PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio Arnaldinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ban Dit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ban Dit has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Julio Arnaldinho's chin.

Arnaldinho
vs
Dit

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Arnaldinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban Dit!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dit swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Dit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arnaldinho avoids the body shot from Dit.
Dit throws a series of punches but Arnaldinho moves out of range.
A punch combination from Arnaldinho misses.
Arnaldinho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arnaldinho thinking.
Arnaldinho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dit.
Arnaldinho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dit tries to bum rush Arnaldinho with a series of wild strikes but Arnaldinho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dit swings for the body but Arnaldinho moves out of range.
A combination from Arnaldinho does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnaldinho misses with the combination.
Dit scores with a hook to the body. Arnaldinho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arnaldinho is breathing heavily.
Dit misses with a wild body shot.
Dit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arnaldinho rather than just go for the knockout.
Arnaldinho moves out of range as Dit strikes.
Dit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arnaldinho was well out of range. Poor timing from Dit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnaldinho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Arnaldinho misses.
Arnaldinho throws a right hand that Dit ducks under and follows up with a left that Dit also avoids with ease.
Dit takes a swing at Arnaldinho's ribcage but misses.
Arnaldinho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dit.
Dit throws a body punch but Arnaldinho moves out of range.
Dit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnaldinho manages to avoid it.
Arnaldinho throws a series of punches but Dit moves out of range.
A punch combination from Arnaldinho misses.
Julio Arnaldinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dit throws a series of punches but Arnaldinho moves out of range.
Arnaldinho throws a series of punches but Dit avoids them all with ease.
Julio Arnaldinho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Dit misses.
Some wild striking there from Dit.
Dit throws a right and a left that Arnaldinho avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Arnaldinho. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnaldinho misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Dit misses.
Sloppy strikes from Dit. Those never looked like landing.
Arnaldinho misses with a series of wild punches.
Arnaldinho misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dit.

It looks like Julio Arnaldinho has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Dit misses.
Dit misses with a straight right.
Arnaldinho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arnaldinho fails to land with a series of punches.
Dit misses with an uppercut. Arnaldinho saw that one coming.
Dit dodges the punch combination from Arnaldinho.
Dit dips to his left and cracks Arnaldinho with an uppercut!
Arnaldinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arnaldinho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dit misses with a double jab.
Dit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arnaldinho on the side of the head.

Arnaldinho is rocked!
Arnaldinho throws a right hand that Dit ducks under and follows up with a left that Dit also avoids with ease.
Arnaldinho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arnaldinho swinging wildly here.
Arnaldinho throws a right and a left that Dit avoids nicely.
Arnaldinho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Dit counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dit throwing strikes but missing.
Dit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Arnaldinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dit throwing strikes from guard but Arnaldinho blocks nicely.
Arnaldinho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dit throws a big right hand that misses.

Dit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dit sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Arnaldinho's guard.
Arnaldinho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dit on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dit seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dit moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ban Dit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Arnaldinho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dit misses with a wild body shot.

Dit shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arnaldinho has hold of Dit's hands but Dit slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dit stands up and beckons Arnaldinho to join him on the feet.
Dit misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arnaldinho!
Dit throws an overhand right that lands on Arnaldinho's shoulder, as Arnaldinho tries to avoid the shot.
Dit dodges the punch combination from Arnaldinho.
Dit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnaldinho moves away.
No joy there for Dit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dit throws a series of punches but Arnaldinho avoids them all with ease.
Arnaldinho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Dit.

Dit closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Arnaldinho to the mat! Arnaldinho manages to get full guard.
Oh Arnaldinho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dit chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dit is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arnaldinho seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dit pushes down on Arnaldinho's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dit controlling the action here.
Arnaldinho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Dit is looking for a kimura here.
Dit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dit throwing shots but Arnaldinho is blocking nicely.
Dit works his way into full mount!
Dit postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Arnaldinho looks a forlorn figure.

Julio Arnaldinho's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dit lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Arnaldinho! Dit sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Arnaldinho and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ban Dit!
A relieved looking Ban Dit thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.