PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kezie Uche Duru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo China (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.

Uche Duru
vs
China

203 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Berserker Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Kezie Uche Duru!
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, Eduardo China!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
China rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duru moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Duru shoots in and bounces China off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Duru lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duru tries to free his leg and advance position but China is retaining full guard.
Duru postures up in China's guard and throws a big left but China blocks it.
China wants to sweep but no luck.
Duru trying to control the position from guard on top but China is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
China wants to sweep here but Duru controlling him for the moment.
China is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
China is looking to clinch but Duru is avoiding it.

Duru feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
China looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duru trying to control the position from guard on top but China is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
China trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
China thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
China wants to sweep here but Duru controlling him for the moment.
Duru is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duru trying to control but China is working from the bottom.
Duru landing with the ground and pound.
Duru slips nicely into half guard.
Duru scoring with strikes to the body and head.
China tries to get to full guard but Duru has control of the leg.
Duru has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Duru looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
China tries to roll over but Duru keeps him under control.
Duru winds up and cracks China with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
China makes his way to full guard. A much better position for China.
Duru distracts China with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
China tries to land a sweep but no joy.
China looks gassed!
Duru postures up and lands a big shot to China's brow.
Duru won't allow China to sweep him here.
Duru connects with a couple of short punches.
Duru preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duru's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Duru is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
China throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
China has momentary wrist control but Duru slips an elbow through the middle.
China keeping moving, preventing Duru from controlling successfully.
Duru is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duru working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of China's head.
Duru connects with a couple of short punches.
China manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Duru wants to control but China is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by China.
China breaks from Duru's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Duru is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
China looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Duru covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo China!