PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yabba Dabba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malandro Agulha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malandro Agulha is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dabba
vs
Agulha

197 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yabba Dabba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malandro Agulha!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agulha takes one on the button.

Agulha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dabba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Agulha prevents it.
Agulha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Agulha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dabba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Dabba.
Agulha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dabba is fending him off so far but Agulha persists. Nope, Dabba circles away and we're back to standing.
Agulha lands with a nice body kick.
Dabba is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Agulha.
Yabba Dabba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malandro Agulha.
Agulha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dabba is fending him off so far but Agulha persists. Nope, Dabba circles away and we're back to standing.
Agulha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agulha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agulha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dabba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agulha moves away.
Agulha shoots in but Dabba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yabba Dabba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agulha stalks Dabba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dabba's face. Dabba staggers backwards, shaken.
Agulha tries to clinch but Dabba is having none of it.
Agulha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dabba pinned against the cage. Dabba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Agulha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dabba pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agulha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dabba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Agulha.
Agulha digs a good hook to Dabba's body.

Agulha scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dabba regains full guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dabba throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dabba is trying to keep Agulha in close.
Agulha stopping the sweep attempt from Dabba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabba wants to stand up but Agulha is controlling him.
Agulha's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dabba striking from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agulha trying to control the position from guard on top but Dabba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Agulha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dabba paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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.
Agulha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dabba's head.
Agulha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dabba.
Dabba throws a combination that misses
and Agulha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Agulha throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Agulha closes the distance and clinches up with Dabba, looking for a takedown. Agulha pushes Dabba against the cage but Dabba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Agulha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dabba swats away the attempt to clinch by Agulha.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agulha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dabba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Agulha somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malandro Agulha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dabba throws a combination that misses
and Agulha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Agulha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Agulha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Agulha is looking to clinch but Dabba is avoiding it.
Dabba takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jab from Agulha.
Jab, jab by Dabba - just one landing.
Agulha tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dabba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Agulha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Agulha shoots for a takedown but Dabba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dabba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Agulha.
Yabba Dabba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malandro Agulha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agulha moves out of range of the body kick from Dabba.
Dabba lands a lovely overhand right.
Agulha wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Dabba misses.
Dabba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dabba looks to land a combination but Agulha avoids it well.
Dabba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Agulha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agulha tries to close the distance and clinch but Dabba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Agulha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dabba but Dabba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Agulha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dabba as he avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Agulha both land. Nice combination.
Dabba lands with a right hand.
Agulha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Agulha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dabba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Agulha.
A left and a right from Dabba both land. Nice combination.
Malandro Agulha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dabba misses.
Agulha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dabba sprawls well. Dabba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Agulha gets slowly back to his feet.
Dabba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Agulha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dabba.
Dabba scores with a jab to the head.
Agulha fails to land the takedown.
Dabba throws a leg kick but Agulha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Agulha is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Decent striking displayed by Dabba there.
The fighters circling - Dabba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dabba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dabba fails to land with a series of punches.
Agulha wants to clinch up but Dabba keeps it at a distance.
Dabba misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Agulha is defended easily by Dabba.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Agulha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dabba as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yabba Dabba dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dabba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Agulha counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dabba is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Agulha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dabba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dabba misses with a head kick.
Agulha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dabba is fending him off so far but Agulha persists. Nope, Dabba circles away and we're back to standing.
Dabba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dabba misses with a body kick.
Dabba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to de liver by Dabba. Beautiful body shot.
Dabba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabba throws a hook but Agulha avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Agulha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dabba wants to get back to his feet.
Agulha is thwarting Dabba's attempts to control the position.
Dabba is looking for a sweep. Agulha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dabba is looking to escape.
Agulha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dabba keeps working.
Dabba throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Agulha prevents Dabba from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Agulha tries to clinch up but Dabba circles away and keeps his distance.
Dabba throws a looping overhand right but Agulha ducks down to avoid it.
Agulha shoots in for a takedown but Dabba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yabba Dabba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malandro Agulha.
Dabba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Agulha blocks the body kick.
Dabba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dabba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agulha manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Dabba.
Agulha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Agulha moves into the clinch.
Agulha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dabba is trying to break the clinch but Agulha has him pressed against the cage.
Agulha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Agulha fails to pull guard.
Dabba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dabba dodges an elbow strike from Agulha.
Agulha is looking to break free of the clinch but Dabba has double underhooks.
Dabba wants to get back to striking at distance but Agulha won't allow it.
Agulha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dabba is looking to break free of the clinch but Agulha has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Agulha pulls guard.

Agulha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dabba is aware though and is defending well.
Agulha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Dabba decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Agulha, up you get!
Agulha tries to clinch up but Dabba circles away and keeps his distance.
Dabba throws a head kick that misses.
Agulha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Agulha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dabba defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dabba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Agulha counters with a nice body kick.
Agulha is looking to clinch.
Dabba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Agulha counters with a head kick. That will keep Dabba thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

And that's the end of the fight!
Malandro Agulha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Agulha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malandro Agulha!