PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Bezerra (ranked 3306 p4p, 3706 weight class) and Crush Bandicoot (ranked 0 p4p, 135 weight class). Bezerra has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Crush Bandicoot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bezerra
vs
Bandicoot

178 cm
29
164
14 - 10 - 0

173 cm
42
159
32 - 28 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Bezerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crush Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bezerra. No joy for Bandicoot on that attempt.
Bandicoot misses with a takedown attempt - Bezerra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crush Bandicoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandicoot misses with a takedown attempt
letting Bezerra counter with a right hand.
Erasmo Bezerra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crush Bandicoot.
Bandicoot looks winded!
Bezerra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bandicoot shoots in for a double leg but Bezerra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bandicoot gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Bezerra counter with a right hand.
Bezerra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bezerra jabs Bandicoot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bandicoot closes the distance and clinches up with Bezerra, looking for a takedown. Bandicoot pushes Bezerra against the cage but Bezerra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Bezerra looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bandicoot!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandicoot is being controlled here.
Bezerra scores with punches from side control.
Bezerra is putting a hurting on Bandicoot here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bezerra wants to control but Bandicoot is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot is looking to regain half guard here but Bezerra keeps moving and retains side control.
Bandicoot is still trying to improve position.
A lull in the action here as Bezerra stalls from top position.
Bandicoot is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Bandicoot is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bezerra pulls his head out easily.
Bezerra is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bezerra drops an elbow to the side of Bandicoot's head.

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.

Bandicoot looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bezerra pushes past his half guard into mount!
Bandicoot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bezerra punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bezerra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bezerra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bandicoot hang on?
Bezerra has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bezerra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bandicoot takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bezerra prevents Bandicoot from getting the reversal.
Bezerra looking to finish Bandicoot with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bandicoot!
Bezerra with a couple of short strikes.

Bandicoot is rocked!
Bezerra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bandicoot is still in real trouble! Can Bezerra finish him?
Bezerra lands a big elbow.
Bezerra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bandicoot is trying to escape the mount.
Bezerra scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bandicoot in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bandicoot is looking to get to half guard.
Bandicoot taking shots to the head.
Bezerra softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Bandicoot is out cold! Bezerra jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erasmo Bezerra!
Erasmo Bezerra seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.