PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Mastervic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Laranja (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.

Mastervic
vs
Laranja

186 cm
21
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Dean Mastervic!
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, Renato Laranja!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laranja lands with a nice combination. Mastervic backs away looking to recover.
Laranja misses with a head kick.
Laranja is looking to clinch but Mastervic is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mastervic.
Mastervic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laranja wants to clinch.
Laranja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mastervic as he avoids it easily.
Mastervic throws a nice looking combination but Laranja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laranja throws a sloppy head kick and Mastervic moves out of range easily.
Laranja throws a head kick that Mastervic semi-blocks.
Mastervic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Mastervic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mastervic stuffs the takedown attempt from Laranja. Laranja gets slowly back to his feet.
Mastervic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mastervic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Mastervic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mastervic is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Laranja will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Laranja is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mastervic taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja is pushing Mastervic's head away, looking to escape. Mastervic manages to hold on to the position though.

We're going to have a standup here because Dean Mastervic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mastervic shoots in for a double leg but Laranja sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laranja shoots for a takedown but Mastervic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick from Laranja lands but Mastervic takes it in his stride.
Laranja misses with a takedown attempt - Mastervic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laranja scores with a one two! Mastervic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Laranja connects with a high kick.
Laranja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mastervic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastervic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laranja pinned against the cage. Laranja gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laranja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mastervic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laranja tries to clinch up.
Laranja's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mastervic under the eye.
Mastervic throws a shot from downtown. Laranja moves away and avoids it.
Laranja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mastervic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laranja tries a head kick but it misses.
Laranja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mastervic as he avoids it easily.
Mastervic throws a head kick but Laranja moves out of range.
Mastervic throws a head kick that misses
and Laranja counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mastervic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laranja throws a head kick that Mastervic semi-blocks.
Laranja tries to clinch up but Mastervic circles away and keeps his distance.
Mastervic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laranja is defended easily by Mastervic.
Laranja looks gassed!
Laranja tries for a takedown but Mastervic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mastervic!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mastervic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Laranja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Mastervic with that takedown attempt.
Laranja lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mastervic backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Renato Laranja will probably get the nod.
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.

Laranja shoots for a double leg takedown but Mastervic sprawls well. He's pushed Laranja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mastervic throws a hook but Laranja blocks it.
Laranja wants to clinch up but Mastervic keeps it at a distance.
Mastervic shoots for a double leg takedown but Laranja sprawls well. He's pushed Mastervic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mastervic misses with a series of wild punches.
Laranja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laranja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laranja tries to clinch up.
Mastervic shoots in for a takedown but Laranja shows good takedown defense.

Laranja gets tackled into the cage by Mastervic. Mastervic maintains the clinch.
Laranja unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mastervic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mastervic is trying to break the clinch but Laranja is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mastervic working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja blocks a body shot from Mastervic.
Laranja is trying to break the clinch but Mastervic has him pressed against the cage.

Laranja jumps guard.

Laranja had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mastervic defends it easily.

Mastervic gets to his feet - Laranja follows without any prompting.
Laranja is breathing heavily.
Laranja misses with the combination.
Laranja throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mastervic tries to clinch there but Laranja circles away.
Horrible takedown by Mastervic or perhaps it was just good defense by Laranja which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Mastervic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laranja fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja tries to bum rush Mastervic with a series of wild strikes but Mastervic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mastervic blocks a head kick by Laranja.
Laranja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laranja stuffs the takedown.
Laranja lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mastervic backs up against the cage.
Mastervic misses with a wild combination.

Mastervic drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mastervic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mastervic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laranja looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mastervic passes Laranja's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Laranja looking for submissions off his back.
Laranja tries to get to full guard but Mastervic has control of the leg.
Mastervic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mastervic seems to be working for a kimura but Laranja defends the submission attempt.
Well, if Mastervic 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.
Mastervic is thwarting Laranja's attempts to control the position.
Mastervic controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mastervic'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Mastervic dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mastervic tries to clinch but Laranja is having none of it.
Laranja misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Mastervic clinches up against the cage.
Laranja jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mastervic walks away with a smile on his face. Laranja gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mastervic wants to clinch up but Laranja keeps it at a distance.
Laranja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laranja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mastervic throws out the jab.
Laranja lands a high kick!
Mastervic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laranja's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laranja duly obliges.
Mastervic swats away the attempt to clinch by Laranja.
Laranja shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mastervic sprawls well. Mastervic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laranja gets slowly back to his feet.
Dean Mastervic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Laranja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Laranja. No joy for Mastervic on that attempt.

Mastervic drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mastervic trying to control but Laranja is working from the bottom.

Laranja is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laranja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mastervic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Laranja controls Mastervic momentarily but Mastervic frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mastervic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dean Mastervic wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Laranja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mastervic leaves Laranja with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laranja closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mastervic circles away.
Laranja tries to clinch up but Mastervic circles away and keeps his distance.
Mastervic blocks a head kick by Laranja.
Mastervic dives in and grabs Laranja's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laranja pushes down on Mastervic's head and hops out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mastervic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Laranja's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastervic stands up over Laranja, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Mastervic gets to his feet - Laranja follows without any prompting.
Laranja connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mastervic's hands.
Mastervic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Mastervic scores a takedown into full mount!
Mastervic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mastervic looking to finish Laranja with some ground and pound. This is bad for Laranja!
Mastervic controlling the pace for now.
Laranja tries to hold on but Mastervic postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastervic controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laranja is trying to escape the mount.
Mastervic controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laranja is trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Mastervic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mastervic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Mastervic!