PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Eco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Bahia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Bahia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Eco
vs
Bahia

182 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Steel Penn Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Umberto Eco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Bahia!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bahia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eco defends it nicely.
Bahia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eco tries to avoid it but Bahia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eco to the ground. Eco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Eco moves into the clinch successfully.
Bahia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bahia avoiding damage as Eco throws knees to the body.
Eco keeps control of Bahia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eco has Bahia pressed against the cage, preventing Bahia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Vitor Bahia has been cut.
Eco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bahia blocks it with crossed arms.
Eco trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Eco.
A knee to the head by Eco.
Eco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bahia's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Eco scores a nice knee to the body.
Bahia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Umberto Eco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Bahia.
Eco content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Eco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bahia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bahia blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Eco.
Eco lands a nice knee to the body.
Bahia looks gassed!
Eco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bahia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bahia letting Eco take a breather here.
Eco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bahia tries to pull guard but Eco won't allow it.
Eco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bahia backwards.
Eco scores a nice knee to the body.
Eco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eco blocking some punches.
Eco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eco tries to land a knee to the head but Bahia blocks with his arms.
Eco scores a nice knee to the body.
Eco content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bahia's defenses.
Eco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bahia.
Knees to the body from Eco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bahia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Eco tries to work over Bahia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eco controlling the action here for a moment.
Eco throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eco scores with a knee to the head.
Eco landing knees to the body.
Eco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bahia's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eco has him pressed against the cage.
Eco is pushing Bahia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eco seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Umberto Eco.
Eco scoring well with a low kick there.

Eco clinches up against the cage.
Eco with a knee to the head.
Eco lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Vitor Bahia's cut even more.
Eco just leaning against Bahia, taking a breather.
Bahia is trying to break free.
Bahia prevents a body shot from Eco.
Eco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bahia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Eco.

Bahia is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bahia is still on wobbly legs! Can Eco finish him?
Eco connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Bahia badly! Bahia tumbles to the floor and Eco stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umberto Eco!