PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel de Sa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Muldoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

de Sa
vs
Muldoon

180 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Gabriel de Sa!
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, Dave Muldoon!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Muldoon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Muldoon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
de Sa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Muldoon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
de Sa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
de Sa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
de Sa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Muldoon stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Sa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Muldoon gets a clinch.
de Sa goes for a takedown attempt but Muldoon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
de Sa shoots and misses

and Muldoon moves into the clinch.
Muldoon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Muldoon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Muldoon manages to break the clinch.
de Sa circles away from the clinch attempt

and de Sa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Muldoon won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muldoon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

de Sa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
de Sa is breathing heavily.
Muldoon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Muldoon wants to control but de Sa is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Sa prevents Muldoon from standing back up.

de Sa stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Muldoon to get to his feet.
de Sa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muldoon shoots and misses

and de Sa counters by moving into the clinch.

Muldoon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
de Sa wants to clinch

and Muldoon moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Muldoon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muldoon with a knee to the head.
Muldoon has had enough of the clinch but de Sa keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muldoon successfully pulls guard.
de Sa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Muldoon's guard.
Muldoon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muldoon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
de Sa trying to control but Muldoon is working from the bottom.
Muldoon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Muldoon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dave Muldoon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Muldoon has closed the distance and engaged de Sa in a clinch.
Muldoon has had enough of the clinch but de Sa keeps him there for the moment.

Muldoon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
de Sa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muldoon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de Sa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muldoon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
de Sa shoots and misses
and Muldoon counters with a big head kick but de Sa shrugs it off.
de Sa with a poor takedown

and Muldoon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muldoon.
de Sa trying to land knees to the body.
Muldoon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning de Sa up against the cage.

Muldoon successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Sa stops Muldoon from standing up.
Muldoon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. de Sa manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Sa has a closed guard, preventing Muldoon from standing up.
de Sa keeping moving, preventing Muldoon from controlling successfully.
Muldoon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Muldoon wants to control from the top but de Sa keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
de Sa being controlled here, momentarily.
Muldoon trying to control but de Sa is working from the bottom.
Muldoon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muldoon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
de Sa is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Muldoon drops back looking for a leg! de Sa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and de Sa manages to kick Muldoon off! Muldoon jumps back into de Sa's guard.

Muldoon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Muldoon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Muldoon lands but de Sa takes it in his stride.
Muldoon closes the distance looking to clinch
and de Sa counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Muldoon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Muldoon controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Muldoon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Muldoon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muldoon is trying to break free.

Muldoon pulls de Sa into guard.

Muldoon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because de Sa has passed into half guard!
Muldoon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from de Sa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Sa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Muldoon wants to control but de Sa is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Sa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Muldoon defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
de Sa is looking to advance position but Muldoon won't allow it.
de Sa is looking to take a break and control but Muldoon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muldoon is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Muldoon tries to clinch but de Sa is having none of it.
Muldoon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muldoon shoots for a takedown but de Sa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gabriel de Sa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Sa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muldoon.
Muldoon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
de Sa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gabriel de Sa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muldoon throws a nice head kick!
Muldoon shoots in looking for a takedown. de Sa tries to sprawl out of it but Muldoon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. de Sa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for de Sa with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muldoon.
Muldoon misses with a wild body shot.
de Sa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Muldoon rushes de Sa and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muldoon.
Muldoon scores with a knee to the head.

Muldoon has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but de Sa regains guard immediately.
Muldoon throwing strikes from guard but de Sa blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muldoon looking to pass the guard.
de Sa controlling the position.
Muldoon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
de Sa tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Muldoon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muldoon 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Muldoon!