PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Dorado (ranked 5306 p4p, 491 weight class) and Dinh Truong Thien (ranked 5737 p4p, 515 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dorado
vs
Truong Thien

182 cm
23
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 Hilo, Eli Dorado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dinh Truong Thien!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truong Thien connects with a leg kick. Dorado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dorado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Truong Thien throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eli Dorado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorado looks to throw the jab but Truong Thien is out of range.

Dorado shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dorado showed some decent athleticism there.

Truong Thien kicks Dorado off and gets back to his feet.
Truong Thien slaps away a takedown attempt from Dorado, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dorado gets a double leg takedown into Truong Thien's guard.
Dorado trying to control but Truong Thien is working from the bottom.
Truong Thien wants to get back to his feet but Dorado is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorado slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Truong Thien keeping moving, preventing Dorado from controlling successfully.
Dorado is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Truong Thien wants to stand up but Dorado is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Truong Thien clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Truong Thien scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dorado misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Truong Thien has picked Dorado up - he's going for a ride! Truong Thien dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dorado on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dorado is looking for a sweep. Truong Thien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Truong Thien throwing shots but Dorado is blocking nicely.
Dorado controlling the position for now.

Truong Thien is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Truong Thien not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Truong Thien is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dorado is looking to get back to full guard here but Truong Thien has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Dorado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dorado tries to buck Truong Thien off but Truong Thien is having none of it.

Truong Thien wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dorado, who protects the arm well.
Dorado taking a bit of punishment here - Truong Thien scoring with strikes.
What's Dorado going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorado is looking to regain half guard here but Truong Thien keeps moving and retains side control.
Truong Thien postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Truong Thien prevents Dorado from escaping the position.

Truong Thien thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truong Thien throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dorado is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Truong Thien lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dorado keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dinh Truong Thien dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dorado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Truong Thien on the side of the head.

Dorado manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Truong Thien on his heels. He'll look to pass Truong Thien's guard now, I'm sure.

Truong Thien is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dorado presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Truong Thien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dorado has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Truong Thien after a bit of a struggle.
Truong Thien wants a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dorado takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dorado has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Truong Thien is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Truong Thien lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truong Thien prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Dorado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truong Thien lands an elbow inside that Dorado shrugs off.
Truong Thien is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truong Thien lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Eli Dorado has been cut.
Truong Thien prevents the takedown attempt.
Truong Thien is looking for a takedown.
Truong Thien goes for a takedown attempt but Dorado pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Truong Thien wants to clinch up but Dorado keeps it at a distance.
Dorado misses with an uppercut.

Dorado fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Truong Thien sprawls well initially but Dorado persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dorado stops Truong Thien from getting back to his feet.
Truong Thien has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Truong Thien is breathing heavily.
Dorado controlling the action here.
Dorado working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Truong Thien's thigh. Truong Thien counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dorado prevents Truong Thien from getting back to his feet.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Dorado as Truong Thien shoots in.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dorado.
Dorado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dorado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Dorado drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dorado tries to score with some ground and pound. Truong Thien controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Truong Thien stops Dorado from passing to mount.
Dorado is looking to take a break and control but Truong Thien is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
An elbow from Dorado crashes against the mat.
Truong Thien trying to remain calm as Dorado controls from the top position.
Sloppy strikes there by Dorado.
Dorado is trying to ground and pound but Truong Thien uses the momentary lack of control by Dorado to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eli Dorado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eli Dorado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dorado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Dorado looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dorado is trying to control the action in half guard but Truong Thien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dorado controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truong Thien is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorado sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Truong Thien has hold of Dorado's hands but Dorado slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dorado is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dorado looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, if Dorado 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.
Dinh Truong Thien has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dorado is stalling here. Truong Thien is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dorado seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Truong Thien has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dorado is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado wants to control but Truong Thien postures up.
Dorado is looking to regain half guard here but Truong Thien keeps moving and retains side control.
Dorado wants to control but Truong Thien postures up.

Truong Thien is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dorado has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dorado is looking to reverse the position.
Dorado avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Truong Thien.

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.
You can see the frustration on Dorado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Truong Thien is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dorado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Truong Thien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dorado is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dorado is not content to let Truong Thien control the position.

Truong Thien is trying to get an arm triangle but Dorado is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dinh Truong Thien.
I think Truong Thien has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dinh Truong Thien!
A very excited looking Dinh Truong Thien rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.