RFC 1: First Blood PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Billy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Billy
vs
Diaz

188 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Billy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fakes the leg kick and cracks Billy in the body.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diaz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Billy's head.
Billy throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Billy tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Billy's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billy throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.

Billy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Billy is in Diaz's guard.
Billy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Billy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Billy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
Billy distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Billy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Billy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz wants to stand but Billy is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

We're going to have a standup here because Bill Billy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Billy backs up against the cage.
Billy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Billy throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Billy circles away.
Billy tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Billy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Cain Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Diaz looks winded!
Billy is looking to clinch.
Billy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Billy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Billy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Billy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Billy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Billy cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Billy controlling the position easily from mount.
Billy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diaz?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Billy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bill Billy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Billy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Billy slips under a jab from Diaz.
Billy throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Billy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Diaz throws a nice head kick!
Billy tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Billy just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Billy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diaz is trying to defend but Billy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Billy in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Billy in his half guard.
Billy is pressing down on Diaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diaz is holding on for now.
Billy content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Billy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bill Billy just wasn't active enough.
Diaz scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Diaz enables Billy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Diaz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Diaz is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Billy wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Billy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Billy postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billy chips away with some ground and pound.
Billy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Billy with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Billy controls the pace.
Billy stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Check out the look on Billy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Billy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Billy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Billy won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet.
Billy passes into half guard.
Billy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Billy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Billy lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billy content to control rather than advance.
Billy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diaz for as long as he can get away with.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Billy connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Billy moves nicely into side control.
Diaz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Billy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Billy slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billy scores with punches to the body.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Billy controlling the positon.
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!
Billy scores with punches and elbows.
Diaz holding both Billy 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billy loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Diaz hold on?
Billy is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Billy gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Billy 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.
Can Diaz hold on?! Billy is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

It looks like Cain Diaz has been cut.
Can Diaz hold on?! Billy is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billy punishes Diaz with strikes from the back mount.
Billy is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Diaz. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
I would not like to be Diaz right now.
Billy connects with a big shot to the side of Diaz's head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Diaz is covering up but some of the strikes from Billy are getting through and doing damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billy is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Diaz up.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Billy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Billy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Billy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuckie Robbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chuckie Robbert could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel Garcia's chin.

Robbert
vs
Garcia

171 cm
25
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuckie Robbert!
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, Miguel Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Robbert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.

Garcia clinches up against the cage.
Robbert is looking to take this one to the mat.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robbert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia slows down the pace here.
Robbert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robbert tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Garcia.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robbert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robbert is breathing heavily.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands an elbow inside.
Garcia scores with a knee to the head.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robbert.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robbert.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Robbert avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garcia.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robbert is defending well for now.
Garcia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Robbert goes for a takedown attempt but Garcia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuckie Robbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robbert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Robbert avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Robbert circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcia is defended easily by Robbert.
Robbert dives in and grabs Garcia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes down on Robbert's head and hops out.
Robbert swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Chuckie Robbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Robbert shoots in.
Robbert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robbert swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Robbert, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbert shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garcia cracks the inside of Robbert's front leg.
Robbert misses with a low kick as Garcia jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Robbert slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Robbert avoids it well.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Robbert pushes him off.
Robbert keeps the fight on the outside.

Garcia takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Garcia lands a good knee to the midsection. Robbert won't want to take too many of those.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia is looking to control Robbert's arms but Robbert gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the cage.
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Robbert blocks it.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Garcia has Robbert up against the cage in a clinch.

Robbert jumps guard and drags Garcia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Garcia has gone for a leg lock! Robbert slips out almost immediately though and dives into Garcia's guard.
Robbert has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Robbert is stalling in the full guard.
Robbert wants to stand but Garcia is controlling his posture from full guard.
Garcia 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.
Robbert looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Robbert should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Garcia has tightened it up now! Robbert should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Miguel Garcia!
A victorious Miguel Garcia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raider Vancan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karolis Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vancan
vs
Brody

177 cm
25
269 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
224 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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, Raider Vancan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karolis Brody!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vancan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brody quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vancan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brody has hold of Vancan's hands but Vancan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brody tries to kick Vancan off but Vancan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Vancan there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brody is trying to stand back up but Vancan is controlling him
Brody has hold of Vancan's hands but Vancan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vancan working Brody over with strikes.

It looks like Karolis Brody has been cut.
Vancan 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.
Vancan working Brody over with strikes.

That has opened up Karolis Brody's cut even more.
Vancan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Brody is rocked!
Vancan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brody is still in real trouble! Can Vancan finish him?
Vancan sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Brody! Oh, Brody is in big trouble! Vancan lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raider Vancan!
A less than humble Raider Vancan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabiano Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabiano Martins looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Lesnar
vs
Martins

193 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Martins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnar lands a big head kick that sends Martins tumbling to the mat! Lesnar takes a step backwards and waves Martins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lesnar swivels and escapes.
Martins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Martins throws a shot from downtown. Lesnar moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Lesnar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martins looks winded!
Lesnar delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lesnar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lesnar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martins if he has to take too many more of those.
Martins drops his hands momentarily and Lesnar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lesnar misses with a few strikes there.
Lesnar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesnar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Lesnar takes the fight into the clinch.

Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lesnar drops Martins with a beautiful combination! Martins stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lesnar is looking for the KO!

Martins is rocked!
Lesnar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martins's sensitive parts.
Martins is still on wobbly legs! Can Lesnar finish him?
Martins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Martins drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Lesnar follows Martins to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Lesnar!