PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hermanoteu Clovis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shyriu De Dragao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shyriu De Dragao has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hermanoteu Clovis's chin.

Clovis
vs
De Dragao

180 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

178 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Hermanoteu Clovis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shyriu De Dragao!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Dragao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clovis scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Dragao in his tracks.
Clovis looks to throw the jab but De Dragao is out of range.
De Dragao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Dragao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Dragao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Dragao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Dragao scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Dragao lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Clovis.
De Dragao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clovis thows a body shot but no joy.
De Dragao misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Dragao misses with a looping left.
De Dragao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clovis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Dragao manages to avoid it.
De Dragao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Dragao misses with a double jab
and Clovis counters with a left to the body.
Clovis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Dragao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Clovis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Dragao.
De Dragao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clovis.
De Dragao throws a right hand that Clovis ducks under and follows up with a left that Clovis also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clovis. De Dragao does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Dragao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clovis moves away.
Clovis slips a jab and a cross from De Dragao.
Clovis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clovis connects with a body shot.
Clovis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A telegraphed right hand from De Dragao misses the target.
Clovis takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Dragao lands a body shot.
De Dragao looks winded!
Clovis cracks a nice hook into De Dragao's ribs.
Clovis misses with a double jab
and De Dragao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Dragao looks to land a right hand but Clovis moved out of range.
Clovis tries to close the distance and clinch but De Dragao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clovis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clovis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Clovis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Dragao misses with a two punch combination.
De Dragao misses with the combination.
Clovis throws the left hand but De Dragao avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Dragao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clovis is looking to wear down De Dragao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clovis lands with a nice body punch.
De Dragao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clovis.
A big right from Clovis misses.
De Dragao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Dragao misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for De Dragao.
Clovis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shyriu De Dragao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Clovis scores with a nice head shot.
Shyriu De Dragao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clovis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Dragao throws out the jab.
We've been informed that De Dragao has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
De Dragao misses with a wild body shot.
Clovis scores with a decent looking hook.
De Dragao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clovis.
De Dragao works over Clovis's head and body with a nice combination.
Clovis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clovis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clovis stuns De Dragao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Clovis.
De Dragao misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Dragao stuns Clovis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Dragao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Dragao is breathing heavily.
De Dragao swings for the body but Clovis moves out of range.
De Dragao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clovis tries to clinch but De Dragao moves away

and De Dragao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Clovis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Dragao can't break the clinch.
Clovis tries to stall but De Dragao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clovis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Dragao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from De Dragao does no damage.
Shyriu De Dragao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Dragao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Clovis - just one landing.
Clovis takes a swing at De Dragao's ribcage but misses.
Clovis throws a jab when De Dragao was well out of range.
Clovis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Dragao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clovis's head.
De Dragao misses with an uppercut. Clovis saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clovis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clovis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Dragao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clovis counters with a stiff right hand.
Clovis feints a jab promting De Dragao to slip. Clovis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Dragao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Dragao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clovis looks to land a combination but De Dragao avoids it well.
Clovis catches De Dragao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Dragao throws a lazy uppercut
and Clovis counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Dragao scores with the left hand. Clovis knows he should have avoided that one.
De Dragao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clovis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clovis lands the left hand.
Clovis tries to clinch but De Dragao moves out of range.
De Dragao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clovis walks into a jab.
De Dragao scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Clovis misses.
De Dragao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Dragao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clovis was well out of range. Poor timing from De Dragao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shyriu De Dragao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A big left from Clovis misses.
Clovis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Clovis. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by De Dragao.
De Dragao connects with a body shot.
De Dragao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clovis slips a straight right by De Dragao.
Sloppy strikes from De Dragao. Those never looked like landing.
De Dragao lands with an uppercut that bounces Clovis off the cage and back into range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clovis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Dragao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Dragao dips to his left and cracks Clovis with an uppercut!
Clovis throws a big shot that misses.
De Dragao throws a right and a left that Clovis avoids nicely.
De Dragao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clovis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Dragao misses with a looping right.
De Dragao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clovis moves away.
Clovis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Dragao.
De Dragao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clovis. Clovis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No joy there for De Dragao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Dragao slips a jab from Clovis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clovis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clovis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Dragao on the side of the head.
Clovis misses with a few strikes there.
Clovis swinging wildly here.
De Dragao throws a hook but Clovis blocks it.
Clovis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Dragao backs up against the cage.
De Dragao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shyriu De Dragao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clovis misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from De Dragao misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clovis looks to score with a jab to the body but De Dragao is just out of range.
De Dragao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Dragao scores with a jab to the head.
De Dragao misses with a hook. Clovis ducked under it nicely.
Clovis just misses with a punch to the body.
De Dragao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Dragao.
Clovis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De Dragao scores with a nice head shot.
Clovis throws a looping overhand right but De Dragao ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Dragao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from De Dragao.
De Dragao throws a one two combo.
Clovis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Dragao misses with a few strikes there.
Clovis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Dragao slips a straight right by Clovis.
Hermanoteu Clovis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shyriu De Dragao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Dragao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shyriu De Dragao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Dragao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shyriu De Dragao!