PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudu Paraiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron Jhonstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudu Paraiba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to LeBron Jhonstone's chin.

Paraiba
vs
Jhonstone

198 cm
30
273 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

193 cm
20
258 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Last 4 Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dudu Paraiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, LeBron Jhonstone!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paraiba thows a body shot but no joy.
Dudu Paraiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jhonstone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jhonstone has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Paraiba is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jhonstone misses with a head kick.
Jhonstone jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Paraiba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jhonstone's guard.

Jhonstone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paraiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Jhonstone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jhonstone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paraiba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jhonstone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jhonstone seems keen to control Paraiba's posture.
Paraiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Jhonstone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paraiba is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jhonstone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Dudu Paraiba has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Paraiba lands a slapping body shot.
Jhonstone throws a leg kick
and Paraiba counters with a straight right hand.
Jhonstone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paraiba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paraiba lands a two punch combo.
Jhonstone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paraiba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jhonstone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paraiba somewhat.
Paraiba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jhonstone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paraiba lands a body shot.
Jhonstone shoots in but no luck this time.
Jhonstone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jhonstone is looking to land body kicks.

Paraiba looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jhonstone!
Jhonstone stops Paraiba from passing to mount.
Paraiba wants to stand but Jhonstone is controlling his arm.
Jhonstone is trying to improve his position.

Paraiba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jhonstone, who protects the arm well.
Jhonstone parries the strikes from Paraiba easily there. Paraiba is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jhonstone to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paraiba tries for a kimura but Jhonstone is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jhonstone can't do much from the bottom here.

Paraiba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jhonstone, who protects the arm well.

Paraiba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Paraiba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paraiba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Paraiba tries to stand but Jhonstone is controlling his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jhonstone being controlled for a moment.
Jhonstone tries to bench press Paraiba off him but Paraiba keeps the position.
Paraiba remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Paraiba in side control, throwing shots but Jhonstone defends.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jhonstone is trying to work for a sweep but Paraiba has mounted him!
Jhonstone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Paraiba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dudu Paraiba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Paraiba scores with a hook to the body. Jhonstone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Jhonstone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jhonstone slows the pace down.
Paraiba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jhonstone working the ground and pound but Paraiba is defending the strikes.
Paraiba is trying to control Jhonstone's posture but Jhonstone avoids it.
Dudu Paraiba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paraiba tries to bench press Jhonstone off him but Jhonstone keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jhonstone tries to advance to mount but can't.
Paraiba is trying to improve his position.
Paraiba is trying to control Jhonstone's posture but Jhonstone avoids it.
Paraiba is not content to let Jhonstone control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jhonstone taking a breather here.
Paraiba manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jhonstone's best efforts.
Paraiba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circling - Paraiba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jhonstone fails with the takedown.
Jhonstone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paraiba lands with a shot to the body.
Paraiba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paraiba works over Jhonstone's head and body with a nice combination.
Jhonstone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dudu Paraiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeBron Jhonstone.
A low kick from Jhonstone misses
and Paraiba counters with a nice uppercut.
Paraiba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jhonstone.
Paraiba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jhonstone swivels and escapes.
Jhonstone throws a lazy body kick
and Paraiba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dudu Paraiba is winning the standup battle so far.
Paraiba moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jhonstone has a takedown stuffed.
Jhonstone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paraiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paraiba lands a jab.
Jhonstone misses with a low kick.
Paraiba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paraiba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Paraiba scores with a takedown into Jhonstone's guard.
Paraiba throwing strikes from guard but Jhonstone blocks nicely.
Paraiba wants to control from the top but Jhonstone keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jhonstone pulls Paraiba in to control the position.
Paraiba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dudu Paraiba dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Good shot there by Paraiba.
Jhonstone tries for a takedown but Paraiba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jhonstone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jhonstone throws the left hand but Paraiba avoids the punch easily.
Paraiba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jhonstone circles away.

Jhonstone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Paraiba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jhonstone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Paraiba trying to control the position.
Jhonstone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paraiba swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paraiba trying to control the position.
Jhonstone trying to control but Paraiba is working from the bottom.

Paraiba working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jhonstone has passed into half guard!
Jhonstone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paraiba keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paraiba wants to control but Jhonstone passes into side.
Jhonstone wants to control but Paraiba is keeping him busy.
LeBron Jhonstone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jhonstone working the ground and pound from side control.
Paraiba sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jhonstone drops an elbow to the side of Paraiba's head.
Jhonstone throwing shots but Paraiba is blocking nicely.
Jhonstone trying to control the action but Paraiba is working from the bottom.
Paraiba wants to sweep but Jhonstone has passed to side control!
Paraiba regains half guard, as Jhonstone was trying to land strikes.
Jhonstone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jhonstone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paraiba keeps working.

Paraiba looking for submissions off his back.

Jhonstone is looking for a kimura but Paraiba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jhonstone to get the leverage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jhonstone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Jhonstone is trying to work for a kimura but Paraiba is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
LeBron Jhonstone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paraiba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dudu Paraiba!
Dudu Paraiba thanked the fans post fight for their support.