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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Bertozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neto Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neto Dos Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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236 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlo Bertozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neto Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertozzi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dos Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dos Santos wants to control but Bertozzi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Bertozzi seems content to control.
Bertozzi working over Dos Santos with some ground and pound. Dos Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bertozzi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dos Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bertozzi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bertozzi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.
Bertozzi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bertozzi trying to pass the guard but Dos Santos defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bertozzi in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertozzi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dos Santos to get to his feet.
Bertozzi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bertozzi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bertozzi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bertozzi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertozzi stands up and beckons Dos Santos to his feet.
Bertozzi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bertozzi is chipping away with strikes.
Dos Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bertozzi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bertozzi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dos Santos wants to control but Bertozzi postures up.
Bertozzi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dos Santos to his feet.
Dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Bertozzi is having none of it.
Bertozzi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bertozzi works his way into full mount!
Bertozzi landing shots from mount.
Bertozzi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dos Santos is looking to escape.
Bertozzi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dos Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dos Santos wants to control but Bertozzi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertozzi controlling the pace for now.
Bertozzi looking to control but Dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bertozzi controlling from the full mount.
Dos Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bertozzi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dos Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Bertozzi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bertozzi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bertozzi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carlo Bertozzi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bertozzi stands up and waves to Dos Santos to follow him.
Dos Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bertozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bertozzi looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dos Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Bertozzi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Santos, not yet.
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.
Bertozzi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bertozzi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bertozzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bertozzi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bertozzi stands up and waves to Dos Santos to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bertozzi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bertozzi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bertozzi just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Bertozzi wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Carlo Bertozzi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Bertozzi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Bertozzi seems content to control.
Bertozzi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bertozzi blocks the strikes from Dos Santos.
Bertozzi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bertozzi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bertozzi tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dos Santos controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Bertozzi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Bertozzi or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
Bertozzi clinches up with Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bertozzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bertozzi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bertozzi lands in his opponent's guard.
Bertozzi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard but Bertozzi manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bertozzi taking a breather here.
Bertozzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Bertozzi lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertozzi controls the position.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Bertozzi taking a breather here.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bertozzi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bertozzi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bertozzi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Dos Santos with that takedown attempt.
Carlo Bertozzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neto Dos Santos.
Bertozzi drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertozzi stands up and waves to Dos Santos to follow him.
Bertozzi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dos Santos!
Bertozzi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dos Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Bertozzi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bertozzi prevents Dos Santos from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos taking shots to the head.
Dos Santos can't escape the position.
Bertozzi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bertozzi avoids the attempt from Dos Santos to control.
Dos Santos is working to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos gets back to half guard.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neto Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlo Bertozzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo Bertozzi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bertozzi, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlo Bertozzi!
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energy
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hype
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