PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Bezerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt comes into the arena with Believe me - Fort Minor blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carlos Bezerra was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pitt
vs
Bezerra

182 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maddox Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Bezerra!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezerra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bezerra tries to clinch up.
Bezerra misses the shot to the body.

Pitt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bezerra, pushing him back against the cage.

Pitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pitt closes the distance and pushes Bezerra back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pitt.

It looks like Carlos Bezerra has been cut.
Pitt connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pitt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pitt.
Pitt crunches a lovely knee into Bezerra's ribcage.
Bezerra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pitt walks away with a smile on his face. Bezerra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bezerra gets tackled into the cage by Pitt. Pitt maintains the clinch.
Bezerra tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pitt lands an elbow inside that Bezerra shrugs off.
Bezerra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pitt is keeping busy.
Pitt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Bezerra is rocked!
Bezerra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bezerra is still on wobbly legs! Can Pitt finish him?
Pitt prevents Bezerra from breaking the clinch.
Pitt prevents Bezerra from breaking the clinch.
Bezerra seems to have recovered his senses.
Bezerra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pitt stalls.
Bezerra looking for a takedown.
Maddox Pitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Bezerra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pitt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pitt rushes Bezerra and presses him up against the cage.

Pitt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bezerra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pitt pushes Bezerra up against the cage in a clinch.

Pitt breaks the clinch.
Bezerra shoots for a takedown but Pitt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carlos Bezerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bezerra fails with the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Pitt. No joy for Bezerra on that attempt.
Pitt throws an overhand right that lands on Bezerra's shoulder, as Bezerra tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra shoots and misses

and Pitt moves into the clinch.
Pitt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pitt landing knees to the body.
Bezerra looks gassed!

Pitt manages to break the clinch.

Pitt closes the distance and pushes Bezerra back into the cage.
Bezerra fails to pull guard.
Nice elbow from Pitt.
Stalling in the clinch from Pitt.
Bezerra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pitt pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Pitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bezerra misses the target.
Bezerra throws a combination that misses

and Pitt counters by clinching up.
Pitt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bezerra tries to break the clinch but Pitt is controlling the position.
Pitt lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitt lands a knee to the body.

Pitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitt circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pitt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pitt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddox Pitt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Bezerra's cut.
That's time! Pitt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pitt instigates a clinch.
Pitt landing knees to the head.

Pitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitt avoids the body shot from Bezerra.
Bezerra darts in trying to clinch

and Pitt moves into the clinch.
Pitt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pitt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bezerra's efforts to push away.
Pitt lands a damaging elbow.

Pitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra moves to clinch but Pitt breaks away
and Pitt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Pitt has managed to clinch.

Pitt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maddox Pitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pitt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pitt taking a breather.
Bezerra wants a takedown but no success here.
Pitt lands an elbow inside.
Pitt lands a nice knee to the body.

Pitt manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pitt moves into the clinch successfully.
Bezerra fails to pull guard.

Pitt breaks from the clinch.

Pitt pushes Bezerra up against the cage in a clinch.
Bezerra is trying to push Pitt away but Pitt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bezerra wants to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pitt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bezerra fails to land the takedown.
Maddox Pitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Bezerra.

Pitt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt connects with a knee to the head.
Bezerra is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pitt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pitt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bezerra is breathing heavily.
Pitt lands a nice elbow.
Pitt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bezerra's defenses.
Pitt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bezerra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pitt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bezerra's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pitt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt landing knees to the head.

Pitt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pitt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bezerra takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pitt lands an elbow inside.

Pitt breaks from the clinch.
Bezerra shoots in but no luck this time.
Pitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pitt forces Bezerra back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bezerra shoots in but Pitt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddox Pitt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Bezerra's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bezerra misses with a body shot.
Bezerra looks to clinch

and Pitt counters by clinching up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pitt obliges.
Maddox Pitt has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Pitt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Bezerra or perhaps it was just good defense by Pitt which made him look bad.
Bezerra is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pitt obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pitt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bezerra tries to clinch up

and Pitt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bezerra tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pitt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bezerra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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

Pitt rushes Bezerra and presses him up against the cage.

Pitt drops Bezerra with a big knee straight up the middle! Bezerra is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pitt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pitt lands an elbow that stopped Bezerra in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pitt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pitt gets a clinch.
Pitt landing knees to the head.
Pitt blocks an elbow strike from Bezerra.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pitt.
Pitt scores a nice knee to the body.
Pitt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bezerra's efforts to push away.
Bezerra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pitt prevents it.
Maddox Pitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Bezerra.
Bezerra tries to pull guard but Pitt holds him up against the cage and eventually Bezerra drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt lands a damaging elbow.
Pitt landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Pitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bezerra throws a leg kick that is checked

and Pitt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pitt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bezerra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pitt pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Pitt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maddox Pitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Pitt has Bezerra up against the cage in a clinch.

Pitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pitt closes the distance and clinches.

Pitt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitt stuffs the takedown.

Pitt instigates a clinch.

Pitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pitt instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitt lands an elbow just above Bezerra 's eye.
Nice elbow from Pitt.
Carlos Bezerra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maddox Pitt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bezerra throws an elbow but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maddox Pitt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pitt 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddox Pitt!
Maddox Pitt made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Be Famous Together with myself,'.