PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Ziskie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dutra comes to the cage accompanied by meteoro. Phillip Ziskie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dutra
vs
Ziskie

180 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matheus Dutra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutra fails with a takedown attempt.
Dutra fails with the takedown.
Ziskie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Dutra pushes Ziskie up against the cage in a clinch.
Ziskie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dutra wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Dutra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dutra is breathing heavily.
Dutra digs a right hand underneath Ziskie's ribcage. Ziskie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dutra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ziskie is trying to break free.
Ziskie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dutra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dutra prevents Ziskie from breaking the clinch.
Dutra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ziskie walks away with a smile on his face. Dutra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ziskie tries for a takedown but Dutra circles away easily
and Dutra counters with a head kick. That will keep Ziskie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dutra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Dutra gets caught flat footed, as Ziskie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dutra keeping full guard, as Ziskie tries to pass.
Ziskie is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Ziskie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ziskie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ziskie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Ziskie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ziskie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dutra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ziskie.
Ziskie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dutra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ziskie trying to control but Dutra is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dutra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra swats away the attempt to clinch by Ziskie.

Ziskie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Ziskie stands up and beckons Dutra to his feet.
Dutra tries to clinch there but Ziskie circles away.
Dutra tries to clinch but Ziskie is having none of it.
Dutra keeps the fight on the outside.
Ziskie throws a chopping leg kick but Dutra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ziskie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dutra misses with a head kick.
Dutra doesn't manage to clinch there - Ziskie circles away.
Ziskie shoots in but Dutra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ziskie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutra throws a head kick but Ziskie moves out of range.
Ziskie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dutra throws a head kick that misses

and Ziskie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Ziskie stands up and waves to Dutra to follow him.
Dutra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dutra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ziskie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dutra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dutra is looking for a triangle but Ziskie pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dutra is looking to stand back up but Ziskie counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dutra.
Ziskie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Ziskie 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.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ziskie.

Ziskie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ziskie showed some decent athleticism there.
Ziskie prevents Dutra from improving his position.

Ziskie stands up from half guard.
Dutra lands a high kick!
Ziskie tries to clinch up.

Ziskie scores with a takedown into Dutra's guard.
Ziskie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dutra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dutra is looking to stand up but Ziskie isn't so interested in that idea.
Ziskie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie works over Dutra with some ground and pound from guard.
Ziskie content to stall in guard here.

Dutra is working an open guard so Ziskie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ziskie misses with a head kick.

Dutra closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dutra lands in his opponent's guard.
Ziskie striking off his back but it's not causing Dutra any problems.
Ziskie pulls Dutra in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie wants to sweep but no luck.
Ziskie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dutra trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziskie wants to sweep here but Dutra controlling him for the moment.
Ziskie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dutra is controlling him.
Ziskie has control of Dutra's left arm, preventing Dutra from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dutra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ziskie. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ziskie wants it to stay on the feet.
Ziskie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dutra is fending him off so far but Ziskie persists. Nope, Dutra circles away and we're back to standing.
Dutra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ziskie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dutra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ziskie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dutra counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dutra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ziskie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dutra swivels and escapes.
Matheus Dutra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a push kick but Dutra slaps the foot to one side.
No luck for Ziskie with that takedown attempt.
Dutra lands with a kick to the temple. Ziskie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ziskie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dutra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matheus Dutra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziskie slaps away a takedown attempt from Dutra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dutra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ziskie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ziskie tries to clinch up but Dutra circles away and keeps his distance.
Dutra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ziskie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dutra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ziskie.
Ziskie misses with the combination.

Ziskie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dutra is trying to defend but Ziskie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ziskie trying to control the action but Dutra is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Ziskie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ziskie closes the distance and pushes Dutra back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ziskie can't get the takedown.

Dutra decides to pull guard.
Ziskie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ziskie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziskie is pushing down on Dutra's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dutra is fighting to maintain full guard but Ziskie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ziskie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dutra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dutra throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ziskie controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dutra wants to improve his position but Ziskie is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ziskie in particular looking to stall.
Dutra is pressing down on Ziskie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dutra trying to control the position.

Ziskie stands and steps away. Dutra gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice takedown defense from Ziskie. No joy for Dutra on that attempt.
Ziskie doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dutra counters with a single leg into guard. Ziskie didn't expect that.
Ziskie keeping full guard, as Dutra tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie has Dutra pulled in close to control his posture.
Dutra looking to pass the guard.
Ziskie tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Dutra stands up and waves to Ziskie to follow him.
Dutra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ziskie tries to avoid it but Dutra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ziskie to the ground. Ziskie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dutra with a poor takedown
and Ziskie counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Dutra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ziskie looks for a takedown but Dutra sprawls well.
Dutra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra blocks the body kick.
Dutra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dutra connects with a high kick.
Ziskie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ziskie wants it to stay on the feet.
Dutra shoots and misses
and Ziskie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a head kick but Dutra moves out of range.
Dutra shoots in for a takedown but Ziskie shows good takedown defense.
Dutra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dutra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dutra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ziskie tries to clinch up.
Ziskie shoots in for a takedown but Dutra shows good takedown defense.
Dutra lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ziskie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dutra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Dutra as Ziskie shoots in.
Ziskie throws a head kick but Dutra moves out of range.

Dutra gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ziskie to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Dutra is working an open guard so Ziskie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dutra throws a sloppy head kick and Ziskie moves out of range easily.
Ziskie has a takedown stuffed.

Dutra rushes Ziskie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dutra breaks from the clinch.
Ziskie shoots in for a double leg but Dutra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matheus Dutra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillip Ziskie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dutra shoots and misses

and Ziskie counters with a takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phillip Ziskie.
I've got Ziskie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Ziskie!