PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudu Maroto (ranked 5426 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Canutero (ranked 3780 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maroto
vs
Canutero

177 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dudu Maroto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Canutero!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Canutero closes the distance and clinches.
Maroto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Canutero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maroto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Canutero lands with a nice combination. Maroto backs away looking to recover.
Canutero moves out of range of the strikes.
Canutero swinging wildly here.

Canutero closes the distance and clinches.
Canutero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maroto avoids it.
Canutero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maroto is defending well for now.

Canutero breaks the clinch.

Canutero moves into the clinch successfully.
Canutero stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maroto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canutero crunches a lovely knee into Maroto's ribcage.

Canutero manages to break the clinch.

Maroto cracks Canutero with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Canutero looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Maroto finish him?

It looks like Rodolfo Canutero has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Canutero has closed the distance and engaged Maroto in a clinch.

Canutero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Maroto.
Maroto throws an overhand right that lands on Canutero's shoulder, as Canutero tries to avoid the shot.

Canutero rushes Maroto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maroto managing to block the knees to the body from Canutero.
Maroto takes a knee to the side of the body.

Canutero manages to break the clinch.
Canutero slips a straight right by Maroto.

Canutero takes the fight into the clinch.
Canutero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canutero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maroto is defending well for now.
Canutero working Maroto over with knees to the body.
Maroto avoiding damage as Canutero throws knees to the body.
Maroto can't break the clinch.
Canutero crunches a lovely knee into Maroto's ribcage.

Canutero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maroto throws a looping overhand right but Canutero ducks down to avoid it.

Canutero gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Canutero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maroto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Canutero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maroto, pushing him back against the cage.
Maroto avoiding damage as Canutero throws knees to the body.
Canutero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maroto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Canutero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Canutero slips a jab from Maroto.
Maroto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Canutero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maroto lands the left hand.
Maroto throws a hook to the side of Canutero's head but Canutero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maroto misses with a hook
and Canutero counters with a stiff right hand.
Maroto misses with a straight right.
Jab by Maroto.
Canutero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maroto momentarily.
Maroto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maroto is breathing heavily.
Maroto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Canutero momentarily.
Dudu Maroto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canutero throws a right and a left that Maroto avoids nicely.
Canutero dives in for a single leg takedown but Maroto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maroto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maroto lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maroto cracks Canutero with a good jab.
Jab from Canutero.

Maroto is rocked!

Canutero shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Maroto is unconscious as Canutero celebrates over his stricken foe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Rodolfo Canutero!