PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between rogerio duprat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

duprat
vs
Cabral

165 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, rogerio duprat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Cabral!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabral is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cabral throws and low kick but duprat moves out of range easily.

duprat changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cabral looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
duprat in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cabral is trying to improve his position.
duprat controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral is trying to control duprat's posture but duprat avoids it.
Cabral is looking for a sweep.
Cabral taking a bit of punishment here - duprat scoring with strikes.
duprat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
duprat landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
duprat controls the position.

duprat stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Cabral gets caught flat footed, as duprat shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral looking to control but duprat passes into half guard.
duprat is controlling the pace.
duprat seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cabral for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. rogerio duprat just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
duprat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cabral avoids it really well and circles away.

duprat looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
duprat content to stall in guard here.
Cabral should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cabral is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst duprat is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
duprat slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral wants to improve his position but duprat is controlling well.
duprat controlling the pace.

Cabral looking for submissions off his back.
Cabral looks gassed!
duprat perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rogerio duprat dominated 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.

duprat shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cabral napping and manages to drive through into side control!
duprat content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
duprat has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cabral!
Cabral working to try and regain half guard.
duprat looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cabral really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cabral is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
duprat takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cabral keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
duprat takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The referee stands the fighters back up. rogerio duprat just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

duprat looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cabral trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if duprat 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. rogerio duprat just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

duprat moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

duprat lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

duprat decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

duprat scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
duprat takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rogerio duprat dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

duprat drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
duprat is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cabral is trying to control the position from the bottom.
duprat is stalling in the full guard.
duprat wants to pass the guard but Cabral is keeping the position.
duprat passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Cabral takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
duprat prevents Cabral from standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with duprat in particular looking to stall.

The referee stands the fighters back up. rogerio duprat just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

duprat scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Well, if duprat 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.
Cabral on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
duprat is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral tries to kick duprat off but duprat keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
duprat performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
duprat's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

duprat decides to return to a standing position.

duprat scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is wriggling around trying to escape.
duprat controlling from the full mount.
Cabral is looking to get to half guard.
duprat controlling from mount.
rogerio duprat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. rogerio duprat just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

duprat closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cabral seems a little lost for a moment, as duprat dominates the positioning.
duprat has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
duprat has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cabral is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
rogerio duprat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for duprat, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rogerio duprat!