PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cottontail Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Roberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Roberto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rabbit
vs
Roberto

150 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 92 - 0

175 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 92 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cottontail Rabbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roberto clinches up with Rabbit and pushes him back against the cage.
Roberto lands an elbow just above Rabbit 's eye.

It looks like Cottontail Rabbit has been cut.
Roberto lands an elbow inside that Rabbit shrugs off.
Roberto lands an elbow inside.
Roberto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rabbit's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberto.

Cottontail Rabbit's cut is getting worse.

Roberto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Roberto lands but Rabbit takes it in his stride.

Roberto instigates a clinch.

Roberto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberto scores with a head kick.
Roberto is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
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!
Roberto lands a high kick!
Roberto lands with a kick to the temple. Rabbit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Rabbit is rocked!
Paulo Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberto throws a head kick but Rabbit moves out of range.
Oh Rabbit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roberto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberto misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rabbit's brow.
Roberto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rabbit avoids the elbow strike from Roberto, against the cage.
Roberto throws an elbow but it misses.

Roberto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabbit avoids the head kick by Roberto.
Roberto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabbit avoids the head kick by Roberto.
Roberto throws a head kick but Rabbit moves out of range.
Roberto misses with a head kick.
Roberto tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabbit seems to have got his legs back now.

Roberto takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberto looks gassed!

Roberto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roberto lands an elbow that stopped Rabbit in his tracks for a moment.

Roberto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabbit throws a lazy body kick

and Roberto moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roberto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberto scores with a head kick.
Roberto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabbit could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rabbit takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roberto throws a head kick that Rabbit semi-blocks.
Roberto lands a big head kick that sends Rabbit to the canvas! Roberto follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Roberto!