PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Joe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dutra
vs
Joe

173 cm
27
159 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Dutra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christian Joe!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dutra closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dutra lands in his opponent's guard.
Joe looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dutra with a nice head shot there.
Dutra postures up and lands a big shot to Joe's brow.
Dutra cracks Joe with a solid left hand.
Dutra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dutra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dutra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dutra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dutra content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dutra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dutra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dutra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joe's head.
Dutra working some strikes from top position.
Dutra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dutra working some strikes from top position.
Dutra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dutra forces his way into half guard.
Dutra slips a nice elbow through Joe's hands, connecting with Joe's forehead.
Dutra lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dutra lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dutra lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Dutra there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dutra slips a nice elbow through Joe's hands, connecting with Joe's forehead.
Dutra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dutra working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dutra controlling the pace.
Dutra seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dutra lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dutra landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dutra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Dutra there.
Dutra slips a nice elbow through Joe's hands, connecting with Joe's forehead.
Nice strikes from Dutra there.
Dutra drops an elbow to the side of Joe's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dutra connects with a nice short shot to Joe's temple.
Joe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dutra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dutra frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutra landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dutra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dutra cracks Joe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Joe is rocked!
Dutra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Joe is still in real trouble! Can Dutra finish him?
Dutra with shots to the head and body - Joe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dutra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dutra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dutra working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Joe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dutra landing strikes from the mount and Joe is in trouble!
Joe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dutra lands a big elbow - Joe is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Joe is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Matheus Dutra!
Matheus Dutra 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.