PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudu Pizzato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Pizzato
vs
Powell

180 cm
20
191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
27
197 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dudu Pizzato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kent Powell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizzato has his takedown stuffed
and Powell counters with a left to the body.

Powell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Powell stops Pizzato from standing up.
Powell chips away with some ground and pound.
Pizzato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pizzato keeping full guard, as Powell tries to pass.
Pizzato keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Pizzato is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Powell working some strikes from top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Powell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pizzato is keeping the position for now.
Powell scoring with some ground and pound.
Powell landing some decent shots from guard.
Powell is pushing down on Pizzato's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pizzato is fighting to maintain full guard but Powell has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is nestled in close to Pizzato, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Powell lands with a punch from half guard.
Powell is thwarting Pizzato's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pizzato wants to get back to full guard but Powell has passed into side control.
Powell lands an elbow.
Powell scores with punches from side control.
Powell controls the position.
Powell cracks Pizzato with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell scoring with punches from side control.

Pizzato is rocked!
Powell scores with punches from side control.
Oh Pizzato is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can see the frustration on Pizzato's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pizzato is breathing heavily.
Powell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big shot lands for Powell! That's hurt Pizzato! Will he recover? Powell fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kent Powell!
Post fight, an emotional Kent Powell said 'Show me the money.'.