PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Djalo Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Voodoo Shit. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dutra's choice of entrance music: Da Booty Up. Djalo Tavares could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Dutra's chin.

Tavares
vs
Dutra

178 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djalo Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Dutra!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dutra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tavares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dutra circles away.
Dutra throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Tavares counters with a single leg into guard. Dutra didn't expect that.
Tavares postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tavares with a nice head shot there.
Tavares is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavares throws a big right hand that misses.
Tavares connects with a couple of short punches.
Tavares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dutra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tavares sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tavares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tavares postures up and lands a big shot to Dutra's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tavares postures up and lands a big shot to Dutra's brow.
Dutra looks winded!
Tavares controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tavares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tavares connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tavares postures up in Dutra's guard and throws a big left but Dutra blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tavares's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tavares slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Tavares politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tavares prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tavares has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tavares lands an elbow.
Dutra takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dutra takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dutra takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tavares cracks Dutra with a big right hand but Dutra just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Dutra is rocked!
Tavares landing a few strikes.
Dutra is still in real trouble! Can Tavares finish him?
Tavares in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tavares scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Dutra is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Tavares can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djalo Tavares!
Djalo Tavares thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated George Dutra had this to say: 'I've been to prison, loosing a fight ain't shit to me...'.