PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buduu Lohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Dourado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lohan
vs
Dourado

183 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
194 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Buduu Lohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Dourado!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lohan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dourado.
Dourado misses with a two punch combination.
Dourado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dourado misses with an uppercut. Lohan saw that one coming.
Lohan shoots in for a takedown but Dourado shows good takedown defense.
Dourado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcelo Dourado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lohan dives in and grabs Dourado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dourado pushes down on Lohan's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buduu Lohan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dourado lands a head kick. Lohan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dourado lands with a nice combination. Lohan backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Dourado does it's job there.
Dourado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lohan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dourado lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dourado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lohan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lohan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dourado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lohan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dourado can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Dourado.
Dourado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lohan. That did some damage!

Lohan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lohan pushing down on Dourado's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dourado tries to kick Lohan off but Lohan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lohan trying to mount his opponent but Dourado defends it.
Lohan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Lohan is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dourado is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buduu Lohan!