PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teo Christofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. 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.

Eduardo
vs
Christofi

186 cm
20
201 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teo Christofi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eduardo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Christofi.
Eduardo misses with a low kick.
Eduardo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot lands for Christofi.
Eduardo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Christofi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body punch from Eduardo.
Eduardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Christofi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eduardo avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo misses the body punch
letting Christofi counter with a right hand.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paulo Eduardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eduardo throws a leg kick but Christofi checks it.
Eduardo thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eduardo.
Eduardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Christofi checks the leg kick.
Eduardo lands a head kick. Christofi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christofi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eduardo sprawls well. Eduardo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Christofi gets slowly back to his feet.
Paulo Eduardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teo Christofi.
Eduardo throws a leg kick but Christofi checks it.
Eduardo misses with a leg kick.
Eduardo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Christofi.

Christofi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Christofi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christofi throwing strikes but Eduardo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Eduardo happy to just control the position for now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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.

We're going to have a standup here because Paulo Eduardo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A combination from Eduardo does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christofi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Eduardo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Christofi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eduardo pinned against the cage. Eduardo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eduardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eduardo misses with a low kick.
Eduardo tries a low kick but Christofi avoids it.
A left lands for Eduardo.
Eduardo stuffs the takedown attempt from Christofi. Christofi gets slowly back to his feet.
Christofi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christofi.
Paulo Eduardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Eduardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eduardo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eduardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Eduardo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eduardo tries to score with a low kick but Christofi moves his leg out of the way.
Eduardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christofi was well out of range. Poor timing from Eduardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Christofi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Paulo Eduardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eduardo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Christofi.
Eduardo leaves Christofi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paulo Eduardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teo Christofi.
Eduardo throws a sloppy head kick and Christofi moves out of range easily.
Eduardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Christofi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Christofi thows a huge punch but Eduardo dodges it nicely.
Christofi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eduardo's head.
Christofi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Eduardo to regain full guard.
Christofi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eduardo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Christofi is not content to let Eduardo control the position.
Christofi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Eduardo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Paulo Eduardo just wasn't active enough.
Eduardo misses with an uppercut
and Christofi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christofi tries for a takedown but Eduardo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eduardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Eduardo dominated that second round.
That's time! Eduardo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Eduardo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eduardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eduardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eduardo wants it to stay on the feet.
Eduardo misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Christofi misses its intended target.
Eduardo misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Eduardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christofi checks a leg kick.
Eduardo is looking to wear down Christofi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Christofi blocks a leg kick.
Christofi checks a low kick from Eduardo.
Eduardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eduardo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Christofi fails with a takedown attempt.
Paulo Eduardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teo Christofi.
Eduardo scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christofi.
Eduardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christofi's sensitive parts.
Eduardo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eduardo.
Christofi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eduardo misses with a leg kick.
Eduardo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good standup being displayed there by Eduardo as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Eduardo as Christofi shoots in.
Eduardo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eduardo tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Eduardo.
Teo Christofi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Christofi.
Christofi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eduardo.
Christofi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses.
Eduardo misses with a low kick.
Eduardo connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Eduardo.
Eduardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christofi manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eduardo throws a leg kick but Christofi moved away.
A big right from Eduardo misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Eduardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eduardo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Eduardo!
Paulo Eduardo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.