PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitrii Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Numb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vitali
vs
Eduardo

180 cm
24
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitrii Vitali !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitali misses with a wild body shot.
Eduardo tries to clinch up but Vitali circles away and keeps his distance.
Eduardo blocks the body kick.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vitali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vitali throws out a loose jab but Eduardo uses good head movement to avoid it.

Eduardo closes the distance and clinches.
Vitali tries to work over Eduardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Vitali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Eduardo.
Vitali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vitali throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vitali throws a hook but Eduardo blocks it.
A head kick from Eduardo lands but Vitali takes it in his stride.
Eduardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitali .
Vitali misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Eduardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some wild striking there from Eduardo.
Eduardo lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vitali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eduardo tries to clinch up.
Eduardo slips a straight right by Vitali .
Vitali misses with a hook. Eduardo ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Vitali as he connects with a hook.
Eduardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eduardo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vitali counters with a straight right hand.
Eduardo wants to clinch up but Vitali keeps it at a distance.
Vitali cracks a nice hook into Eduardo's ribs.
Vitali keeps the fight on the outside.
Eduardo moves out of range of the leg kick from Vitali .
Eduardo tries to clinch there but Vitali circles away.
Vitali keeps the fight on the outside.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vitali .
Vitali looks for the body kick but Eduardo saw that one coming.
Vitali misses with an uppercut

and Eduardo moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
Eduardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eduardo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Vitali 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vitali tries to land a front kick but Eduardo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vitali throws a body punch but Eduardo moves out of range.
Eduardo takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Carlos Eduardo has been cut.
Eduardo throws a low kick, looking for Vitali 's leg but Vitali calmly moves out of range.
Eduardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vitali .
Vitali throws a series of punches but Eduardo avoids them all with ease.
Dmitrii Vitali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eduardo tries to clinch but Vitali moves out of range.
Vitali swats away the attempt to clinch by Eduardo.
Vitali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vitali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vitali misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo wants to clinch up but Vitali keeps it at a distance.
Vitali lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eduardo backs up against the cage.
Vitali keeps the fight on the outside.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Vitali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vitali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vitali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eduardo.
Eduardo tries to clinch but Vitali moves away
and Vitali counters with a nice body kick.

Eduardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Vitali looking to slow down the pace here.
Eduardo landing knees to the head.
Vitali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vitali managing to block the knees to the body from Eduardo.

Eduardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Vitali .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitali blocks a leg kick.
Vitali lands a head shot.
Eduardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eduardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vitali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eduardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Vitali circles away.

Eduardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vitali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vitali avoids it.
Vitali lands with a right to the head.
Vitali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eduardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eduardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vitali .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eduardo lands a nice knee to the body.
Vitali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vitali keeps control of Eduardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vitali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vitali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dmitrii Vitali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Eduardo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vitali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vitali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vitali lands a lovely overhand right.
Vitali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vitali lands a jab to the nose.
Eduardo avoids the body shot from Vitali .
Vitali misses with a two punch combination.
Vitali looks to score with a jab to the body but Eduardo is just out of range.
Vitali lands a glancing blow to the side of Eduardo's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Eduardo blocks the leg kick.
Eduardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vitali .
Vitali throws a low kick but Eduardo moves out of range easily.
Eduardo slips under a jab from Vitali .
Eduardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Eduardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vitali .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitali circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali takes a swing at Eduardo's ribcage but misses.
Eduardo blocks a head kick by Vitali .
Eduardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vitali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eduardo manages to avoid it.
Eduardo ducks under a wild hook from Vitali .
Eduardo lands with a kick to the temple. Vitali shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eduardo tries to clinch but Vitali moves away
and Vitali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eduardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eduardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Vitali is just out of range.
Eduardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eduardo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eduardo scores with a nice body kick.
Vitali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eduardo is looking to clinch but Vitali is avoiding it.
Eduardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vitali thows a body shot but no joy.
Vitali connects with a single shot there.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Vitali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eduardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vitali .
A left lands for Vitali .
Eduardo is looking to clinch.
Dmitrii Vitali is winning the standup battle so far.
Vitali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eduardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vitali catches Eduardo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vitali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eduardo. That did some damage!
Vitali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vitali !

Eduardo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vitali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Vitali breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali tries a head kick but it misses.
Vitali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vitali lets loose with a powerful body kick. Eduardo will feel that in the morning.
Eduardo ducks under a wild hook from Vitali .
Vitali lands with a nice combination. Eduardo backs away looking to recover.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vitali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses.
Vitali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vitali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vitali misses with a kick to the body.
Vitali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vitali just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitali looks to throw the jab but Eduardo is out of range.
Eduardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vitali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo tries to clinch up but Vitali circles away and keeps his distance.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vitali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eduardo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eduardo closes the distance but Vitali moves to the side
and Vitali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vitali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vitali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eduardo pushes Vitali away with a front kick.
Vitali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vitali throws a combination. Eduardo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitali keeps the fight on the outside.
Eduardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vitali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eduardo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitrii Vitali dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Eduardo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Eduardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vitali throws an overhand right that lands on Eduardo's shoulder, as Eduardo tries to avoid the shot.
Eduardo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eduardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitali .
Eduardo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eduardo is looking to clinch but Vitali is avoiding it.
Vitali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eduardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Vitali .
Vitali scores with a shot to the body.

Eduardo closes the distance and pushes Vitali back into the cage.
Eduardo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eduardo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vitali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vitali lands a hook that snaps the head of Eduardo backwards.
Eduardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vitali .
Vitali looking to stall.
Eduardo connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vitali managing to block the knees to the body from Eduardo.
Vitali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
Vitali managing to block the knees to the body from Eduardo.
Vitali lands a nice uppercut.
Eduardo misses with an elbow strike.
Eduardo blocking some punches.
Eduardo is trying to maintain a safe position but Vitali gets an underhook and turns Eduardo into the cage.
Eduardo lands an elbow that stopped Vitali in his tracks for a moment.
Eduardo crunches a lovely knee into Vitali 's ribcage.
Vitali tries to circle away but Eduardo has him pinned against the cage.
Eduardo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vitali avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vitali avoids a wild elbow strike from Eduardo.
Vitali avoiding damage as Eduardo throws knees to the body.

Eduardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vitali moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vitali throws a hook to the side of Eduardo's head but Eduardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eduardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eduardo moves in looking to clinch but Vitali pushes him off.
Vitali punishes Eduardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Vitali coming out on top.

That has opened up Carlos Eduardo's cut even more.
Vitali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vitali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vitali throws a hook to the side of Eduardo's head but Eduardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vitali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carlos Eduardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Vitali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vitali misses with a head kick.
Vitali swings widly with a right hand
and Eduardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eduardo tries to clinch but Vitali is having none of it.
Vitali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos Eduardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitali moves out of range as Eduardo throws a body kick.
Eduardo wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eduardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vitali looks to land a left hand but Eduardo moved out of range nicely.

Eduardo clinches up against the cage.
Eduardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vitali is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali avoiding damage as Eduardo throws knees to the body.

Eduardo breaks the clinch.
Eduardo tries to clinch up.
Eduardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vitali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eduardo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vitali .
Vitali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vitali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vitali misses with a wild body shot.
Eduardo is looking to clinch but Vitali is avoiding it.
A jab from Vitali does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eduardo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitali loads up on a big right hand but Eduardo slips the punch.
Vitali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Eduardo rushes Vitali and presses him up against the cage.
Vitali working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Eduardo.
I think Vitali 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!