PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matts Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flaubert Canto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Serra
vs
Canto

168 cm
28
165 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

170 cm
30
165 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matts Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flaubert Canto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Serra gets tackled into the cage by Canto. Canto maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Serra - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Serra seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Canto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Canto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Canto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Serra just leaning against Canto, taking a breather.

Serra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Canto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Serra shoots in and gets a takedown into Canto's guard.
Canto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Serra!
Canto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Serra tries to hold on but Canto pushes him away.
Serra is trying to escape the mount.
Canto controlling the pace for now.
Serra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Canto controlling his opponent.
Canto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Serra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra tries to reverse the position but Canto maintains control.
Serra is working hard here to advance position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canto wants to control the pace but Serra is squirming around nicely.
Canto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Serra working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Serra is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serra is trying to escape the mount.
Serra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Serra is working to get back to half guard.
Canto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Serra is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Serra kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Canto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Serra is wriggling around trying to escape.
Canto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Serra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canto looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Flaubert Canto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Serra misses with a body shot.
Canto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serra.
Canto tries to close the distance and clinch but Serra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Canto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Canto wants to clinch but Serra slips to the side
and Serra counters with a straight right hand.

Serra gets tackled into the cage by Canto. Canto maintains the clinch.
Serra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Canto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Canto has a couple of punches blocked by Serra.
Serra is trying to stall.
Serra blocks a body shot from Canto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra looking to slow down the pace here.
Serra just leaning against Canto, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matts Serra.
Serra throws a jab when Canto was well out of range.

Canto moves into the clinch.
Serra trying to control the position but instead, Canto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Serra into the cage.

Serra breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra misses with a lunging right hand

and Canto counters by moving into the clinch.
Serra is trying to stall.
Canto can't break the clinch.
Serra is trying to drag Canto to the mat but Canto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Canto.

Serra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Serra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Canto at a distance.
Canto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Canto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Serra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serra.
Canto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canto misses with a low kick as Serra jumps back.
No joy there for Serra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Canto tries to clinch up.
Canto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Serra manages to avoid it.
Canto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Serra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flaubert Canto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serra. Canto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Serra takes a swing at Canto's ribcage but misses.
Serra avoids a kick to the body.
Canto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canto stuffs the takedown attempt from Serra. Serra gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matts Serra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canto is looking to clinch but Serra is avoiding it.
Canto tries to close the distance and clinch but Serra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Canto pinned against the cage. Canto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Canto moves into the clinch successfully.
Serra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Canto stalling against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serra tries for a takedown but Canto manages to get underhooks.
Canto stops a takedown attempt from Serra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Flaubert Canto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Canto tries to close the distance and clinch but Serra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Canto doesn't seem bothered though.
Serra is looking to wear down Canto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Canto tries to clinch but Serra is having none of it.
Canto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Canto tries to clinch but Serra is having none of it.
Serra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serra swats away the attempt to clinch by Canto.
Serra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Canto avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice shot by Serra.
Canto is looking to clinch.
Serra keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canto throws a hook to the side of Serra's head but Serra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Canto moves in looking to clinch but Serra pushes him off.
Canto cracks Serra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Serra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Canto moves into range and clinches up with Serra.
Serra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Canto up against the cage.

Canto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Serra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Serra. Those never looked like landing.
Serra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canto was well out of range. Poor timing from Serra.
Flaubert Canto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Canto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Serra tries a body shot but Canto blocks it.
Canto is trying to break the clinch but Serra has him pressed against the cage.
Canto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Serra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Serra shoots for a double leg takedown but Canto sprawls well. He's pushed Serra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matts Serra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canto doesn't manage to clinch there - Serra circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serra thuds a left hand into Canto's body.
Canto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Serra throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canto misses with a head kick.
Canto thows a body shot but no joy.
Canto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Serra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Serra has closed the distance and engaged Canto in a clinch.
Serra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Serra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canto has a couple of punches blocked by Serra.
Serra misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Serra.
Serra wants a takedown.
Serra is trying to maintain a safe position but Canto gets an underhook and turns Serra into the cage.
Canto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Matts Serra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Serra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serra misses with a punch to the body.
Serra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Canto up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Flaubert Canto.
I've got Canto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Flaubert Canto!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Flaubert Canto!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Flaubert Canto!

Flaubert Canto wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Flaubert Canto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.