PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filip Centkiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Centkiewicz
vs
Dutra

177 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
28
159 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filip Centkiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Dutra!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centkiewicz tries for a takedown but Dutra sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Centkiewicz fails with the takedown.
Centkiewicz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filip Centkiewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Dutra misses the target.
Dutra misses with a looping left.
Dutra scores with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dutra.
A punch lands to the side of Centkiewicz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Centkiewicz has his takedown stuffed
and Dutra counters with a left to the body.
Dutra lands with a hook. Centkiewicz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dutra listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutra dips to his left and cracks Centkiewicz with an uppercut!
Matheus Dutra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Dutra misses the target.
Centkiewicz has his takedown stuffed
and Dutra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dutra connects with a crisp jab.

Centkiewicz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dutra to the ground. Centkiewicz is now in Dutra's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Dutra scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Centkiewicz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Dutra counter with a right hand.
Centkiewicz tries for a takedown but Dutra circles away easily
and Centkiewicz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matheus Dutra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dutra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Centkiewicz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dutra's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Centkiewicz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Centkiewicz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dutra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Centkiewicz is one step ahead there.
Centkiewicz prevents Dutra from getting back to his feet.
Centkiewicz lands a couple of elbows.
Dutra looking for a sweep. Not yet Dutra, not yet.
Centkiewicz advances position into side control!
Centkiewicz working away.

Centkiewicz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dutra knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Centkiewicz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dutra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Centkiewicz thows a huge punch but Dutra dodges it nicely.
Dutra tries to get to full guard but Centkiewicz has control of the leg.

Centkiewicz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dutra is just riding it out for now. Centkiewicz eventually gives up the hold.
Dutra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centkiewicz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Centkiewicz postures up.
Centkiewicz pushes down on Dutra's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Centkiewicz is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Centkiewicz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dutra sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Centkiewicz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Centkiewicz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dutra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Centkiewicz slips under a jab from Dutra.
Centkiewicz fails to land the takedown.
Dutra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Dutra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Centkiewicz shoots in looking for a takedown. Dutra tries to sprawl out of it but Centkiewicz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dutra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Centkiewicz slips a straight right by Dutra.
A left lands for Dutra.
Nice takedown defense from Dutra. No joy for Centkiewicz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filip Centkiewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Centkiewicz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutra jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Centkiewicz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dutra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dutra throws a jab when Centkiewicz was well out of range.
Dutra throws an off balance right hand

so Centkiewicz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Centkiewicz drops back looking for a leg! Dutra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dutra manages to kick Centkiewicz off! Centkiewicz jumps back into Dutra's guard.
Centkiewicz throws a big right hand that misses.
Centkiewicz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dutra struggling a bit here.
Dutra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Centkiewicz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Centkiewicz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dutra manages to work his way to half guard, despite Centkiewicz's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Centkiewicz prevents Dutra from improving his position.
Centkiewicz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Centkiewicz is looking to advance position but Dutra won't allow it.

Centkiewicz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Centkiewicz is working for a submission of some sort.

Dutra kicks off Centkiewicz and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Dutra.
Dutra misses with a left hand

and Centkiewicz counters with a shoot takedown. Dutra fights it but they end up in guard.
Centkiewicz looking to pass the guard.
Centkiewicz won't allow Dutra to get back to his feet.
Dutra seems keen to control Centkiewicz's posture.
Centkiewicz is in close to Dutra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Centkiewicz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dutra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Centkiewicz with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centkiewicz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dutra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dutra wants to get back to his feet but Centkiewicz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Centkiewicz throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dutra can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dutra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Centkiewicz drops back looking for a leg! Dutra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dutra manages to kick Centkiewicz off! Centkiewicz jumps back into Dutra's guard.
Centkiewicz preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Centkiewicz forces his way into half guard.
Centkiewicz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dutra's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Centkiewicz dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Centkiewicz moves out of range as Dutra strikes.
Centkiewicz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dutra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Dutra as Centkiewicz shoots in.
A big right from Dutra misses.
Dutra stuffs the takedown.
Dutra looks to land a combination. Centkiewicz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dutra throws a jab but it's blocked by Centkiewicz.
Centkiewicz with a poor takedown
and Dutra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filip Centkiewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dutra misses with a right hand

so Centkiewicz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dutra pushes Centkiewicz off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Dutra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Centkiewicz.
Dutra misses the jab.
No luck for Centkiewicz with that takedown attempt.
Dutra loads up on a big right hand but Centkiewicz slips the punch.
Centkiewicz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dutra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Centkiewicz under the eye.
Dutra might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dutra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Centkiewicz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dutra tries to avoid it but Centkiewicz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dutra to the ground. Dutra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Centkiewicz's hands.
Dutra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Centkiewicz's head backwards.
A big right from Dutra misses.
Matheus Dutra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dutra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Centkiewicz under the eye.
Centkiewicz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dutra misses with a straight left.
Dutra looks to throw the jab but Centkiewicz is out of range.
Centkiewicz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dutra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Centkiewicz staying out of range there.
Dutra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Centkiewicz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dutra looks to land a right hand but Centkiewicz moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra throws a poor cross that misses

and Centkiewicz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Centkiewicz throws a big right hand that misses.
Centkiewicz won't allow Dutra to get back to his feet.
Centkiewicz passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Centkiewicz lands a nice short elbow.

Centkiewicz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Centkiewicz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dutra is just riding it out for now. Centkiewicz eventually gives up the hold.
Dutra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Centkiewicz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutra is trying is best to control the position here.

Centkiewicz is working for a kimura but Dutra is defending it quite comfortably.

Dutra manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dutra misses with a hook.
Dutra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dutra listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Dutra misses.
Dutra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Centkiewicz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dutra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matheus Dutra.
I think Centkiewicz 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Filip Centkiewicz!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Filip Centkiewicz!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Filip Centkiewicz!

Filip Centkiewicz wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Filip Centkiewicz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.