PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katarina Du Couteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katarina Du Couteau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Balboa
vs
Du Couteau

187 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Balboa!
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, Katarina Du Couteau!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa darts in trying to clinch
and Balboa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Du Couteau circles away from the clinch attempt
and Du Couteau counters with a straight right hand.
Balboa darts in trying to clinch
and Du Couteau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Balboa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa tries to clinch up
and Du Couteau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Du Couteau throws a low kick but Balboa moves out of range easily.
Balboa wants to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a good low kick that Balboa was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Couteau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balboa moves to clinch but Du Couteau breaks away
and Du Couteau counters with an outside leg kick.
Du Couteau lands a nice looking body kick.
Du Couteau delivers a nice body kick.
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Du Couteau counters with a nice body kick.
Du Couteau circles away from the clinch attempt
and Du Couteau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balboa tries to clinch but Du Couteau moves away
and Du Couteau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balboa tries to clinch up
and Du Couteau counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a good low kick that Balboa was not able to check.
Balboa tries to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Balboa darts in trying to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a thumping low kick.
Balboa closes the distance but Du Couteau moves to the side
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Du Couteau throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Du Couteau circles away from the clinch attempt
and Du Couteau counters with a solid body kick.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a nice body kick.
Balboa looks to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a nice body kick.
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick.
Balboa darts in trying to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick.
Balboa wants to clinch but Du Couteau slips to the side
and Du Couteau counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Du Couteau counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Du Couteau counters with a nice body kick.
Balboa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Du Couteau counters with a good low kick that Balboa was not able to check.
Du Couteau tries a head kick but it misses.
Du Couteau looks gassed!
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Du Couteau circles away from the clinch attempt
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick.
Balboa tries to clinch up
and Du Couteau counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katarina Du Couteau dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Du Couteau counters with a good low kick that Balboa was not able to check.
Balboa tries to clinch up
and Du Couteau counters with a nice kick to the body.
Balboa looks to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a nice body kick.
Balboa darts in trying to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a body kick that stops Balboa in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Du Couteau counters with a nice leg kick.
Balboa tries to clinch up
and Du Couteau counters with a low kick, right behind Balboa 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Du Couteau counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Balboa moves to clinch but Du Couteau breaks away
and Du Couteau counters with an inside leg kick.
Du Couteau circles away from the clinch attempt
and Du Couteau finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Balboa looks to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Balboa's knee momentarily.
Du Couteau circles away from the clinch attempt
and Du Couteau counters with a slapping leg kick.

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.
Balboa moves to clinch but Du Couteau breaks away
and Du Couteau counters with a solid body kick.
Balboa tries to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick.
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Du Couteau finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Du Couteau bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Robert Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Du Couteau is breathing heavily.
Balboa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick.
Robert Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Du Couteau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balboa blocks the body kick.
Du Couteau circles away from the clinch attempt
and Du Couteau makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Balboa really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balboa darts in trying to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a good, hard body kick but Balboa shrugs it off.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a good low kick that Balboa was not able to check.
Balboa looks to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a big head kick but Balboa shrugs it off.
Balboa moves to clinch but Du Couteau breaks away
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick.
Balboa tries to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a slapping leg kick.
Balboa looks to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a low kick, right behind Balboa 's knee.

That's four 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.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick.
Balboa tries to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a nice body kick.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Du Couteau circles away from the clinch attempt
and Du Couteau counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katarina Du Couteau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Balboa moves to clinch but Du Couteau breaks away
and Du Couteau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balboa wants to clinch but Du Couteau slips to the side
and Du Couteau counters with a low kick, right behind Balboa 's knee.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a nice body kick.
Balboa moves to clinch but Du Couteau breaks away
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick.
Balboa wants to clinch but Du Couteau slips to the side
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa tries to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a thumping low kick.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a low kick, right behind Balboa 's knee.
Du Couteau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balboa tries to clinch but Du Couteau moves away
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick.
Balboa tries to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a solid body kick.
Balboa tries to clinch up
and Du Couteau counters with a nice kick to the body.
Balboa tries to clinch up
and Du Couteau counters with a solid body kick.
Du Couteau circles away from the clinch attempt
and Du Couteau counters with a nice body kick.

That's two 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.
Balboa moves to clinch but Du Couteau breaks away
and Du Couteau counters with an outside leg kick.
Du Couteau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balboa tries to clinch up
and Du Couteau counters with an outside leg kick.
Balboa tries to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a solid body kick.
A good leg kick by Du Couteau.
Balboa tries to clinch but Du Couteau moves away
and Du Couteau counters with a nice body kick.
Balboa tries to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a low kick, right behind Balboa 's knee.
Du Couteau circles away from the clinch attempt
and Du Couteau counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wants to clinch but Du Couteau slips to the side
and Du Couteau counters with a good, hard body kick but Balboa shrugs it off.
Du Couteau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Balboa checks a low kick from Du Couteau.
Du Couteau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balboa closes the distance but Du Couteau moves to the side
and Du Couteau counters with an inside leg kick.
Balboa tries to clinch up
and Du Couteau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Balboa's knee momentarily.
Balboa tries to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a good low kick that Balboa was not able to check.
Balboa tries to clinch up
and Du Couteau counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Balboa is lucky that one didn't land flush.

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.
Balboa tries to clinch but Du Couteau moves away
and Du Couteau counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Balboa tries to clinch but Du Couteau moves away
and Du Couteau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balboa tries to clinch up.
Balboa darts in trying to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Du Couteau counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balboa looks to clinch
and Du Couteau finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Robert Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katarina Du Couteau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Katarina Du Couteau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Du Couteau 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katarina Du Couteau!