PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barata Brucutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Heleno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Heleno looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Brucutu
vs
Heleno

182 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barata Brucutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Heleno!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heleno wants to clinch up but Brucutu keeps it at a distance.

Brucutu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heleno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heleno keeping moving, preventing Brucutu from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brucutu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brucutu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Heleno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brucutu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brucutu wants to control from the top but Heleno keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brucutu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brucutu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brucutu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heleno is keeping the position for now.
Heleno looking for a sweep. Not yet Heleno, not yet.
Brucutu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Heleno looks gassed!
Brucutu scoring with some ground and pound.
Brucutu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brucutu landing with the ground and pound.
Brucutu slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brucutu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heleno keeps working.
Heleno is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brucutu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Heleno has hold of Brucutu's hands but Brucutu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brucutu wants to take a breather but Heleno is having none of it.
Brucutu is nestled in close to Heleno, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Heleno on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brucutu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Heleno has hold of Brucutu's hands but Brucutu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brucutu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brucutu is nestled in close to Heleno, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brucutu working over Heleno with some ground and pound. Heleno looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Heleno wants to improve his position but Brucutu is controlling well.
Brucutu working over Heleno with some ground and pound. Heleno looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brucutu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brucutu drops an elbow to the side of Heleno's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Heleno is defending against the submission attempts here by Brucutu.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brucutu connects with a nice short shot to Heleno's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brucutu lands a nice short elbow.
Brucutu working over Heleno with some ground and pound. Heleno looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brucutu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Brucutu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barata Brucutu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Heleno fails with the takedown

and Brucutu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Heleno's guard now.
Brucutu stands and throws Heleno's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barata Brucutu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brucutu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Heleno to see if he's OK.
Brucutu taking a breather here.
Brucutu scores with punches from side control.
Brucutu working the ground and pound.
Heleno is breathing heavily.
Brucutu is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brucutu lands some shots froms side control.
Brucutu controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heleno can't do much from the bottom here.
Brucutu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Heleno to see if he's OK.
Brucutu cracks Heleno with a big elbow.
Brucutu cracks Heleno with a big elbow.
Heleno is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brucutu connects with a decent elbow.
Brucutu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brucutu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brucutu scores with punches from side control.
Brucutu cracks Heleno with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Brucutu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Brucutu tries for a kimura but Heleno is defending well.
Brucutu trying to control the action but Heleno is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heleno taking punishment in the form of punches.
Brucutu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brucutu landing a few strikes.
Brucutu is putting a hurting on Heleno here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brucutu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Heleno looking for a sweep but Brucutu has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Heleno tries to reverse the position but Brucutu maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brucutu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brucutu working Heleno over with strikes here.

Brucutu working for a submission but Heleno is keeping him at bay.
Brucutu with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heleno takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brucutu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Heleno's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barata Brucutu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brucutu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brucutu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brucutu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heleno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Brucutu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Heleno tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Brucutu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Brucutu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Heleno is just riding it out for now. Brucutu eventually gives up the hold.
Heleno wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heleno flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Heleno taking some punishment here, with Brucutu in his half guard.
Brucutu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brucutu working the head and body with strikes.
Brucutu working the head and body with strikes.
Heleno throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Heleno is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brucutu pulls his head out easily.
Brucutu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brucutu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Heleno on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brucutu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heleno keeps working.
Brucutu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brucutu working Heleno over with strikes.
Brucutu controlling the action here.
Brucutu trying to control from half guard but Heleno is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brucutu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Heleno is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brucutu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brucutu lands strikes from half guard.
Brucutu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brucutu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brucutu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brucutu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barata Brucutu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brucutu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Thiago Heleno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Brucutu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barata Brucutu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brucutu 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barata Brucutu!