PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo De Lima (ranked 1340 p4p, 2791 weight class) and Guido Van Dorestad (ranked 150 p4p, 286 weight class). De Lima comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - Numb. Rodrigo De Lima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Lima
vs
Van Dorestad

178 cm
29
153
11 - 6 - 1

170 cm
26
150
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Urban Fighter

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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guido Van Dorestad!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dorestad dives in and grabs De Lima's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Lima pushes down on Van Dorestad's head and hops out.
Van Dorestad with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Lima counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Dorestad tries for a takedown but De Lima circles away easily
and De Lima counters with a right hand to the body.
Rodrigo De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guido Van Dorestad.
Van Dorestad is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Lima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Dorestad tries for a takedown but De Lima circles away easily
letting De Lima counter with a right hand.
De Lima sizes up Van Dorestad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Dorestad has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dorestad with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Lima counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Dorestad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Lima as he jumps to the side.
De Lima is looking to counter punch.
Van Dorestad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Dorestad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guido Van Dorestad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dorestad misses with a takedown
and De Lima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Dorestad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Dorestad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Dorestad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Dorestad shoots and misses
and De Lima counters with a nice body shot.
De Lima cracks Van Dorestad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Dorestad tries for a takedown but De Lima circles away easily
enabling De Lima to counter with a crisp jab.
De Lima changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Dorestad misses with a takedown attempt
and De Lima counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Dorestad doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting De Lima counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima scores with a one two! Van Dorestad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Lima lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Dorestad's head.
Van Dorestad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Lima defends well and Van Dorestad ends up having to push De Lima into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Lima stuffs the takedown.
Van Dorestad tries for a takedown but De Lima circles away easily
and De Lima counters with a straight right hand.
Van Dorestad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Lima counters with a straight right hand.
De Lima is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Lima tests Van Dorestad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Dorestad takes one to the chin there.
De Lima feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Dorestads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Dorestad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Dorestad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Dorestad manages to get an easy takedown there - catching De Lima on his heels. He'll look to pass De Lima's guard now, I'm sure.

De Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van Dorestad trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Van Dorestad has gone for a leg lock! De Lima slips out almost immediately though and dives into Van Dorestad's guard.

Van Dorestad is trying to control the position but De Lima postures up.

Van Dorestad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Lima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Van Dorestad working for a triangle but De Lima defends it easily.
De Lima controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Dorestad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Lima slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Van Dorestad working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because De Lima has passed into half guard!
Van Dorestad trying to control from the bottom.
Van Dorestad gets full guard.

Van Dorestad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Lima can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Lima stands and throws Van Dorestad's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De Lima happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo De Lima dominated that round.
That's time! De Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Lima moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from De Lima does it's job there.
Van Dorestad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Lima is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Dorestad fails with the takedown
and De Lima counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Lima keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dorestad with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Lima counters with a left to the body.
Rodrigo De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guido Van Dorestad.
De Lima scores with the left hand. Van Dorestad knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Dorestad with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Lima counters with a straight right hand.
De Lima digs a good body shot into Van Dorestad's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dorestad has his takedown stuffed
and De Lima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Lima lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Dorestad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Dorestad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Lima but De Lima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Dorestad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been told by De Lima's head coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Dorestad tries for a takedown but De Lima circles away easily
and De Lima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Dorestad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Lima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by De Lima. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dorestad walks into a left hand.
De Lima scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Dorestad should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lima with a jab.

Van Dorestad is rocked!
Van Dorestad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Dorestad is still on wobbly legs! Can De Lima finish him?
De Lima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Dorestad can do to turn this around?
De Lima throws an overhand right that drops Van Dorestad like a sack of potatoes! De Lima dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo De Lima!
Rodrigo De Lima took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.