PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Random House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Cutinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

House
vs
Cutinha

180 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Red Light Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Random House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leandro Cutinha!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

House closes the distance and clinches.
House tries to stall but Cutinha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
House throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cutinha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as House walks away with a smile on his face. Cutinha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
House misses with a head kick.
House fails with an attempt to clinch.
House throws a right and a left that both miss.

Cutinha gets the takedown into side control.
House knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cutinha on the ground.
Cutinha misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cutinha tries to score with some ground and pound. House controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Cutinha decides to stand up, so the ref orders House to his feet.

Cutinha changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. House looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Cutinha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but House is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Cutinha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutinha tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cutinha tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cutinha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cutinha looks gassed!

Cutinha decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Random House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Cutinha scores a takedown into full mount!
House avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cutinha.
House is trying to stand up.
Cutinha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cutinha lands a big elbow.

Cutinha is going olschool here, as he tries to force House to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so House shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cutinha goes for an armbar but House turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from House.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cutinha has a closed guard, preventing House from standing up.
House wants to control from the top but Cutinha keeps moving.

House has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cutinha to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! House is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cutinha pulls down on the head and he's put House to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Leandro Cutinha!