PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chako Barmilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Dundee (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.

Barmilo
vs
Dundee

171 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chako Barmilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Artie Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barmilo misses with a head kick.
Barmilo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dundee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dundee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dundee counters with a good low kick that Barmilo was not able to check.
Barmilo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barmilo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Dundee gets a clinch.
Barmilo misses with a punch to the body.
Dundee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barmilo's efforts to push away.

Barmilo breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee dodges the punch combination from Barmilo.
Barmilo misses with a few strikes there.
Barmilo misses with a body kick.

Dundee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dundee working the head and body with strikes.
Dundee advances to mount.
Dundee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barmilo hang on?
Dundee working Barmilo over with strikes here.
Barmilo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dundee on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dundee scoring with strikes but Barmilo is staying in there.
Dundee working Barmilo over with strikes here.
Barmilo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dundee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dundee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barmilo hang on?
Dundee with shots to the head and body - Barmilo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barmilo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dundee punishing his opponent with strikes.

Barmilo is rocked!
Dundee with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Barmilo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dundee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dundee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barmilo?
Barmilo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Barmilo seems to have got his legs back now.
Dundee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barmilo is breathing heavily.
Barmilo is in a horrible position here. Dundee smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dundee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barmilo really wants to buck Dundee off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dundee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dundee controlling his opponent.
Dundee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dundee controlling from the full mount.
Dundee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dundee controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee breaks from Barmilo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dundee is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barmilo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dundee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barmilo looks a forlorn figure.
Barmilo is in a horrible position here. Dundee smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barmilo trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dundee lands a big shot there that rocks Barmilo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dundee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artie Dundee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barmilo throws a hook to the side of Dundee's head but Dundee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barmilo misses with a wild combination.
Barmilo tries a head kick but it misses.
Barmilo wants to clinch.
Dundee looks to land a left hand but Barmilo moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barmilo with a poor takedown

and Dundee counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dundee is in close to Barmilo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barmilo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dundee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dundee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dundee trying to control the position from guard on top but Barmilo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dundee throwing strikes but missing.
Dundee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dundee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barmilo's head.
Dundee with a nice head shot there.
Dundee trying to control but Barmilo is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Dundee.
Dundee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barmilo is trying to stand.
Dundee working Barmilo over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Dundee there.
Dundee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dundee lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Dundee is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dundee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Dundee there.
Dundee prevents Barmilo from standing back up.
Barmilo has hold of Dundee's hands but Dundee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barmilo is trying to stand back up but Dundee is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dundee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dundee controlling the action here.
Dundee working Barmilo over with strikes.
Dundee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barmilo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Dundee there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barmilo has hold of Dundee's hands but Dundee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dundee working the head and body with strikes.
Dundee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barmilo defending well though.
Dundee is nestled in close to Barmilo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dundee is keen to just control but Barmilo is a slippery customer.
Dundee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dundee drops an elbow to the side of Barmilo's head.
Dundee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barmilo is refusing to be controlled, as Dundee sits in half guard.
Dundee trying to pass the guard but Barmilo defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barmilo is trying to stand.
Dundee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artie Dundee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Barmilo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Barmilo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dundee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barmilo tries to clinch up

and Dundee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barmilo won't be happy with that.
Dundee prevents Barmilo from escaping the position.
Barmilo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dundee scoring with punches and elbows.
Barmilo is pushing Dundee's head away, looking to escape. Dundee manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dundee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barmilo some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee wants to control but Barmilo is keeping him busy.
Dundee is chipping away with strikes.
Dundee is looking to take a break and control but Barmilo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dundee lands some shots froms side control.
Barmilo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dundee is putting a hurting on Barmilo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dundee in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barmilo is trying to buck Dundee off.
Dundee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barmilo some visible discomfort.
Dundee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee trying to control the action but Barmilo is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dundee scoring with punches from side control.
Dundee lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Barmilo's face as Dundee controls the position.
Dundee cracks Barmilo with a big right hand but Barmilo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dundee landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dundee landing strikes.
Dundee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chako Barmilo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barmilo tries to escape but Dundee is in control.
Dundee scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dundee is chipping away with strikes.
Barmilo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dundee works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dundee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dundee cracks Barmilo with a big elbow.
Dundee trying to control the position but Barmilo is working away.
Dundee grinds an elbow into Barmilo's temple.
Dundee is staying tight to Barmilo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barmilo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Artie Dundee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dundee scores with punches from side control.
Dundee working the head and body with strikes.
Barmilo wants to get back to his feet but Dundee drags him back down.
Dundee scores with punches from side control.
Dundee cracks Barmilo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dundee is looking to take a break and control but Barmilo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dundee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Barmilo!
Dundee punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dundee lands a nice shot to the head.
Dundee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barmilo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artie Dundee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dundee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Artie Dundee!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Artie Dundee!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Artie Dundee!

Artie Dundee wins by unanimous decision!