UPG: Rio XXX PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lot Quest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lot Quest will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jones
vs
Quest

180 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
183 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lot Quest!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Lot Quest has been cut.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Quest is rocked!
Jones lands with a big right hook that stumbles Quest - he's out on his feet here! Jones follows up with another monster hook that separates Quest from consciousness! Quest falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Jones stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnson Jones!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Mondeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Mondeo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Belfort
vs
Mondeo

215 cm
25
230 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Mondeo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mondeo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Belfort!
Mondeo avoids the attempt from Belfort to control.

Mondeo has control of Belfort's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Belfort regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Mondeo looking to secure an arm triangle but Belfort defends it well.

Mondeo has hold of Belfort's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Belfort manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Mondeo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Belfort really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondeo controlling the position easily from mount.
Belfort can't escape the position.

Mondeo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Belfort to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Belfort shrugs it off.
Belfort is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mondeo wants to finish this one by submission but Belfort is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mondeo.
Mondeo wants to control the action but instead Belfort gets a body lock and reverses into Mondeo's guard! Nice work!

Mondeo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Belfort with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondeo controls Belfort momentarily but Belfort frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfort connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mondeo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belfort is one step ahead there.

Mondeo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Mondeo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Belfort doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Belfort manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Mondeo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mondeo keeping moving, preventing Belfort from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mondeo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mondeo looking for a triangle here. Belfort is fighting it but it looks tight! Mondeo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Belfort is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rodrigo Mondeo!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Mamute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andre Mamute was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kahn
vs
Mamute

208 cm
27
270 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jigoro Kahn!
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, Andre Mamute!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn misses with a double jab.
Kahn throws a head kick that misses.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mamute swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mamute lands with an overhand left.

Mamute closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamute looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kahn is avoiding damage well.

Mamute has hold of Kahn's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kahn tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mamute cranks the arm and Kahn screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kahn, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Andre Mamute!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matos
vs
Rivera

186 cm
20
179 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matos looks to clinch

and Rivera counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rivera.
Matos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rivera!

Matos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rivera has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Matos misses with a head shot.

Matos goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rivera is on top in guard.
Matos 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.
Matos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera trying to control but Matos is working from the bottom.

Matos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rivera manages to get himself to full guard.

Rivera working for a triangle but Matos defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Matos postures up.
Rivera might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matos kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Rivera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matos defends it easily.

Rivera looking for a guillotine here but Matos defends easily.

Matos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Rivera is looking for a triangle but Matos pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Matos looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos is working hard here to advance position.
Matos advances position into side control!
Rivera gets back to half guard.
Matos moves nicely into side control.
Rivera can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Matos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Matos passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rivera!
Rivera tries to hold on but Matos postures up.

Matos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rivera has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Matos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Matos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Matos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rivera turns into him and now he's in Matos's guard.
Rivera stopping the sweep attempt from Matos.
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Matos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matos looking for a sweep. Not yet Matos, not yet.

Rivera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rivera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Matos has his feet on Rivera's thighs here. He's pushed Rivera off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rivera screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucas Matos!
After the fight, Lucas Matos was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demetryos Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Marcelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alves
vs
Marcelo

197 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
221 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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, Demetryos Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flavio Marcelo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcelo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alves's calf.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alves.
Marcelo lands a front kick.
Alves looks to clinch
and Marcelo counters with a solid body kick.
Alves is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcelo connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marcelo, right into the meat.
Marcelo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marcelo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marcelo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marcelo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alves.
An inside leg kick lands from Marcelo.
Marcelo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Marcelo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marcelo thumps Alves with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo scores with a leg kick.
Flavio Marcelo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcelo scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marcelo.
Marcelo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alves takes a step back to recover.
Marcelo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marcelo.
Marcelo pushes Alves away with a front kick.
Marcelo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marcelo - the referee stops the clock and Alves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marcelo. Alves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marcelo thuds his shin into the meat of Alves's side.
The fighters circle, before Marcelo throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Alves's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Marcelo lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Flavio Marcelo!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Caulfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Caulfield
vs
Larson

190 cm
19
245 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
20
224 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holden Caulfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Larson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caulfield looks to land a left hand but Larson moved out of range nicely.
Caulfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Caulfield cracks Larson with an open hand slap.
Larson throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larson gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Larson tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Caulfield is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Larson buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Larson!! Larson is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Caulfield throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holden Caulfield!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dois Pra Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renata Sobrawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobrawl is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the Tiger. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pra Um
vs
Sobrawl

180 cm
26
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

160 cm
29
145 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dois Pra Um!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renata Sobrawl!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pra Um darts in trying to clinch

and Sobrawl counters with a takedown into side control.
Sobrawl trying to control the action but Pra Um is working from the bottom.
Pra Um tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Sobrawl tries for a kimura but Pra Um is defending well.

Sobrawl thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pra Um can't do much from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pra Um is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrawl trying to control the action but Pra Um is working from the bottom.
Sobrawl lands a few punches from side control.
Pra Um is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Sobrawl is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pra Um has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sobrawl has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pra Um!

Sobrawl jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pra Um manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Sobrawl tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sobrawl has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pra Um manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pra Um missing with punches from the bottom.
Pra Um missing with punches from the bottom.
Sobrawl scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pra Um missing with punches from the bottom.
Sobrawl passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pra Um!
Pra Um is working to get back to half guard.
Pra Um tries to hold on but Sobrawl pushes him away.

Sobrawl with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Sobrawl with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pra Um keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sobrawl looking to control but Pra Um is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pra Um keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pra Um swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pra Um is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pra Um trying to control but Sobrawl is working from the bottom.
Pra Um throws an elbow that misses. Sobrawl uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pra Um's guard. Nice move by Sobrawl!
Sobrawl works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pra Um wants to get back to full guard.

Sobrawl has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pra Um defend it? Sobrawl steps over the head and cranks it - Pra Um is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sobrawl!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renata Sobrawl!
As Renata Sobrawl got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Drew Sinker I want u next i hope Eric Mac will giv me Drew Sinker or Dois Pra Um and move up to 145 lbs in UPG RIO 26 or 27.'.