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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Canuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigol Bitties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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170 cm
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140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Canuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tigol Bitties!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canuto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Canuto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bitties is fending him off so far but Canuto persists. Nope, Bitties circles away and we're back to standing.
Bitties fails with the takedown
so Canuto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Canuto content to stall in guard here.
Canuto postures up.
Bitties has his foot on Canuto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Canuto works his way back into a safe position though.
Canuto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Canuto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bitties is keeping the position for now.
Bitties looking to hit a scissor sweep but Canuto is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canuto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Canuto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bruno Canuto just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Canuto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bitties counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Canuto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitties is tying to control. Canuto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Canuto is looking to improve his position.
Canuto is controlling Bitties's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bitties is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Canuto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bitties.
Bitties looks gassed!
Canuto wants to get back to full guard but Bitties has passed into side control.
Canuto tries to lock up and control but Bitties gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Canuto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bitties trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canuto tries to hold on but Bitties postures up.
Bitties trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bitties is landing with some decent strikes but Canuto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitties is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Canuto has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Canuto tries to hold on but Bitties pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canuto is squirming around, avoiding Bitties's attempts to control the action.
Bitties looking to secure an arm triangle but Canuto defends it well.
Bitties wants to control the pace but Canuto is squirming around nicely.
Bitties lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitties sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bitties throwing strikes here but Canuto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bitties looking to control but Canuto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bitties landing shots from mount.
Bitties avoids the attempt from Canuto to control.
Bitties tries to control but Canuto wriggling away.
Canuto is in a horrible position here. Bitties smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bitties thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Canuto tries to lock up and control but Bitties gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigol Bitties dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Canuto with a poor takedown
and Bitties counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bitties is tying to control. Canuto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Canuto is doing well to control the position and prevent Bitties from advancing to side control.
Bitties seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Canuto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Canuto won't allow Bitties to pass to mount.
Canuto trying to control from the bottom.
Bitties throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Canuto desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bitties 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Canuto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bitties!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canuto content just to control the position here.
Bitties is trying to escape the mount.
Canuto controlling the pace for now.
Canuto'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.
Bitties has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuto controlling the position well here. Bitties rolled but Canuto kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Canuto not allowing Bitties to control his hands.
Canuto doesn't have the hooks in and Bitties manages to turn into his guard.
Canuto keeping full guard, as Bitties tries to pass.
Canuto keeping moving, preventing Bitties from controlling successfully.
Bitties postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bitties trying to control the position from guard on top but Canuto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bitties wanted to stand there but Canuto had control of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Canuto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Canuto lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitties controls Canuto momentarily but Canuto frees himself.
Canuto wants to control from the top but Bitties keeps moving.
Bitties trying to keep a closed guard but Canuto is proving a slippery customer.
Bitties keeping moving, preventing Canuto from controlling successfully.
Bitties tries to strike from the bottom.
Bitties is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Canuto is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Canuto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bitties's guard.
Canuto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Canuto wants to control from the top but Bitties keeps moving.
Bitties looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Canuto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bitties is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Canuto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bitties shoots and misses
so Canuto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bitties wants to sweep here but Canuto controlling him for the moment.
Bitties wants to stand up but Canuto is controlling him.
Bitties is trying to control the position but Canuto postures up.
Bitties wants to stand and escape but Canuto is having none of it.
Canuto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bitties swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Canuto stopping the sweep attempt from Bitties.
Canuto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Canuto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bitties is looking to regain half guard here but Canuto keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canuto moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bitties gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Canuto controlling the position easily from mount.
Bitties tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bitties is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Canuto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bitties really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bitties bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Canuto controlling Bitties's posture.
Bitties throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Canuto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bitties trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bitties wants to control from the top but Canuto keeps moving.
Canuto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bitties manages to get himself to full guard.
Canuto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bitties looking to hit a scissor sweep but Canuto is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canuto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bitties keeping full guard, as Canuto tries to pass.
Canuto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bitties is trying to keep Canuto in close.
Canuto tries to free his leg and advance position but Bitties is retaining full guard.
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.
Canuto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Canuto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bitties for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bruno Canuto just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Canuto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bitties to the mat! Bitties manages to get full guard.
Bitties had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Canuto is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bitties Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Canuto's back instead.
Bitties throwing damaging strikes from the back! Canuto could be in trouble here!
Bitties scores with punches to the body.
Bitties lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Bitties controlling the position well here. Canuto rolled but Bitties kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Bitties is hanging on to Canuto's back as he tries to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Canuto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Canuto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Canuto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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