PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzpatrick has chosen The Wild Rover as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Patrick Fitzpatrick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro's chin.

de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro
vs
Fitzpatrick

190 cm
23
214 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzpatrick shoots in but no luck this time.
Maurinho de Pietro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maurinho de Pietro is looking to clinch but Fitzpatrick is avoiding it.
Fitzpatrick looks for a takedown but Maurinho de Pietro sprawls well.

Maurinho de Pietro pushes Fitzpatrick up against the cage in a clinch.
Fitzpatrick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice elbow from Maurinho de Pietro.

It looks like Patrick Fitzpatrick has been cut.
Fitzpatrick is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Maurinho de Pietro.
Maurinho de Pietro throws an elbow that misses.
Maurinho de Pietro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fitzpatrick tries to pull guard but Maurinho de Pietro won't allow it.
Fitzpatrick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maurinho de Pietro walks away with a smile on his face. Fitzpatrick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fitzpatrick misses with a takedown attempt - Maurinho de Pietro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maurinho de Pietro slaps away a takedown attempt from Fitzpatrick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fitzpatrick avoids the head kick by Maurinho de Pietro.
Maurinho de Pietro misses with a head kick.
Fitzpatrick shoots in but no luck this time.
Fitzpatrick shoots in looking for a takedown. Maurinho de Pietro tries to sprawl out of it but Fitzpatrick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maurinho de Pietro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fitzpatrick circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maurinho de Pietro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maurinho de Pietro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Maurinho de Pietro has Fitzpatrick up against the cage in a clinch.
Fitzpatrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Maurinho de Pietro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Maurinho de Pietro.
Fitzpatrick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maurinho de Pietro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maurinho de Pietro.
Maurinho de Pietro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maurinho de Pietro smiles and moves away.

Maurinho de Pietro closes the distance and pushes Fitzpatrick back into the cage.
Fitzpatrick wants a takedown.
Fitzpatrick tries to pull guard but Maurinho de Pietro holds him up against the cage and eventually Fitzpatrick drops back down to his feet.
Nice elbow from Maurinho de Pietro.
Maurinho de Pietro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick wants a takedown but no success here.
Maurinho de Pietro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick looks gassed!
Fitzpatrick is trying to drag Maurinho de Pietro to the mat but Maurinho de Pietro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice elbow from Maurinho de Pietro.
Maurinho de Pietro lands an elbow that stopped Fitzpatrick in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Patrick Fitzpatrick's cut even more.
Fitzpatrick can't get the takedown.
Fitzpatrick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maurinho de Pietro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fitzpatrick takes an elbow to the temple.
Maurinho de Pietro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Patrick Fitzpatrick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maurinho de Pietro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitzpatrick's defenses.
Fitzpatrick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maurinho de Pietro lands an elbow inside that Fitzpatrick shrugs off.

Patrick Fitzpatrick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Maurinho de Pietro lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Patrick Fitzpatrick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricardo de Sousa Maurinho de Pietro!