PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eduardo (ranked 9273 p4p, 736 weight class) and Jose Maichuso (ranked 22364 p4p, 738 weight class). Charles Eduardo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Maichuso's chin.

Eduardo
vs
Maichuso

184 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

178 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Maichuso!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Maichuso misses

so Eduardo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Eduardo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Eduardo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maichuso is keeping the position for now.
Eduardo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maichuso has Eduardo pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Eduardo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maichuso napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maichuso managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Eduardo.
Eduardo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Eduardo crashes against the mat.
Maichuso manages to work his way to half guard, despite Eduardo's best efforts.
Eduardo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maichuso defending well though.
Eduardo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Eduardo slips a nice elbow through Maichuso's hands, connecting with Maichuso's forehead.
Eduardo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Eduardo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Eduardo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eduardo stalling.
Eduardo tries to pass to full mount but Maichuso defends it.
Eduardo thows a huge punch but Maichuso dodges it nicely.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Eduardo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Eduardo working the strikes but Maichuso uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Eduardo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maichuso's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Eduardo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maichuso was covering up waiting for the punch and Eduardo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maichuso lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Eduardo trying to keep a closed guard but Maichuso is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eduardo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo working a defensive guard here.
Eduardo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Eduardo pulls Maichuso in close to his closed guard and prevents Maichuso from doing any damage or advancing position.
Eduardo trying to keep a closed guard but Maichuso is proving a slippery customer.

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.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Eduardo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Maichuso!
Eduardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maichuso can do to turn this around?
Eduardo cracks Maichuso with a big right hand but Maichuso just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Eduardo landing a few strikes.
Maichuso 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.
Maichuso dodges the ground and pound from Eduardo.
The ground and pound from Eduardo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Eduardo is looking to take a break and control but Maichuso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maichuso gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Eduardo lands a nice shot to the head.
Maichuso is looking to get to half guard.
Maichuso blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maichuso gets back to half guard.
Maichuso is trying to control but can't.
Eduardo throwing shots but Maichuso is blocking nicely.
Eduardo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Charles Eduardo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eduardo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eduardo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maichuso's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Eduardo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Eduardo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maichuso to the ground. Eduardo is now in Maichuso's guard.
Maichuso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eduardo.
Eduardo throws a big elbow that misses.
Eduardo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maichuso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maichuso keeping moving, preventing Eduardo from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eduardo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Eduardo scores with a takedown into Maichuso's guard.
Eduardo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maichuso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eduardo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eduardo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maichuso is keeping the position for now.
Eduardo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Eduardo throwing strikes but missing.
Eduardo works over Maichuso with some ground and pound from guard.
Eduardo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Eduardo slips a jab and a cross from Maichuso.

Eduardo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maichuso's half guard.
Maichuso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eduardo postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo throws a big elbow that misses.
Eduardo lands a couple of elbows.
Eduardo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Eduardo throws a strike but Maichuso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eduardo trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Eduardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eduardo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Eduardo!