PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Lemur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Lemur has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Dutra's chin.

Dutra
vs
Lemur

185 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

189 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Dutra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Lemur!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemur tries to clinch there but Dutra circles away.

Dutra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lemur misses with a knee strike.
Lemur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lemur tries to land a knee to the head but Dutra blocks with his arms.
Dutra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lemur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dutra looking to slow down the pace here.
Lemur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dutra tries to land a knee to the head but Lemur blocks with his arms.
Dutra trying to land knees to the body.
Lemur letting Dutra take a breather here.
Dutra working hard to break the clinch.
Lemur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dutra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lemur scores with a knee to the head.
Dutra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lemur is defending well for now.
Lemur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Dutra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dutra throws a combination. Lemur tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lemur tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dutra counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemur wants to get back to his feet.
Lemur looks gassed!

Dutra stands up out of the half guard.
Dutra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lemur tries to grapple but his opponent circles

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lemur is looking for a triangle but Dutra pushes his legs off easily.

Dutra stands up from Lemur's guard - Dutra perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dutra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lemur clinches but Dutra breaks the clinch

and Dutra moves into the clinch.
Dutra looking to stall.
Lemur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lemur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dutra blocks it with crossed arms.
Dutra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dutra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lemur tries a knee to the head but Dutra blocks it.
Dutra slows down the pace here.

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.
Lemur trying to land knees to the body.
Lemur tries to land a knee to the head but Dutra blocks with his arms.

Dutra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lemur clinches but Dutra breaks the clinch

and Dutra counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lemur's guard now.
Dutra sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dutra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Lemur escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dutra gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dutra controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra trying to control but Lemur is working from the bottom.
Lemur controls Dutra momentarily but Dutra frees himself.

Lemur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dutra is aware though and is defending well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lemur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dutra.
Lemur tries to clinch
and Dutra counters with a three punch combo that has Lemur backing up. Lemur nods at Dutra to acknowledge the strikes.
Lemur is looking to clinch.
Lemur fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lemur tries to clinch there but Dutra circles away.
Dutra throws a leg kick that misses.
Dutra fails to land the takedown.
Lemur tries to close the distance and clinch but Dutra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Dutra.
Lemur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dutra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dutra keeps the fight on the outside.
Lemur is looking to clinch.
Lemur doesn't manage to clinch there - Dutra circles away.
Lemur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dutra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemur tries to close the distance and clinch but Dutra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dutra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lemur closes the distance looking to clinch

and Dutra counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Dutra dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lemur closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dutra counters with a straight right hand.
Lemur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dutra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lemur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dutra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dutra throws a series of punches but Lemur avoids them all with ease.
Dutra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lemur is looking to clinch.
Lemur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dutra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lemur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dutra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lemur fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemur tries to clinch up

and Dutra counters by clinching up.
Lemur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dutra blocks it with crossed arms.
Lemur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lemur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dutra lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lemur tries to land a knee to the head but Dutra blocks with his arms.
Lemur avoids a wild elbow strike from Dutra.
Dutra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lemur has him pressed against the cage.
Dutra is trying to force a seperation but Lemur has the dominant position.
Lemur tries a knee to the head but Dutra blocks it.
Lemur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dutra blocks it with crossed arms.
Lemur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dutra blocks it with crossed arms.
Lemur managing to block the knees to the body from Dutra.
Lemur managing to block the knees to the body from Dutra.
Dutra trying to land knees to the body.
Lemur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lemur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dutra's efforts to push away.

Dutra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lemur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dutra.
Lemur tries to clinch up

and Dutra decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lemur's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dutra stays in close to Lemur's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemur bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dutra's guard.

Dutra wriggles free and stands up.
Dutra moves in looking to clinch but Lemur pushes him off.
Dutra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lemur tries to avoid it but Dutra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lemur to the ground. Lemur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dutra circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dutra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lemur won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An elbow from Dutra crashes against the mat.
Lemur is looking for a sweep.
Dutra in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here as Dutra stalls from top position.
Dutra taking a break here but Lemur is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemur is staying active underneath Dutra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lemur tries to close the distance and clinch but Dutra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King Lemur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lemur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lemur doesn't manage to clinch there - Dutra circles away.
Lemur tries to clinch up.

That's four 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.
Lemur doesn't manage to clinch there - Dutra circles away.
Lemur is looking to clinch.
Lemur wants to clinch.
Lemur wants to clinch up but Dutra keeps it at a distance.
Lemur doesn't manage to clinch there - Dutra circles away.
Dutra throws a body punch but Lemur moves out of range.
Lemur tries to clinch up
and Dutra counters with a left and a right that stings Lemur.
Lemur tries to clinch up

and Dutra counters with a shoot takedown. Lemur fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dutra trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Dutra dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Dutra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lemur wants to clinch but Dutra slips to the side

and Dutra counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lemur!
Lemur tries to hold on but Dutra pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemur tries to buck Dutra off but he can't manage it.
Lemur really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lemur tries to hold on but Dutra postures up.
Dutra controlling the pace for now.
Daniel Dutra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemur is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lemur is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dutra controlling his opponent.
Dutra with a couple of short strikes.
Lemur tries to lock up and control but Dutra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dutra prevents Lemur from getting the reversal.
Dutra controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lemur is looking to improve his position but Dutra isn't that keen on the idea.
Dutra controlling from mount.
Lemur manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dutra stops Lemur from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Dutra seems content to control.
Lemur is trying to stand back up but Dutra is controlling him
Still in half guard, Dutra seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dutra takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lemur is staying active underneath Dutra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dutra is thwarting Lemur's attempts to control the position.
Dutra with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Daniel Dutra just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dutra is looking to clinch.
Lemur tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dutra counters by moving into the clinch.
King Lemur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lemur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dutra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lemur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dutra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dutra tries to break free but Lemur pushes him back against the cage.
Lemur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lemur takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lemur unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lemur tries to land a knee to the head but Dutra blocks with his arms.
Dutra looking to slow down the pace here.
Lemur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dutra tries to circle away but Lemur has him pinned against the cage.
Lemur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lemur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dutra blocks it with crossed arms.
Lemur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daniel Dutra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lemur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dutra tries to land knees in the clinch but Lemur avoids the damage to the body.
Lemur misses with a knee strike.
Lemur landing knees to the head.
Dutra scores a nice knee to the body.
Dutra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lemur tries a knee to the head but Dutra blocks it.
Dutra misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lemur looking to throw knees to the head but Dutra is blocking nicely.
Dutra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lemur is defending well for now.
Lemur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lemur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dutra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lemur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dutra blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Dutra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dutra 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Dutra!