Pride of a warrior PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderley Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderley Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Anders
vs
Silva

188 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Anders!
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, Wanderley Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anders is proving hard to escape from.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anders trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Anders is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anders has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva wants to stand but Anders has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Anders tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Anders sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anders is controlling him.
Anders slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Silva pushes Anders off and scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Anders.
Anders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anders swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anders lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Silva.

Anders drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anders throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anders is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anders cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Anders throwing strikes but missing.
Silva wants to stand but Anders is controlling the position.
Anders 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.
Anders sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anders trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders working some strikes from top position.
Anders is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Anders has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if Anders is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Anders's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Anders manages to move to mount!
Anders wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Anders sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Cesar Anders just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anders was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Cesar Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Anders looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Anders scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anders controlling from mount.
Silva is trying to stand up.
Anders has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Anders postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Anders takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anders postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Anders is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesar Anders dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva throws out a loose jab but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Anders does no damage.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Anders counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Anders wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva pushes Anders away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Anders gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Anders takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Anders advances to mount.
Anders looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Anders connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Anders working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Silva looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Anders! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cesar Anders!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James who hit ya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Santos
vs
who hit ya

200 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Santos!
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, James who hit ya!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but who hit ya swivels and escapes.
Santos shoots in but who hit ya avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emerson Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
who hit ya stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says who hit ya as he avoids it easily.

Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. who hit ya looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
who hit ya is trying to control Santos's posture but Santos avoids it.

who hit ya sneaks out the side door and pushes Santos away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Santos misses with a double jab.
who hit ya avoids a punch combination nicely.

who hit ya has managed to clinch.
Santos is trying to drag who hit ya to the mat but who hit ya just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but who hit ya gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

who hit ya pulls Santos into guard.

who hit ya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

who hit ya pushes Santos off and gets back to his feet.

who hit ya is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santos's half guard.
who hit ya looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

who hit ya is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
who hit ya prevents Santos from standing back up.
who hit ya wants to take a breather but Santos is having none of it.
who hit ya tries to stand and escape but Santos is controlling the position.

who hit ya is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and who hit ya counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santos's guard now.
who hit ya trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

who hit ya decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya misses with a body shot.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt

and who hit ya decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santos's guard.

who hit ya gets to his feet. Santos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

who hit ya closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as who hit ya takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

who hit ya pulls guard successfully.
who hit ya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos postures up.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Santos wants to control from the top but who hit ya keeps moving.
who hit ya has a closed guard, preventing Santos from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos stops who hit ya from standing up.
who hit ya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

who hit ya closes the distance and clinches.

who hit ya breaks from the clinch.
Santos has his takedown stuffed

and who hit ya counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

who hit ya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

who hit ya shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
who hit ya not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James who hit ya dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and who hit ya counters with a shoot takedown. Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
who hit ya controls from within his opponent's guard.

Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santos is trying to keep who hit ya in close.
who hit ya is looking to stand up but Santos won't let him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
who hit ya stays in close to Santos's body and controls the position.
who hit ya looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
who hit ya lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santos 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.

who hit ya is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
who hit ya advances position into side control!
Santos is trying to get back to half guard.

who hit ya swings around for an armbar but Santos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into who hit ya's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
who hit ya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
who hit ya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
who hit ya can't keep his opponent in guard - Santos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but who hit ya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
who hit ya controlling the position for now.

Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so who hit ya is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
who hit ya is looking to control Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can who hit ya avoid being mounted?
James who hit ya has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos stops who hit ya from getting back to his feet.
who hit ya is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santos shoots and misses

and who hit ya counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Santos!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't escape the position.

who hit ya is standing up, even though he is in mount.

who hit ya has Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.

who hit ya has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Santos is trying to keep an underhook but who hit ya manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
who hit ya wants to stand up but Santos is controlling the position.
Santos is looking for a sweep. who hit ya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James who hit ya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

who hit ya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos lands a jab to who hit ya's midsection.
who hit ya throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
who hit ya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos tries to clinch up

and who hit ya counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santos won't be happy with that.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but who hit ya keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos is pushing who hit ya's head away, looking to escape. who hit ya manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
who hit ya controlling the position.
Let's hope that who hit ya has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

who hit ya is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like who hit ya is going to stand back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with who hit ya in particular looking to stall.
who hit ya is thwarting Santos's attempts to control the position.
Santos is staying active underneath who hit ya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
who hit ya looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
who hit ya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control but who hit ya is keeping busy and won't allow it.
who hit ya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

who hit ya looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
who hit ya trying to stand up but can't free himself from Santos's guard.
Santos keeping full guard, as who hit ya tries to pass.
Santos is trying to keep who hit ya in close.
who hit ya trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
who hit ya must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

who hit ya gets to his feet - Santos follows without any prompting.

who hit ya shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. who hit ya showed some decent athleticism there.
Santos moves into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
James who hit ya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well who hit ya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for James who hit ya!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for James who hit ya!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for James who hit ya!

James who hit ya wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares comes to the ring accompanied by Swedish House Mafia - One. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Tavares
vs
Ninja

185 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Tavares!
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, Murilo Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja throws a right and a left that Tavares avoids nicely.
Tavares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavares tries to clinch but Ninja is having none of it.
Tavares moves in looking to clinch but Ninja pushes him off.
Tavares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tavares fails to land with a series of punches.
Ninja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavares.
Tavares lands a head shot.
Tavares on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ninja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tavares.
Ninja steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tavares. That one must have hurt.
Tavares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ninja circles away quickly and effectively.
Ninja looks to land a left hand but Tavares moved out of range nicely.
Ninja scores with a one two! Tavares had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ninja throws a series of punches but Tavares avoids them all with ease.

Ninja closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tavares to the mat! Tavares manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja won't allow Tavares to get back to his feet.
Tavares trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ninja trying to control but Tavares is working from the bottom.
Ninja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tavares is keeping the position for now.
Tavares is looking to stand up but Ninja isn't so interested in that idea.
Ninja forces his way into half guard.
Ninja is taking a breather. Tavares says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ninja works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tavares trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ninja controlling the position easily from mount.
Ninja trying to control but Tavares is having none of it.
Ninja controlling from mount.

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

Ninja is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tavares has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tavares!
Ninja has a closed guard, preventing Tavares from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tavares is one step ahead there.
Tavares wants to stand but Ninja is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Ninja has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Tavares doesn't defend quickly enough and Ninja has managed to lock this one up! Can Tavares escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ninja on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Murilo Ninja!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Shogun could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Humberto Giant's chin.

Shogun
vs
Giant

185 cm
19
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
203 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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, Mauricio Shogun!
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, Humberto Giant!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Giant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shogun throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Giant's head.
Giant throws a hook to the side of Shogun's head but Shogun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Giant throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Shogun tumbling to the canvas!

Shogun is rocked!

It looks like Mauricio Shogun has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giant wanted to stand there but Shogun had control of the position.
Giant looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Giant stands up and waves to Shogun to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant lands an overhand right.
Giant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shogun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Giant circles away.
Shogun moves away from the strike by Giant.
Shogun shoots in looking for a takedown. Giant tries to sprawl out of it but Shogun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Giant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Giant misses with a hook.
Giant lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shogun pivots, looking for a leg kick but Giant is out of range and Shogun settles back down.
Giant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shogun slips a straight right by Giant.

Giant bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Shogun! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Shogun is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Giant gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Humberto Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shogun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shogun seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Giant misses the target.
Giant throws a monster overhand right that drops Shogun! Giant follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humberto Giant!