Primus 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kris Cringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Bigalow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kris Cringle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cringle
vs
Bigalow

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
299 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Kris Cringle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Bigalow!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cringle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cringle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bigalow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Bigalow misses its intended target.
Jab by Cringle.
Bigalow takes one on the button.
Cringle staying out of range there.
Cringle throws a leg kick but Bigalow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bigalow misses with a shot to the body
and Bigalow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cringle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kris Cringle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bigalow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bigalow throws an overhand right that lands on Cringle's shoulder, as Cringle tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Cringle.
Cringle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bigalow has time to react.
Bigalow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bigalow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cringle with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cringle, as that shot connected.
Cringle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cringle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Cringle.
Bigalow looks to land a left hand but Cringle moved out of range nicely.
Cringle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cringle lands a really nice looking cross but Bigalow seems unphased.
Bigalow swings for the body but Cringle moves out of range.
Cringle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cringle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bigalow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bigalow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cringle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cringle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bigalow misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cringle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bigalow's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Cringle.
A punch lands to the side of Bigalow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cringle cracks Bigalow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bigalow lands a jab to Cringle's midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cringle.
Cringle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bigalow misses with a body punch
and Bigalow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bigalow looks gassed!
Cringle lands a nice looking body shot.
Bigalow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cringle connects with a right hand. Bigalow shakes it off.
Cringle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bigalow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cringle thuds a left hand into Bigalow's body.
Cringle catches Bigalow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cringle lands with a hook. Bigalow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bigalow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cringle dips to his left and cracks Bigalow with an uppercut!
Cringle scores with a one two! Bigalow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cringle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cringle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bigalow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cringle blocks a jab.
Bigalow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bigalow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cringle. Cringle obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cringle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Cringle lands but Bigalow takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Cringle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bigalow doesn't seem phased though.
Bigalow throws an overhand right that lands on Cringle's shoulder, as Cringle tries to avoid the shot.
Cringle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cringle scores with a three punch combo!
A punch lands to the side of Bigalow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cringle jabs at Bigalow's body.
Cringle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Bigalow is rocked!
Cringle stuns Bigalow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cringle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bigalow takes one to the chin there.
Cringle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cringle lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Cringle dominated that round.
That's time! Cringle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good shot there by Cringle.
Cringle thuds his right hand into Bigalow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bigalow throws a front kick aimed at Cringle's knee but Cringle avoids it well.
Cringle with a jab.
Cringle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Cringle there.
Bigalow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab by Cringle.
Bigalow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cringle tests Bigalow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cringle moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cringle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cringle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cringle with a jab.
Cringle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bigalow misses with a straight right.
Cringle lands with a straight right. Bigalow didn't see that one coming.
Cringle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bigalow at a distance.
Cringle slips under a jab from Bigalow.
Bigalow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cringle is out of range and Bigalow settles back down.
Bigalow throws an overhand right that lands on Cringle's shoulder, as Cringle tries to avoid the shot.
Cringle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bigalow is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigalow misses with a body shot
enabling Cringle to counter with a crisp jab.
Bigalow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cringle lands a jab.
Cringle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Cringle.
Cringle lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bigalow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cringle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cringle scores with a punch to the head.
Cringle scores with the left hand. Bigalow knows he should have avoided that one.
Bigalow is still on wobbly legs! Can Cringle finish him?
Kris Cringle is winning the standup battle so far.
Cringle feints and then cracks Bigalow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bigalow down.
Bigalow seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigalow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bigalow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cringle lands with an uppercut that bounces Bigalow off the cage and back into rage.
Cringle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bigalow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice combination there by Cringle.
Bigalow misses with a straight left.
Cringle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cringle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bigalow thows a body shot but no joy.
Bigalow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cringle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bigalow is out of range.
A lazy left from Cringle finds it's target.
Cringle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bigalow can do to turn this around?
A shot to the liver by Cringle. Beautiful body shot.
Bigalow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cringle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bigalow's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cringle misses with a low kick.
Cringle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cringle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bigalow misses with a body punch
enabling Cringle to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Cringle lands.
Cringle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bigalow will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Cringle dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cringle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bigalow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cringle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bigalow backs up against the cage.
A shot to the body from Bigalow misses
and Cringle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cringle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut lands for Cringle. That snapped Bigalow's head back.
Cringle lands a body shot.
Cringle scores with a nice strike.
Bigalow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cringle doesn't seem bothered though.
Cringle loads up on a big right hand but Bigalow slips the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bigalow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cringle counters with a right hand to the body.
Cringle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bigalow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigalow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cringle misses with a body kick.
Bigalow walks into a left hand.
Cringle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bigalow throws a jab when Cringle was well out of range.
Bigalow throws a shot from downtown. Cringle moves away and avoids it.
Bigalow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cringle counters with a nice uppercut.
Cringle cracks Bigalow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bigalow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bigalow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cringle at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cringle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bigalow throws out the jab.
Cringle moves out of range as Bigalow strikes.
Bigalow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bigalow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Cringle misses.
Cringle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bigalow was well out of range. Poor timing from Cringle.
Bigalow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cringle.
Nice defenses there by Bigalow.
Cringle digs a good hook to Bigalow's body.
Nice defenses there by Cringle.
Cringle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bigalow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigalow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cringle.
Bigalow misses with a wild body shot.
Cringle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bigalow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cringle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bigalow misses with a straight left.
Cringle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bigalow.
Cringle takes a swing at Bigalow's ribcage but misses.
Bigalow misses with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bigalow might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cringle has got the better of the exchanges.
Bigalow throws a looping overhand right but Cringle ducks down to avoid it.
Bigalow misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bigalow thows a body shot but no joy.
Bigalow tries to move into range but Cringle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bigalow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cringle.
Good shot there by Cringle.
Cringle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bigalow is looking to slow Cringle down with leg kicks.
Cringle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bigalow misses the shot to the body.
Bigalow misses with a straight left.
Bigalow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danny Bigalow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bigalow thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Bigalow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cringle 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Cringle!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua has chosen Haka as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Andrade
vs
Tua

190 cm
25
205 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

170 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xander Tua!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tua.
Tua connects with a crisp jab.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andrade. That's going to slow Tua down.
Andrade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Xander Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andrade defends it nicely.
Andrade throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.
Tua shoots in for a double leg but Andrade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Junior Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Tua.
Tua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andrade but Andrade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tua throws a hook but Andrade avoids it easily.
Andrade loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Tua closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andrade pinned against the cage. Andrade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andrade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Tua misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Tua fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade throws a series of punches but Tua avoids them all with ease.

Andrade moves into the clinch.
Andrade stalls.

Andrade manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Tua decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Andrade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andrade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andrade avoids it really well and circles away.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua tries for a takedown but Andrade sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andrade throws a nice looking combination but Tua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andrade circles away.
Tua looks gassed!

Andrade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Andrade manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tua preventing the sweep.

Andrade pushes Tua off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Andrade instigates a clinch.
Tua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Andrade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Andrade lands an elbow inside that Tua shrugs off.
Andrade lands a nice knee to the body.

Andrade successfully pulls guard.
Andrade tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andrade kicks Tua off and gets to his feet.

Tua gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Andrade to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Andrade controlling from the top position.
Tua tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua keeping moving, preventing Andrade from controlling successfully.
Andrade controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Andrade is pushing down on Tua's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tua is fighting to maintain full guard but Andrade has managed to sneak the leg through.
Andrade sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tua is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Andrade's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Andrade's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Andrade dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Andrade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Junior Andrade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andrade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andrade throws out a powerful jab.

Andrade rushes Tua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andrade trying to land knees to the body.
Andrade gets underhooks to prevent Tua's takedown attempt.
Tua drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andrade pulls his leg out and moves away.
Junior Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Tua.
Andrade checks a leg kick.
Tua shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andrade sprawls well. Andrade wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tua gets slowly back to his feet.
Tua fails with the takedown
and Andrade counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tua thinking.
Andrade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andrade avoids it really well and circles away.
Tua throws a hook to the side of Andrade's head but Andrade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade looks to land a left hand but Tua moved out of range nicely.
Andrade misses with a double jab.
Tua fails with the takedown.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Andrade moves into the clinch successfully.
Andrade leaning against his opponent.
Tua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andrade stalling in the clinch.
Andrade comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Andrade pulls guard effortlessly.
Tua wants to stand but Andrade is controlling his posture from full guard.
Andrade will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Andrade 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andrade is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tua is aware though and is defending well.
Andrade 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.
Tua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrade is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua stands and throws Andrade's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Andrade tries to buck Tua off but Tua is having none of it.

Tua stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andrade leaves Tua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andrade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andrade stuffs the takedown.
Tua works the jab nicely.
Andrade closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tua circles away.
Tua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Andrade as he jumps to the side.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Tua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tua moves out of range as Andrade throws a body kick.
Tua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andrade stuffs the takedown.
Andrade leaves Tua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Andrade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Andrade dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Tua walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andrade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andrade tries to clinch there but Tua circles away.
Andrade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tua misses with a takedown attempt - Andrade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tua digs a good body shot into Andrade's ribs.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrade was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Andrade is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andrade slaps away a takedown attempt from Tua, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Andrade does no damage.
Tua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andrade stuffs the takedown.
Junior Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Tua.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses.
Tua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tua wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrade stuffs the takedown.
Tua misses with a takedown
and Tua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andrade's waist but Andrade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tua off to one side.
Tua with a lazy takedown attempt
and Andrade counters with a big head kick but Tua shrugs it off.
Tua with a lazy takedown attempt

and Andrade counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Andrade pulls guard.
Andrade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Andrade looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Xander Tua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andrade looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tua puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Andrade is trying to get back to full guard.

Andrade actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tua is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Andrade is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Junior Andrade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andrade but Andrade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andrade slips a straight right by Tua.
Tua scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tua tries for a takedown but Andrade circles away easily
and Andrade counters with a head kick. That will keep Tua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Andrade counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Andrade.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Andrade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andrade 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Andrade!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chop Shuey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Castro
vs
Shuey

172 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

181 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mariano Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chop Shuey!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Castro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Shuey wants to control but Castro is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Shuey is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Castro is tapping! Great win for Shuey!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chop Shuey!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chong Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Polo's choice of entrance music: Mind, Body, & Soul. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wang
vs
Polo

187 cm
25
264 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
270 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chong Wang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo moves out of range as Wang throws a body kick.
A combination from Polo does no damage.
Wang could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wang throws a series of punches but Polo avoids them all with ease.
Wang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Wang gets a takedown into half guard.
Polo regains full guard. Nicely done.

Wang has gone for a leg lock! Polo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wang's guard.
Polo throwing strikes from guard but Wang blocks nicely.

Wang working for a triangle but Polo defends it easily.
Polo postures up and lands a big shot to Wang's brow.

It looks like Chong Wang has been cut.
Polo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Polo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo stands and throws Wang's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wang gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Polo works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Polo.

Chong Wang's cut is getting worse.
Polo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee warns Wang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Chong Wang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Polo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Jeez, Chong Wang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chong Wang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marco Polo! Marco Polo retains his heavyweight title!