PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pano Chudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuckin Futz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chudo comes to the cage accompanied by El Rey. Nuckin Futz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chudo
vs
Futz

175 cm
26
160 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

177 cm
27
158 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

[JMFC] 160!

Battalion Athletics

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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pano Chudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nuckin Futz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Futz misses.
Futz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chudo lunges at Futz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Futz's hand.
A left lands for Chudo.
Chudo misses with a wild body shot.
Chudo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Futz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Futz closes the distance and clinches up with Chudo, looking for a takedown. Futz pushes Chudo against the cage but Chudo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Futz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chudo.
Chudo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Futz slips under a jab from Chudo.
Futz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chudo.
Chudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Futz was well out of range. Poor timing from Chudo.
Chudo just misses with a punch to the body.
Futz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chudo just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Chudo misses.
Futz lunges at Chudo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chudo's hand.
Pano Chudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Futz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Futz throws a looping overhand right but Chudo ducks down to avoid it.
Chudo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Futz lands with an overhand left.
Chudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Futz moves away.
Chudo misses with a wild combination.
Chudo throws a body punch but Futz moves out of range.
Chudo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pano Chudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Futz throws a nice looking combination but Chudo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chudo cracks Futz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chudo digs a good body shot into Futz's ribs.
Chudo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Futz.
Futz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Futz misses the jab.
Futz lands a nice hook to Chudo's body. Chudo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chudo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Futz manages to avoid it.
Chudo throws a jab when Futz was well out of range.
Chudo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Futz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chudo.
Chudo misses the shot to the body.
Futz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Futz circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futz scores with a punch to the head.
Futz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chudo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chudo misses with a looping left.
Chudo cracks Futz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chudo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Futz shoots in for a double leg but Chudo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Futz was well out of range. Poor timing from Chudo.
Chudo tries to clinch up but Futz circles away and keeps his distance.
Futz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chudo misses with a looping left.
A big left from Futz misses.
Chudo fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chudo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Futz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chudo wants to clinch up but Futz keeps it at a distance.
Futz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pano Chudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuckin Futz.
Chudo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Futz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Futz lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Futz does no damage.
Chudo throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chudo lands a nice hook to Futz's body. Futz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Futz slips under a jab.
A big right from Chudo misses.
Chudo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Futz manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pano Chudo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Futz feints and then cracks Chudo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chudo down.
Chudo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Futz lunges at Chudo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chudo's hand.
Pano Chudo is winning the standup battle so far.
Futz swings for the body but Chudo moves out of range.
Chudo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Futz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chudo ducks under a wild hook from Futz.
Chudo throws a body punch but Futz moves out of range.
Futz misses with a two punch combination.
Chudo thows a body shot but no joy.
Chudo thows a body shot but no joy.
Chudo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Futz counters with a nice body shot.
Chudo misses with an uppercut.
Chudo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Futz counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chudo thuds his right hand into Futz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chudo misses with a hook.
A left lands for Futz.

Futz 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Futz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Futz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chudo keeping full guard, as Futz tries to pass.
Futz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chudo wants to stand and escape but Futz is having none of it.
Futz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chudo holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chudo swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Futz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chudo!
Futz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Futz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Futz has control of Chudo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chudo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Futz throwing strikes here but Chudo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chudo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Futz.
Futz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chudo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Futz.
Futz unloads with some shots from mount but Chudo bucks and avoids them well.
Chudo tries to reverse the position but Futz maintains control.
Futz with good strikes from the mount here!
Chudo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Futz looking to ground and pound but Chudo is blocking nicely.
Futz looking to control but Chudo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chudo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chudo is desperately trying to improve his position but Futz has a good base and remains in mount.
Futz trying to control but Chudo is having none of it.
Futz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chudo wants to control but Futz is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuckin Futz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Futz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chudo.
Futz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chudo counters with a straight right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Futz.
Chudo throws a body punch but Futz moves out of range.
Chudo loads up on a big right hand but Futz slips the punch.
Chudo throws a jab when Futz was well out of range.
A big left from Futz misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chudo lands a body shot.
Chudo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chudo misses with a hook. Futz ducked under it nicely.
Chudo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Futz moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Chudo.
Futz throws out a leg kick but Chudo moves out of range and Futz only half commits.

Futz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Futz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chudo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Futz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chudo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Futz's guard! Nice work there by Chudo!
Futz has a closed guard, preventing Chudo from standing up.
Futz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Futz working a defensive guard here.
Chudo preventing the sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Futz moves away from the strike by Chudo.
Chudo misses the shot to the body.
Futz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chudo misses with a hook to the body
and Futz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chudo's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chudo misses the shot to the body.
Chudo misses with a body shot

and Futz counters with a single leg into guard. Chudo didn't expect that.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chudo holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chudo keeping moving, preventing Futz from controlling successfully.
Futz is pushing down on Chudo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chudo is fighting to maintain full guard but Futz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chudo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chudo pushes Futz off and gets back to his feet.

Chudo closes the distance and clinches.
Futz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chudo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pano Chudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuckin Futz.
Chudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chudo checks the leg kick.
Chudo lands a jab.
Chudo throws a hook to the side of Futz's head but Futz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Futz wants to clinch up but Chudo keeps it at a distance.

Futz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chudo to the mat! Chudo manages to get full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nuckin Futz.
I think Futz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuckin Futz!