PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikaro Dantas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dantas's choice of entrance music: Self vs Self. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mauti
vs
Dantas

188 cm
23
202 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
202 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Brute
Crippler's Corner

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikaro Dantas!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantas is looking to clinch.
Dantas just misses with a punch to the body.
Dantas avoids the head kick by Mauti .
A solid body kick from Mauti .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
Mauti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mauti .
Mauti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dantas looks to throw a body kick
and Mauti counters with a good low kick that Dantas was not able to check.
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!
Mauti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dantas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mauti .
Mauti throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dantas throws a head kick that misses.
Mauti throws a leg kick which misses Dantas's front leg but catches the back leg as Dantas tries to avoid it.
Mauti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dantas will feel that in the morning.
Dantas looks gassed!
Mauti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dantas misses with a looping right.
Mauti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mauti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mauti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mauti lands a front kick.
Dantas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mauti swivels and escapes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mauti .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti throws a leg kick which misses Dantas's front leg but catches the back leg as Dantas tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Mauti .
Mauti lands a leg kick that knocks Dantas off balance momentarily.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mauti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mauti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mauti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dantas will feel that in the morning.
A head kick from Mauti lands but Dantas takes it in his stride.
Dantas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mauti chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti lands a head kick!
Mauti cracks the inside of Dantas's front leg.
Mauti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dantas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mauti thumps Dantas with a low kick.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dantas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dantas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mauti lands a high kick!
Mauti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Mauti .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by Mauti .
Mauti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dantas. That did some damage!
Mauti lands a leg kick that knocks Dantas off balance momentarily.
Mauti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dantas's sensitive parts.
Mauti scoring well with a low kick there.
Mauti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mauti throws a leg kick which misses Dantas's front leg but catches the back leg as Dantas tries to avoid it.
Dantas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauti circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Dantas drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Mauti follows Dantas to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Mauti !
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Mauti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.