PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caio Gimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel LaRusso is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gimenez
vs
LaRusso

183 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caio Gimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Gimenez with that takedown attempt.
Gimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LaRusso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gimenez is out of range and LaRusso settles back down.
LaRusso missing with a left hand there. Gimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gimenez tries to close the distance and clinch but LaRusso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LaRusso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gimenez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaRusso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
LaRusso slaps away a takedown attempt from Gimenez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Gimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from LaRusso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimenez wants to clinch
and LaRusso counters with a body kick.
Gimenez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
LaRusso tries to clinch up but Gimenez circles away and keeps his distance.
LaRusso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gimenez.
A head kick misses from LaRusso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
LaRusso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gimenez fails with a takedown attempt.
Caio Gimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaRusso throws out a leg kick but Gimenez moves out of range and LaRusso only half commits.
Gimenez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gimenez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but LaRusso swivels and escapes.
Gimenez throws a leg kick but LaRusso sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from LaRusso misses the target.
Gimenez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but LaRusso swivels and escapes.
LaRusso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gimenez.
LaRusso is looking to score with low kicks.

Gimenez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
LaRusso wants to stand but Gimenez is controlling the position.
Gimenez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gimenez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. LaRusso is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimenez won't allow LaRusso to get back to his feet.
Gimenez stays in close to LaRusso's body and controls the position.
LaRusso wants to get back to his feet but Gimenez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gimenez darts in trying to clinch
and LaRusso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gimenez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts LaRusso as he jumps to the side.
Gimenez fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel LaRusso dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

LaRusso misses with a low kick as Gimenez jumps back.
Gimenez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. LaRusso tries to avoid it but Gimenez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag LaRusso to the ground. LaRusso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
LaRusso throws a leg kick

and Gimenez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for LaRusso!
LaRusso is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Gimenez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, LaRusso has managed to escape the submission attempt.
LaRusso wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gimenez landing punches.
LaRusso is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimenez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
LaRusso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gimenez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gimenez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gimenez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Gimenez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Gimenez working for a submission but LaRusso is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LaRusso is trying to stand.
Gimenez throws some wild stikes that LaRusso manages to avoid easily.
LaRusso is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gimenez 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.
A nice elbow there by Gimenez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimenez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gimenez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gimenez misses with a head shot.
Gimenez looking to control but LaRusso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Gimenez looking to secure an arm triangle but LaRusso defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
LaRusso is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimenez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gimenez lands a heavy elbow.
Gimenez cracks LaRusso with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gimenez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as LaRusso is looking to escape.
LaRusso is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gimenez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
LaRusso taking shots to the head.

Gimenez has control of LaRusso's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and LaRusso regains control of the situation pretty easily.
LaRusso is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimenez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gimenez unloads with some shots from mount but LaRusso bucks and avoids them well.
LaRusso is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gimenez dominating with strikes here.

Gimenez has hold of LaRusso's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and LaRusso manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
LaRusso tries to buck Gimenez off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Gimenez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gimenez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Caio Gimenez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gimenez swats away the attempt to clinch by LaRusso.
Some wild striking there from LaRusso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
LaRusso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
LaRusso loads up on a big right hand but Gimenez slips the punch.
Gimenez shoots in for a double leg but LaRusso sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gimenez tries to clinch there but LaRusso circles away.
Gimenez dives in and grabs LaRusso's left leg, looking for a takedown. LaRusso pushes down on Gimenez's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Gimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gimenez shoots for a double leg takedown but LaRusso sprawls well. He's pushed Gimenez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
LaRusso throws a low kick, looking for Gimenez's leg but Gimenez calmly moves out of range.
Gimenez misses with a low kick.
A combination from LaRusso does no damage.
Gimenez blocks a jab.
Gimenez slips under a jab.
Gimenez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. LaRusso tries to avoid it but Gimenez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag LaRusso to the ground. LaRusso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gimenez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and LaRusso is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso stuffs the takedown.
LaRusso misses with a head kick.
LaRusso stuffs the takedown.
LaRusso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gimenez is able to avoid easily.
Horrible takedown by Gimenez or perhaps it was just good defense by LaRusso which made him look bad.
Gimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gimenez shoots in looking for a takedown. LaRusso tries to sprawl out of it but Gimenez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. LaRusso manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four 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.
The fighters circling - LaRusso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
LaRusso fails to land with a series of punches.
LaRusso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
LaRusso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
LaRusso throws a jab when Gimenez was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel LaRusso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think LaRusso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel LaRusso!