PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renato Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Zebub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardoso's entrance music is Samba de Janeiro. A fine choice. Zebub has chosen Death March as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Cardoso
vs
Zebub

170 cm
23
172 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

178 cm
29
162 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renato Cardoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Zebub!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardoso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cardoso is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Cardoso.
Zebub has his takedown stuffed
and Cardoso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cardoso throws a sloppy head kick and Zebub moves out of range easily.
Zebub moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zebub with a jab.
Cardoso throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zebub shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cardoso as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zebub.
Renato Cardoso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Zebub.
The fighters circling - Cardoso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zebub misses with a takedown
and Cardoso counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cardoso throws a wild body kick that Zebub sees coming a mile off.
Cardoso throws a low kick, looking for Zebub's leg but Zebub calmly moves out of range.
Zebub misses with a takedown
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zebub displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cardoso throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso throws a low kick, looking for Zebub's leg but Zebub calmly moves out of range.
Cardoso jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zebub dives in and grabs Cardoso's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cardoso pushes down on Zebub's head and hops out.

Cardoso darts in and clinches Zebub up against the cage.
Zebub misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardoso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the head but Zebub blocks with his arms.
Cardoso tries a body shot but Zebub blocks it.

Zebub jumps guard and drags Cardoso to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cardoso looking to pass the guard.
Zebub is striking but Cardoso is not phased and passes to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zebub actively working from the bottom here.
Zebub is trying to get back to full guard.
Cardoso passes to full mount!
Zebub tries to reverse the position but Cardoso maintains control.
Cardoso takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zebub is desperately trying to improve his position but Cardoso has a good base and remains in mount.
Cardoso controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso fails to move to back control.

Cardoso is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Cardoso misses with a body kick.
Zebub blocks a head kick by Cardoso.
Cardoso lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zebub avoids a kick to the body.
Zebub tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cardoso swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Cardoso dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zebub moves out of range as Cardoso throws a body kick.
Zebub walks into a straight right hand from Cardoso.
Zebub has a takedown stuffed.
Cardoso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zebub stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zebub takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Cardoso misses.
Cardoso tries to clinch up.
Zebub moves out of range of the body kick.
Zebub keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Cardoso.
Cardoso throws a sloppy head kick and Zebub moves out of range easily.
Cardoso thows a body shot but no joy.
Cardoso looks to land a right hand but Zebub moved out of range.
Cardoso throws a lazy uppercut
letting Zebub counter with a right hand.
Cardoso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cardoso misses with a hook
and Zebub makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zebub blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zebub throws a series of punches but Cardoso moves out of range.
Zebub fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Renato Cardoso is winning the standup battle so far.
Zebub circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zebub steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cardoso.
Cardoso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cardoso throws a jab but it's blocked by Zebub.
Cardoso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cardoso digs a good hook to Zebub's body.
Zebub is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Zebub counters with a shoot takedown. Cardoso fights it but they end up in guard.
Cardoso seems keen to control Zebub's posture.
Zebub passes Cardoso's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cardoso is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cardoso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cardoso trying to control the position.
Cardoso trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zebub throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cardoso keeping full guard, as Zebub tries to pass.
Cardoso pulls Zebub in close to his closed guard and prevents Zebub from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Renato Cardoso wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cardoso looks to score with a jab to the body but Zebub is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Cardoso dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Zebub avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zebub takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cardoso missing with a left hand there. Zebub was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cardoso throws a jab when Zebub was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Cardoso - just one landing.
Zebub slips a jab from Cardoso.
Cardoso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zebub sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zebub throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zebub takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zebub throws a shot from downtown. Cardoso moves away and avoids it.
Cardoso lands with a right hand.
Cardoso throws a hook but Zebub avoids it easily.
Zebub fails with a takedown attempt.
Renato Cardoso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cardoso tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Zebub counters with a takedown into side control.
Zebub working away.

Zebub goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cardoso has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zebub but great work by Cardoso.
Bill Zebub has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zebub looks to move to half guard but instead Cardoso has passed into mount! Damn!
Zebub takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cardoso controlling the position easily from mount.
Bill Zebub has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renato Cardoso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zebub can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardoso controlling from the full mount.
Cardoso takes Zebub's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Zebub do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Zebub wants to escape the position.
Cardoso is riding his opponent, not letting Zebub buck him off.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zebub tries to break free.
Good control from Cardoso.
Zebub breaks Cardoso's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Zebub stopping the sweep attempt from Cardoso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Renato Cardoso wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cardoso misses with a looping left.
Some bone on bone action there as Zebub checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cardoso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zebub at a distance.
Cardoso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zebub at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zebub gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cardoso counters with a leg kick.
Cardoso fakes the leg kick and cracks Zebub in the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Cardoso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cardoso has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Cardoso!
Renato Cardoso managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!, into his post fight interview.