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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rod Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolo do Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rod Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manolo do Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
do Jiu Jitsu circles away from the clinch attempt.
do Jiu Jitsu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Duarte to score an easy takedown into full guard.
do Jiu Jitsu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Duarte can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
do Jiu Jitsu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duarte tries to get to full guard but do Jiu Jitsu has control of the leg.
Duarte is trying to stand up here but do Jiu Jitsu is controlling him well.
Duarte trying to control but do Jiu Jitsu postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duarte wants to improve his position but do Jiu Jitsu is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
do Jiu Jitsu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duarte's head.
Duarte is looking to improve his position.
do Jiu Jitsu wants to control but Duarte is keeping him busy.
Duarte is trying is best to control the position here.
Duarte missing with punches from the bottom.
Duarte wants to improve his position but do Jiu Jitsu is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
do Jiu Jitsu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duarte swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Duarte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duarte wants it to stay on the feet.
do Jiu Jitsu shoots in but Duarte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rod Duarte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manolo do Jiu Jitsu.
do Jiu Jitsu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Duarte counters with a big head kick but do Jiu Jitsu shrugs it off.
do Jiu Jitsu looks gassed!
do Jiu Jitsu fails with a takedown attempt.
Duarte shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in do Jiu Jitsu's guard.
do Jiu Jitsu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duarte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. do Jiu Jitsu is keeping the position for now.
Duarte decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on do Jiu Jitsu, up you get!
Duarte has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte breaks the clinch.
Duarte shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches do Jiu Jitsu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Duarte has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Duarte moves into range and clinches up with do Jiu Jitsu.
Duarte breaks from the clinch.
Duarte drives through with a takedown into guard.
do Jiu Jitsu controls Duarte momentarily but Duarte frees himself.
Duarte stays in close to do Jiu Jitsu's body and controls the position.
Duarte wants to stand but do Jiu Jitsu is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Duarte throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Duarte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. do Jiu Jitsu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
do Jiu Jitsu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duarte.
Duarte clinches up against the cage.
Duarte gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duarte tries to free his leg and advance position but do Jiu Jitsu is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Duarte dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Duarte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Duarte counters with a thumping low kick.
do Jiu Jitsu throws a low kick but Duarte avoids it.
Duarte looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Duarte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
do Jiu Jitsu trying to control but Duarte postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Duarte connects with a nice short shot to do Jiu Jitsu's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
do Jiu Jitsu tries to kick Duarte off but Duarte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Duarte is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
do Jiu Jitsu wants to control but Duarte is keeping busy.
Duarte lands with a punch from half guard.
Duarte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like Duarte is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Duarte seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We're going to have a standup here because Rod Duarte wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Duarte throws a head kick that do Jiu Jitsu semi-blocks.
Duarte decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Duarte moves into full mount! do Jiu Jitsu won't be happy about that!
do Jiu Jitsu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
do Jiu Jitsu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
do Jiu Jitsu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Duarte tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
do Jiu Jitsu is looking to improve his position but Duarte isn't that keen on the idea.
Duarte controlling the pace for now.
do Jiu Jitsu tries to hold on but Duarte pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
do Jiu Jitsu is in a horrible position here. Duarte smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
do Jiu Jitsu tries to reverse the position but Duarte maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Duarte dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Duarte closes the distance and clinches.
Duarte lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Duarte.
Duarte prevents do Jiu Jitsu from breaking the clinch.
Duarte lands a shot to the body.
Duarte content to slow the pace in the clinch.
do Jiu Jitsu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Duarte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Duarte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duarte looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for do Jiu Jitsu!
Duarte putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Duarte has control of do Jiu Jitsu's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and do Jiu Jitsu regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duarte tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
do Jiu Jitsu wants to control but Duarte is having none of it.
do Jiu Jitsu is looking to improve his position but Duarte isn't that keen on the idea.
Duarte looking to secure an arm triangle but do Jiu Jitsu defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
do Jiu Jitsu can't escape the position.
Duarte controlling from mount.
Duarte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for do Jiu Jitsu on the ground.
do Jiu Jitsu throwing hammer fists to the chest of Duarte. What's that going to do exactly?
Duarte prevents do Jiu Jitsu from getting the reversal.
Duarte stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
do Jiu Jitsu tries to sprawl but Duarte drives through with a takedown into half guard.
do Jiu Jitsu is looking for a sweep. Duarte is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
do Jiu Jitsu looking for submissions off his back.
do Jiu Jitsu tries to roll over but Duarte keeps him under control.
do Jiu Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rod Duarte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
do Jiu Jitsu pushes Duarte off looking to stand but Duarte dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte controlling the pace.
do Jiu Jitsu wants to get back to his feet.
Duarte scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
do Jiu Jitsu is looking to improve his position.
do Jiu Jitsu wants to control but Duarte is keeping busy.
do Jiu Jitsu is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rod Duarte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duarte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod Duarte!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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