PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lind might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DJ Quicksilver - Ameno. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Lind
vs
Dutra

185 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Lind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Dutra!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lind moves out of range of the leg kick from Dutra.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dutra.
A combination from Dutra does no damage.
Dutra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
An inside leg kick lands from Dutra.
Dutra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dutra throws a push kick but Lind slaps the foot to one side.
Dutra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dutra throws a body kick that misses.
Daniel Dutra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lind fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lind throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dutra misses with a hook. Lind ducked under it nicely.
Lind throws a right hand that Dutra ducks under and follows up with a left that Dutra also avoids with ease.
Dutra tries to land a body kick
and Lind counters with a straight right hand.
Lind checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lind lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dutra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lind counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lind scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind looks to land a combination. Dutra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dutra looks gassed!
Dutra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lind shoots in for a takedown but Dutra shows good takedown defense.
Daniel Dutra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dutra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lind counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dutra thinking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lind.
Lind scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lind shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dutra pinned against the cage. Dutra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Lind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lind bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dutra's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lind throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lind lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lind doesn't manage to clinch there - Dutra circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Lind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lind tries to clinch but Dutra is having none of it.
Lind lands a with a good body shot.
Lind shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dutra as he avoids it easily.

Lind scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dutra can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lind decides to stand back up. Lind steps back and let's Dutra get back to his feet.
Dutra throws a lazy body kick
and Lind counters with a stiff right hand.
Dutra throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lind counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind checks a leg kick nicely.
Dutra throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lind counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dutra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Lind gets control of Dutra's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lind will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lind is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dutra is controlling him.

Dutra stands up and waves to Lind to follow him.
Lind shoots in for a takedown but Dutra shows good takedown defense.
Dutra throws a leg kick
and Lind counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dutra throws a leg kick but Lind checks it.
Dutra tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lind is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dutra throws a body kick that misses.
Dutra throws a leg kick which misses Lind's front leg but catches the back leg as Lind tries to avoid it.
Dutra throws a right and a left that Lind avoids nicely.
Lind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dutra misses with the combination.
Dutra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lind counters with a low kick, right behind Dutra 's knee.
A big right from Dutra misses.
Dutra tries a head kick but it misses.
Dutra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dutra tries to land a body kick
and Lind counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dutra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lind counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dutra misses with a double jab
and Dutra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Lind dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lind shoots for a takedown but Dutra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dutra throws a lazy head kick
and Lind counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A solid body kick from Dutra.
Dutra throws a series of punches but Lind avoids them all with ease.
Jake Lind is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dutra throws a series of punches but Lind avoids them all with ease.
Dutra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dutra stuffs the takedown attempt from Lind. Lind gets slowly back to his feet.
Lind shoots for a double leg takedown but Dutra sprawls well. He's pushed Lind'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 Jake Lind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dutra fails to land with a series of punches.
Jake Lind is winning the standup battle so far.
Lind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dutra 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.
A right-left combo lands from Dutra.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dutra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lind counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutra throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lind counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dutra won't be happy with that.
Dutra struggling a bit here.
Dutra wants to get back to his feet.
Dutra tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutra is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lind has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lind closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dutra circles away.
Dutra looks to throw a body kick
and Lind counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dutra throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Lind to counter with a crisp jab.
Lind misses with a series of wild punches.
Dutra misses with a combination
letting Lind counter with a right hand.
Dutra misses with a leg kick

and Lind holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dutra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dutra trying to land knees to the body.
Dutra wants to break free but Lind has control.
Lind tries to break the clinch but Dutra is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dutra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lind's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind tries to break the clinch but Dutra is controlling the position.

Dutra manages to break the clinch.
Lind moves out of range of the body kick from Dutra.
Lind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Dutra misses.
Dutra thuds his shin into the meat of Lind's side.
Lind misses with a few strikes there.
Dutra throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lind counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lind shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dutra as he jumps to the side.
Dutra misses with a double jab

and Lind moves into the clinch.
Lind wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dutra pushes Lind back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dutra wants to get back to striking at distance but Lind won't allow it.
Dutra is trying to break the clinch but Lind has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dutra tries to break the clinch but Lind is controlling the position.

Dutra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lind lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dutra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lind counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lind digs a good body shot into Dutra's ribs.
Lind tries to clinch up.
Dutra scores with a one two! Lind had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dutra gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lind counters with a stiff right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lind crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dutra - the referee stops the clock and Lind gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dutra. Lind manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Lind forces Dutra back against the cage and clinches.
Lind has had enough of the clinch but Dutra keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dutra throws an elbow but misses.
Dutra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lind.
Lind drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dutra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dutra is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Lind dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dutra misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dutra falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lind moves into the clinch.
Lind wants to stall.
Lind drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dutra pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dutra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dutra misses with a jab to the body

and Lind holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Dutra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dutra misses with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dutra. Lind shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lind cracks Dutra with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind moves out of range of the body kick from Dutra.
Dutra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lind backs up against the cage.
Dutra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dutra blocks a head kick by Lind.
Lind slips a jab and a cross from Dutra.

Lind looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dutra!
Dutra is looking to improve his position but Lind isn't that keen on the idea.
Dutra is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lind throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dutra is trying to stand up.

Lind is going olschool here, as he tries to force Dutra to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dutra shrugs it off.
Dutra trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lind postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dutra looks a forlorn figure.
Dutra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lind can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dutra is looking to escape.
Dutra regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dutra manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dutra trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Dutra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lind is looking to work some ground and pound but Dutra has wrist control.

Dutra pushes Lind off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lind moves in looking to clinch but Dutra pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lind doesn't manage to clinch there - Dutra circles away.
Jake Lind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dutra throws a series of punches but Lind avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Dutra.
Well Lind has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Lind!