PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shiryu De Dragao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Materaazzi Motta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Dragao comes to the cage accompanied by Cólera Do Dragão. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De Dragao
vs
Motta

174 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shiryu De Dragao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Materaazzi Motta!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motta misses with a double jab
and De Dragao counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Motta misses the target.
Motta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling De Dragao to counter with a crisp jab.
De Dragao works the jab nicely.
Motta tries to bum rush De Dragao with a series of wild strikes but De Dragao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

De Dragao instigates a clinch.
De Dragao has Motta pushed against the cage.
De Dragao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Dragao cracks Motta with a nice body shot.
De Dragao stalling against the cage.
Motta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Dragao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Dragao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Motta is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Dragao - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Dragao taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shiryu De Dragao.
No joy there for Motta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Dragao slips a straight right by Motta.
Shiryu De Dragao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Motta forces De Dragao back against the cage and clinches.
Motta misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Dragao stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Dragao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Motta.
De Dragao is struggling to control the position.
Motta misses with some punches.
De Dragao stalling in the clinch but Motta improves position.
Motta misses with the head strike.
De Dragao is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Dragao wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shiryu De Dragao.
De Dragao feints a jab promting Motta to slip. De Dragao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Motta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice body punch from De Dragao.
De Dragao misses with an uppercut. Motta saw that one coming.
Motta falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Dragao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Motta walks into a straight right hand from De Dragao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Motta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Dragao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Dragao connects with a looping right hand.
Motta misses with a double jab.
Motta falls off balance throwing a combination
letting De Dragao counter with a right hand.
Motta moves out of range of the leg kick from De Dragao.

Motta gets a clinch.
De Dragao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Motta throws a punch but it's blocked by De Dragao.
De Dragao's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with De Dragao for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Motta misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from De Dragao - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Motta fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Dragao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Dragao stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Motta.
Motta misses with some punches.
De Dragao avoiding damage.
Motta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Motta throws a head punch that misses.
Motta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Motta working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Motta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Motta throws a punch but it's blocked by De Dragao.
Motta misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shiryu De Dragao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Dragao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Motta throws out the jab.
Motta throws a nice looking combination but De Dragao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Dragao throws out a leg kick but Motta moves out of range and De Dragao only half commits.
Motta missing with a left hand there. De Dragao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Motta misses with a series of wild punches.
Motta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

De Dragao clinches with his opponent.
De Dragao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Motta backwards.
De Dragao stalling in the clinch.
Motta throws a punch but it's blocked by De Dragao.
De Dragao stalling the fight.
De Dragao is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maybe De Dragao would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Motta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for De Dragao to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shiryu De Dragao.
Motta takes one to the chin there.
Motta throws a right hand that De Dragao ducks under and follows up with a left that De Dragao also avoids with ease.
De Dragao moves out of range as Motta strikes.
A big right from De Dragao misses.
De Dragao slips a jab from Motta.
De Dragao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Dragao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Motta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Dragao throws a wild body kick that Motta sees coming a mile off.
De Dragao scores with the left hand. Motta knows he should have avoided that one.
Motta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Motta gets tackled into the cage by De Dragao. De Dragao maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Motta fails to land.
De Dragao just leaning against Motta, taking a breather.
De Dragao blocks an uppercut.
De Dragao looking to slow down the pace here.
Motta working aggressively here.
De Dragao slowing the pace effectively.
Motta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shiryu De Dragao has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shiryu De Dragao.
Motta throws a series of punches but De Dragao moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Dragao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Motta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Motta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Motta throws a combination that misses
enabling De Dragao to counter with a crisp jab.
De Dragao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Motta misses.
Motta fails to land with a series of punches.
Motta is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motta misses with a double jab
and Motta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Dragao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Dragao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Dragao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Motta backs up against the cage.
Motta blocks the body kick.
A combination from Motta does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Motta misses with a looping right.
De Dragao throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shiryu De Dragao dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

De Dragao misses with a few strikes there.
Motta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Dragao counters with a stiff right hand.
De Dragao blocks a jab.
Motta looks to land a combination but De Dragao avoids it well.
Motta misses with a combination
and De Dragao counters with a stiff right hand.
De Dragao throws a low kick but Motta avoids it.
Motta misses with a few strikes there.
De Dragao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Dragao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Dragao!
Motta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Dragao lands a nice shot that snaps Motta's head back.
De Dragao scores with a three punch combo!
De Dragao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Motta.
Motta throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Dragao lands a body shot.
Motta misses with a left hand
enabling De Dragao to counter with a crisp jab.
De Dragao lands with an uppercut that bounces Motta off the cage and back into range.
Shiryu De Dragao is winning the standup battle so far.

Motta moves into range and clinches up with De Dragao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Dragao taking a breather.
Motta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Dragao lands a right hand.
De Dragao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Dragao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Dragao manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Dragao seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
De Dragao blocks an uppercut.
De Dragao is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Motta has a couple of punches blocked by De Dragao.
A left hand lands to the body for De Dragao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motta misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Dragao slowing the pace effectively.
Motta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Motta misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shiryu De Dragao.
Motta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shiryu De Dragao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Dragao tries a low kick but Motta avoids it.
Motta throws a hook but De Dragao blocks it.
De Dragao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Dragao misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Dragao connects with a body shot.
De Dragao throws a looping overhand right but Motta ducks down to avoid it.
Motta throws out a loose jab but De Dragao uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Dragao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Dragao wants it to stay on the feet.
De Dragao scores with a punch to the head.

De Dragao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Motta fails to land.
Motta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Dragao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Materaazzi Motta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Dragao.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shiryu De Dragao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Dragao 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shiryu De Dragao!
Shiryu De Dragao decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.