PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Le Tueur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanuel Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Tueur comes to the cage accompanied by The Sinister Kid - The Black Keys. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Le Tueur
vs
Valdez

193 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Louis Le Tueur!
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, Emanuel Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Tueur missing with a left hand there. Valdez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valdez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Louis Le Tueur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Tueur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le Tueur throws a predictable looking body shot

and Valdez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Le Tueur's guard now.
Valdez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Valdez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Valdez slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Valdez decides to stand and escape the position.
Le Tueur throws a left and a right that both miss

and Valdez counters by clinching up.
Le Tueur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valdez decides to pull guard.

Valdez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Le Tueur defends well.
Valdez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Valdez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Le Tueur gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Valdez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Valdez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Le Tueur pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Le Tueur cracks Valdez with a nice body shot.
Valdez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Le Tueur tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le Tueur misses with a short punch on the inside.

Valdez gets control of Le Tueur's arms and successfully pulls guard. Valdez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valdez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Valdez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Valdez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tueur being controlled here momentarily.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Emanuel Valdez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Le Tueur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Le Tueur wants it to stay on the feet.
Louis Le Tueur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emanuel Valdez.
Le Tueur throws a poor cross that misses
and Valdez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Le Tueur's knee momentarily.
Le Tueur is breathing heavily.
Valdez avoids the body shot from Le Tueur.
A big right from Le Tueur misses.
No joy there for Valdez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Tueur swings for the body but Valdez moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Valdez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Le Tueur, pushing him back against the cage.

Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Tueur lands with a good body shot.
Valdez fails with the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Valdez.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Valdez clinches up with Le Tueur and pushes him back against the cage.
Valdez blocking some punches.
Valdez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Le Tueur is defending well against a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Tueur being controlled against the cage.

Valdez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emanuel Valdez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Valdez avoids the body shot from Le Tueur.
Le Tueur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valdez's head.
Le Tueur throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
Le Tueur is looking to wear down Valdez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Le Tueur throws a combination. Valdez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Valdez closes the distance and pushes Le Tueur back into the cage.
Le Tueur lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le Tueur.

Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valdez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valdez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Valdez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Le Tueur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Tueur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Valdez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Valdez is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valdez wants to work for an arm triangle but Le Tueur is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Valdez thows a huge punch but Le Tueur dodges it nicely.
Valdez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Valdez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Le Tueur has managed to free his arm - good work.
Le Tueur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valdez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Valdez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Valdez scores with a one two! Le Tueur had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Le Tueur avoids the head kick by Valdez.
Valdez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Tueur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Valdez.
Valdez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Le Tueur. That did some damage!

Valdez moves into range and clinches up with Le Tueur.

Valdez pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Valdez working for a triangle but Le Tueur defends it easily.
Valdez has control of Le Tueur's left arm, preventing Le Tueur from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Valdez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Le Tueur!
Valdez looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emanuel Valdez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Valdez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Le Tueur's half guard.
Valdez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valdez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Valdez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Valdez lands a big shot there that rocks Le Tueur but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Le Tueur taking shots to the head.

Le Tueur is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valdez controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Valdez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Louis Le Tueur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez controlling from mount.
Valdez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Valdez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Valdez is working for a guillotine from mount but Le Tueur frees his head quite easily.
Valdez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tueur in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Valdez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Valdez looking to ground and pound but Le Tueur is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valdez breaks from Le Tueur's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emanuel Valdez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valdez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emanuel Valdez!
Emanuel Valdez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.