PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Senior Lutia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Bettencourt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Bettencourt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lutia
vs
Bettencourt

192 cm
20
186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Senior Lutia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Bettencourt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bettencourt moves in looking to clinch but Lutia pushes him off.
Lutia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bettencourt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Lutia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bettencourt tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Lutia easily slips into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bettencourt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bettencourt tries to hold on but Lutia pushes him away.

Lutia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bettencourt is surviving well by controlling Lutia's body position as best he can.

Lutia moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bettencourt has worked his arm free - good work by Bettencourt!
Lutia trying to control the action but Bettencourt is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bettencourt struggling a bit here.

Lutia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bettencourt is trying to improve his position.
Bettencourt wants to control but Lutia postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Lutia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bettencourt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Bettencourt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Lutia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bettencourt to the mat! Bettencourt manages to get full guard.
Bettencourt keeping moving, preventing Lutia from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bettencourt throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bettencourt is trying to control the position but Lutia postures up.
Lutia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bettencourt's guard.

Lutia seems to be looking for submissions.
Lutia is breathing heavily.

Lutia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bettencourt trying to control but Lutia postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Lutia seems to be working for a kimura but Bettencourt defends the submission attempt.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bettencourt is looking to clinch but Lutia is avoiding it.
Bettencourt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lutia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bettencourt moves in looking to clinch but Lutia pushes him off.
Bettencourt misses with a takedown

so Lutia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bettencourt keeping full guard, as Lutia tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Senior Lutia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bettencourt.
Lutia is looking to reverse the position.
Bettencourt scoring with punches from side control.
Bettencourt misses with the ground and pound.
Lutia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bettencourt's best efforts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, if Bettencourt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Lutia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutia tries to get to full guard but Bettencourt has control of the leg.

Bettencourt is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Lutia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still in half guard, Bettencourt seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bettencourt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lutia keeps working.

Bettencourt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lutia tries to get to full guard but Bettencourt has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bettencourt clinches up with Lutia and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bettencourt looking to throw knees to the head but Lutia is blocking nicely.
Bettencourt misses with a knee strike.
Lutia misses with a knee strike.
Lutia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bettencourt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Bettencourt. No joy for Lutia on that attempt.
Bettencourt doesn't manage to clinch there - Lutia circles away.

Bettencourt rushes Lutia and presses him up against the cage.
Lutia tries to score a body lock takedown but Bettencourt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senior Lutia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bettencourt looking to throw knees to the head but Lutia is blocking nicely.
Bettencourt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lutia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Lutia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lutia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bettencourt misses with a takedown

and Lutia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bettencourt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lutia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lutia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Bettencourt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bettencourt looking to control.
Lutia content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kevin Bettencourt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bettencourt tries to close the distance and clinch but Lutia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lutia fails to land the takedown.
Lutia looks for a takedown but Bettencourt sprawls well.
Bettencourt wants to clinch but Lutia slips to the side

and Lutia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bettencourt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lutia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lutia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senior Lutia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Bettencourt.
Lutia jumps guard but Bettencourt stands there with Lutia around his waist. Lutia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bettencourt lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lutia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bettencourt has him pressed against the cage.
Bettencourt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lutia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bettencourt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Lutia successfully pulls guard.

Lutia has his foot on Bettencourt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bettencourt works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lutia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bettencourt preventing the sweep.

Lutia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bettencourt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bettencourt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bettencourt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lutia keeping moving, preventing Bettencourt from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lutia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lutia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bettencourt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bettencourt preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutia is thwarting Bettencourt's attempts to control the position.

Lutia is working for a kimura but Bettencourt is defending it quite comfortably.
Lutia is looking to advance position but Bettencourt won't allow it.

That's four 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.

Lutia wants to work for an arm triangle but Bettencourt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lutia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bettencourt keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lutia throws a series of punches but Bettencourt avoids them all with ease.

Bettencourt moves into range and clinches up with Lutia.
Bettencourt misses with a knee strike.
Bettencourt misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lutia decides to pull guard.
Bettencourt trying to control the position from guard on top but Lutia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Senior Lutia clearly takes 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.

Bettencourt fails with the takedown

and Lutia counters with a takedown into side control.

Lutia is trying to get an arm triangle but Bettencourt is defending well.

Lutia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lutia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Lutia tries for a kimura but Bettencourt is defending well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bettencourt can't do much from the bottom here.

Lutia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bettencourt struggling a bit here.
Lutia wants to control but Bettencourt is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bettencourt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lutia's best efforts.
Bettencourt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bettencourt is trying to control but Lutia passes into side control!

Bettencourt wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Lutia seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Bettencourt is tapping! Wow, great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Senior Lutia!
Senior Lutia is the new middleweight champion!