Guillerdo hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco Guillerdo!
Francisco Guillerdo retains his bantamweight title!