PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Napao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelo Dinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Napao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pelo Dinho's chin.

Napao
vs
Dinho

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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Behold The Beast

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, Gabriel Napao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pelo Dinho!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Napao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dinho avoids it really well and circles away.
Dinho has a takedown stuffed.
Dinho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Napao but Napao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Napao fails with a takedown attempt.
Napao misses with a takedown

and Dinho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Napao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinho utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dinho has Napao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Napao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Dinho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dinho forces Napao back against the cage and clinches.

Dinho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Napao stuffs the takedown.
Dinho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Napao defends it nicely.
Dinho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Napao's waist but Napao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dinho off to one side.

Napao has closed the distance and engaged Dinho in a clinch.
Napao tries to pull guard but Dinho holds him up against the cage and eventually Napao drops back down to his feet.
Dinho throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Napao fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dinho throws a series of strikes that have Napao backpedaling.
Dinho looks gassed!
Napao takes a swing at Dinho's ribcage but misses.
Napao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dinho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gabriel Napao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napao with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dinho counters by moving into the clinch.

Dinho decides to pull guard.
Dinho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Napao won't allow Dinho to get back to his feet.
Dinho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napao stops Dinho from standing up.
Napao is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Napao prevents Dinho from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napao stays in close to Dinho's body and controls the position.
Dinho wants to stand but Napao is controlling the position.
Napao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Napao stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Napao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dinho pinned against the cage. Dinho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Napao. No joy for Dinho on that attempt.
Napao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dinho tries to avoid it but Napao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dinho to the ground. Dinho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Napao closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dinho did well to prevent Napao getting side control.
Napao thows a huge punch but Dinho dodges it nicely.
Dinho has a hand on Napao's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Napao takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pelo Dinho will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dinho misses with a head kick.

Napao moves into range and clinches up with Dinho.
Dinho lands a good knee to the midsection. Napao won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the cage, Napao throws an elbow but misses.
Dinho tries to score a body lock takedown but Napao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Napao pulls Dinho into guard.

Dinho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Napao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dinho has managed to get both his arms back between Napao's legs - danger averted.
Dinho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Napao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dinho trying to stand up but can't free himself from Napao's guard.
Dinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Napao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Napao looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dinho is defending well. Napao quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dinho has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Napao celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Napao!