PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector DuMaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bumble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DuMaine comes into the arena with Trapt-Headstrong blaring out of the sound system. Bman has chosen Spiderman by the Ramones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

DuMaine
vs
Bman

183 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector DuMaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bumble Bman!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

DuMaine has closed the distance and engaged Bman in a clinch.
DuMaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bman.
DuMaine blocks the elbow strike.
DuMaine misses with an elbow over the top.

DuMaine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bumble Bman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DuMaine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bman.
Bman tries to clinch up.

DuMaine drives through and clinches with Bman against the cage.
Bman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bman wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DuMaine controlling the action here for a moment.
Bman lands an elbow inside that DuMaine shrugs off.
DuMaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bman avoiding damage as DuMaine throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DuMaine obliges.
Bman just leaning against DuMaine, taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
DuMaine landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DuMaine trying to land knees to the body.
Bman lands a nice elbow.
Bman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
DuMaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bman avoids it.
DuMaine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bman stalling against the cage.
Bman misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DuMaine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Bman blocks an elbow strike from DuMaine.
DuMaine missing with knees to the body.
Bman tries to land knees in the clinch but DuMaine avoids the damage to the body.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to DuMaine's face.
DuMaine stalling the fight.
Bman pushes off an throws an elbow but DuMaine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bman with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bman stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
DuMaine lands an elbow that stopped Bman in his tracks for a moment.
Bman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on DuMaine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DuMaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Bman avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector DuMaine dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

DuMaine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DuMaine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
DuMaine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bman throws a right and a left that DuMaine avoids nicely.
DuMaine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bman tries to close the distance and clinch but DuMaine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bman.
Bman closes the distance but DuMaine moves to the side
and DuMaine counters with a good low kick that Bman was not able to check.
DuMaine circles away from the clinch attempt
and DuMaine counters with a nice body kick.
Bumble Bman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

DuMaine closes the distance and pushes Bman back into the cage.
Bman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DuMaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bman is defending well for now.
DuMaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bman is defending well for now.
Bman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bman trying to stall but DuMaine improves his position.
Bman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
DuMaine stalls.
DuMaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bman avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DuMaine missing with knees to the body.
DuMaine working Bman over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by DuMaine as Bman tries to tie him up.
DuMaine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bman looking to slow down the pace here.
Bman misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DuMaine missing with knees to the body.
Bman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DuMaine.
Bman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but DuMaine is keeping busy.
Bman tries to land knees in the clinch but DuMaine avoids the damage to the body.
DuMaine trying to land knees to the body.
DuMaine is trying to break the clinch but Bman has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bman tries to stall but DuMaine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bman managing to block the knees to the body from DuMaine.
Bman tries to land knees in the clinch but DuMaine avoids the damage to the body.
DuMaine missing with knees to the body.
DuMaine missing with knees to the body.
Bman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DuMaine is defending well for now.
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bman misses with a knee to the head.
Bman is trying to maintain a safe position but DuMaine gets an underhook and turns Bman into the cage.
Bman looking to throw knees to the head but DuMaine is blocking nicely.
Bman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DuMaine blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hector DuMaine will probably get the nod.
That's time! DuMaine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bman is looking to clinch but DuMaine is avoiding it.
DuMaine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bman scores with a push kick.

DuMaine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DuMaine blocks it with crossed arms.
Bman stalling in the clinch.
Bman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DuMaine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
DuMaine blocks the elbow strike.
Bman taking a breather.
DuMaine content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman taking a breather.
DuMaine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
DuMaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bman.
DuMaine trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from DuMaine.
Bman taking a breather.
Hector DuMaine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
DuMaine is trying to break the clinch but Bman has him pressed against the cage.
DuMaine stalling against the cage.
DuMaine avoiding damage as Bman throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

DuMaine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick from DuMaine.
A nice inside leg kick there by DuMaine. That's going to slow Bman down.
DuMaine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bman wants to clinch but DuMaine slips to the side
and DuMaine counters with a leg kick.
DuMaine swats away the attempt to clinch by Bman.
Bman avoids the head kick by DuMaine.
A leg kick checked by DuMaine.
DuMaine swats away the attempt to clinch by Bman.
DuMaine connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
DuMaine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bman's calf.
Bman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bman moves into the clinch.
Bman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DuMaine.
Bman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DuMaine is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DuMaine trying to land knees to the body.
DuMaine trying to land knees to the body.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. DuMaine won't want to take too many of those.
Bman missing with knees to the body.
DuMaine misses with an elbow over the top.
DuMaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bman is defending well for now.
Bman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through DuMaine's defenses.
DuMaine lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DuMaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bman is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from DuMaine.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hector DuMaine.
Well DuMaine 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector DuMaine!
Hector DuMaine was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.