Contenders - Pretend PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Badd
vs
Randlecan

190 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrell Badd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Devon Randlecan!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badd shoots in for a double leg but Randlecan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Randlecan thows a body shot but no joy.
Randlecan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badd avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Badd shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Randlecan sprawls well. Randlecan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Badd gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Randlecan. No joy for Badd on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Badd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randlecan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Randlecan throws a body punch but Badd moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badd misses with a takedown attempt - Randlecan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Randlecan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Badd's hands.

It looks like Tyrell Badd has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badd misses with a takedown attempt - Randlecan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Randlecan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Badd blocks a jab.
Randlecan looks to land a combination but Badd avoids it well.
Randlecan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Randlecan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Badd tries to work over Randlecan's front leg with a kick but Randlecan checks it.
A combination from Randlecan does no damage.
A head kick misses from Randlecan.
Badd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Randlecan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Badd somewhat.
Badd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Randlecan defends it nicely.

That's two 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.
No joy there for Randlecan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Randlecan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Randlecan throws a right and a left that Badd avoids nicely.
Randlecan misses with an uppercut.
Badd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Randlecan misses with the combination.
Badd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Randlecan doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randlecan misses with a jab, cross combination.

Badd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Randlecan was covering up waiting for the punch and Badd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randlecan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Badd throws a big right hand that misses.
Badd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Badd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Badd throwing strikes but missing.
Randlecan pulls Badd in close to his closed guard and prevents Badd from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Badd throws a big right hand that misses.
Randlecan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Randlecan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Badd's face.
Badd is bucking up trying to escape but Randlecan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Badd slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Randlecan wants to control but Badd is keeping him busy.
Randlecan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Badd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Randlecan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Randlecan thows a huge punch but Badd dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devon Randlecan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrell Badd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Randlecan throws a leg kick but Badd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Randlecan as Badd shoots in.
Randlecan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badd dodges the punch combination from Randlecan.
Randlecan throws a body kick that misses.
Randlecan looks to land a right hand but Badd moved out of range.
A combination from Randlecan does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Randlecan finds it's way through Badd's defenses.
Randlecan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Devon Randlecan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randlecan misses with a few strikes there.
Badd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badd fails with a takedown attempt.
Badd checks the leg kick.
Randlecan tries to bum rush Badd with a series of wild strikes but Badd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Randlecan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badd misses with a low kick.
Randlecan throws a push kick but Badd slaps the foot to one side.
Randlecan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Randlecan misses with a two punch combination.
Badd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randlecan throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Randlecan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randlecan misses the shot to the body.
Randlecan misses with a wild body shot.
Devon Randlecan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badd checks a leg kick.
Randlecan throws a jab when Badd was well out of range.
Randlecan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Randlecan throws a shot from downtown. Badd moves away and avoids it.
Badd ducks under a wild hook from Randlecan.
Badd shoots in looking for a takedown. Randlecan tries to sprawl out of it but Badd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Randlecan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Badd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randlecan misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randlecan doesn't manage to clinch there - Badd circles away.
Randlecan fails to land with a series of punches.

Badd decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Badd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Badd.
Randlecan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Badd scores with a couple of nice shots.
Randlecan has hold of Badd's hands but Badd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Badd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Randlecan's head.
Badd will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Randlecan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Badd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badd working Randlecan over with strikes.
Badd stops Randlecan from getting back to his feet.
Badd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Badd throwing shots but Randlecan is blocking nicely.
Badd stops Randlecan from getting back to his feet.
Randlecan is breathing heavily.
Randlecan tries to roll over but Badd keeps him under control.
Badd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Randlecan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Randlecan won't allow Badd to pass to mount.
Badd prevents Randlecan from improving his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randlecan tries to kick Badd off but Badd keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrell Badd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyrell Badd's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Randlecan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Badd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Randlecan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Badd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Randlecan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randlecan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Badd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randlecan manages to avoid it.
Randlecan misses with a hook to the body
and Badd counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Randlecan. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randlecan wants to clinch.
Randlecan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randlecan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Badd counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Randlecan!
Randlecan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Badd thowing shots but they're missing.
Badd unloading with bombs!
Randlecan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Badd working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Badd there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Badd thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Badd misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Badd lands a big elbow.
Randlecan is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randlecan avoids a strike by Badd and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Badd's guard! Fantastic escape!
Badd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randlecan is one step ahead there.
Randlecan trying to control but Badd is working from the bottom.
Badd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randlecan is one step ahead there.
Randlecan trying to control the position from guard on top but Badd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randlecan looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Badd is on top in guard.
Randlecan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Randlecan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Badd throws and elbow that misses. Randlecan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Badd's guard. Nice move by Randlecan!
Randlecan trying to control but Badd is working from the bottom.
Badd 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.
Randlecan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Badd looking for a sweep. Not yet Badd, not yet.
Randlecan working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Badd striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Badd keeping moving, preventing Randlecan from controlling successfully.
Badd lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Randlecan trying to control the position from guard on top but Badd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Randlecan's guard.

Randlecan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Randlecan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Badd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Devon Randlecan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randlecan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Badd counters with a single leg into guard. Randlecan didn't expect that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrell Badd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Badd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrell Badd!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zoe Washburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogelio Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Washburn
vs
Rodriguez

180 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zoe Washburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogelio Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Washburn.

Washburn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodriguez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Washburn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rodriguez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Washburn but great work by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is looking to take a break and control but Washburn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodriguez lands a few punches from side control.
Washburn is looking to reverse the position.
Rodriguez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Washburn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodriguez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Washburn is working from the bottom.
Washburn wants to improve his position but Rodriguez is controlling well.

Washburn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rodriguez pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez controlling the action here.
Washburn wants to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez controlling the pace.
Washburn trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Washburn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rodriguez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Washburn tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washburn gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Washburn is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez wants to pass to mount but Washburn is defending the position.
Rodriguez content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washburn wants to get back to full guard but Rodriguez has passed into side control.
Washburn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washburn is working to get back to half guard.
Washburn is working hard here to advance position.
Washburn is squirming around, avoiding Rodriguez's attempts to control the action.
Washburn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Washburn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rodriguez 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Washburn postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rodriguez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Washburn, into his guard.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Washburn blocks nicely.

Washburn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodriguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodriguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Washburn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Washburn's legs - danger averted.
Rodriguez chips away with some ground and pound.

Washburn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodriguez is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogelio Rodriguez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rodriguez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Washburn.
Washburn fails with a takedown attempt.
Washburn shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well. He's pushed Washburn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zoe Washburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washburn tries for a takedown but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rodriguez chips away with some ground and pound.
Rogelio Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Washburn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodriguez is aware though and is defending well.
Washburn keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Washburn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Washburn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rodriguez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Washburn is adopting a defensive guard.
Rodriguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodriguez lands a nice short elbow.
Rodriguez is looking to advance position but Washburn won't allow it.
Washburn missing with punches from the bottom.
Washburn wants to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Washburn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodriguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Washburn throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rodriguez escapes and throws Washburn's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Washburn is looking to regain half guard here but Rodriguez keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Washburn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Washburn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Washburn is rocked!
Rodriguez in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Washburn looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Rodriguez turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rogelio Rodriguez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dog Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Chun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Spider
vs
Chun

195 cm
21
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

185 cm
24
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Spider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackie Chun!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spider wants to clinch.
Chun tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spider swivels and escapes.
Chun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spider sprawls well. Spider wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chun gets slowly back to his feet.
Chun dives in and grabs Spider's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spider pushes down on Chun's head and hops out.
Dog Spider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackie Chun.
Spider with a hook.

Spider closes the distance and clinches.
Chun changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Spider fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chun fails to land the takedown.
Spider pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spider is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Chun shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chun was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Chun has a closed guard, preventing Spider from standing up.
Spider preventing the sweep.
Chun thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Chun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chun wants to sweep but no luck.
Spider not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Spider has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chun is proving hard to escape from.
Chun lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spider!
Chun thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chun looking to control but Spider is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chun lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chun thowing shots but they're missing.
Spider is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Spider tries to reverse the position but Chun maintains control.
Spider is squirming around, avoiding Chun's attempts to control the action.
Chun looking to finish Spider with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spider!
Spider tries to lock up and control but Chun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chun thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Spider is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spider is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chun looking to finish Spider with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spider!
Spider holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chun tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chun lands a big elbow.
Spider tries to buck Chun off but he can't manage it.
Chun content just to control the position here.
Spider is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackie Chun dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chun bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Spider managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chun.
Spider tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chun wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spider knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chun on the ground.
Spider wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Spider is pushing Chun's head away, looking to escape. Chun manages to hold on to the position though.

Chun working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Spider dodges the ground and pound from Chun.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chun landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Spider tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Spider's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Chun is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spider is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chun works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spider tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chun wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chun working the body and head with strikes.
Chun is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Spider sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Spider wants to get back to his feet.
Chun throwing shots but Spider is blocking nicely.
Chun trying to control from half guard but Spider is working away.
Spider on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spider tries to get out of the position.
Chun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chun throwing shots but Spider is blocking nicely.
Chun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Spider is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Chun jumps into side control!
Spider is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chun has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Spider is trying to control Chun's posture but Chun avoids it.
The strikes coming from Chun are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Spider is not content to let Chun control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chun grinds an elbow into Spider's temple.

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.
Chun tries to score with some ground and pound. Spider controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Spider parries the strikes from Chun easily there. Chun is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Spider to escape.
Chun wants to control but Spider is keeping him busy.
Spider is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chun connects with a decent elbow.
Chun wants to control for a moment but Spider uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Chun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackie Chun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Chun or perhaps it was just good defense by Spider which made him look bad.
Dog Spider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spider lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Chun shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Spider's guard.
Chun stops Spider from standing up.
Spider trying to keep a closed guard but Chun is proving a slippery customer.
Chun prevents Spider from getting back to his feet.
Chunis looking to pass into half guard but Spider pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Spider is in guard.
Spider wants to stand but Chun is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spider pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chun is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spider preventing the sweep.
Chun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Chun looking for subs off his back but Spider has passed one foot through into half guard.
Spider seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two 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.
Spider moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Chun.
Spider tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Chun is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Spider is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Chun is desperately trying to improve his position but Spider has a good base and remains in mount.
Chun is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spider controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chun is looking to get to half guard.
Dog Spider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spider blocks Chun's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chun wants to hold on but Spider pushes him away.
Chun is trying desperately to improve position.
Chun avoids a series of strikes thrown by Spider.
Chun wants to hold on but Spider pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Spider.
Chun tries to control Spider's body but Spider pushes him off. Chun squirms to his side and now Spider has his back!
Chun covering up well and avoiding damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Spider showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackie Chun!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Strange Disease. The crowd seem to be enjoying The Impaler's choice of entrance music: Δράκων . Vlad The Impaler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arthur Jackson's chin.

Jackson
vs
The Impaler

194 cm
22
203 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

178 cm
19
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vlad The Impaler!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Impaler stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
The Impaler misses with a wild body shot.
The Impaler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. The Impaler moves away and avoids it.
The Impaler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Impaler avoids it really well and circles away.
The Impaler just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Impaler defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.

The Impaler drops Jackson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jackson looks back up at him and smiles so The Impaler waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Jackson is rocked!
The Impaler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but The Impaler pushes him off.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Impaler is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, The Impaler circles away and we're back to standing.
The Impaler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right followed by a crushing left from The Impaler knocks Jackson out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vlad The Impaler!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wrex Urdnot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dancing in the Dark kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Urdnot
vs
Pitt

190 cm
21
280 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
280 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

[JMFC] 160!

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wrex Urdnot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dirk Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urdnot was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitt.
Pitt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urdnot was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitt.
Pitt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Urdnot.

Urdnot looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pitt wants to sweep here but Urdnot controlling him for the moment.
Pitt wants to improve his position but instead Urdnot has moved into half guard.

Urdnot is trying to work for a kimura but Pitt is defending well.

Urdnot wants to work for an arm triangle but Pitt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Urdnot is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Urdnot lands a nice short elbow.
Pitt wants to get back to full guard.
Pitt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pitt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Urdnot is one step ahead there.
Pitt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Urdnot!
Pitt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Urdnot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urdnot is wriggling around trying to escape.
Urdnot is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The referee warns Urdnot that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Urdnot working to try and regain half guard.
Pitt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Urdnot is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pitt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pitt landing strikes, looking to finish!
Urdnot regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urdnot makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Urdnot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Urdnot's head.
Pitt postures up and lands a big shot to Urdnot's brow.
Pitt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urdnot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Urdnot wants to sweep but no luck.
Pitt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pitt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Urdnot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pitt.
Pitt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pitt tries to free his leg and advance position but Urdnot is retaining full guard.
Urdnot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pitt manages to get himself to full guard.
Urdnot throws a strike but Pitt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Urdnot lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pitt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Urdnot goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pitt is on top in guard.
Urdnot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pitt.
Pitt thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Urdnot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pitt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Pitt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Urdnot decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Urdnot wants to work for an arm triangle but Pitt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Urdnot wants to work for an arm triangle but Pitt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pitt wants to get back to full guard but Urdnot has passed into side control.
Pitt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pitt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Urdnot's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Urdnot's back!
Urdnot is in bad spot here.
Pitt punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urdnot turns into Pitt and is now in his guard.
Urdnot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Urdnot passes into half guard.
Pitt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pitt.
Urdnot preventing the sweep.
Urdnot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Pitt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Urdnot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pitt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt pulls Urdnot in close to his closed guard and prevents Urdnot from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pitt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pitt has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Urdnot has passed into side control.
Urdnot creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Urdnot goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pitt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Urdnot's guard! Nice work there by Pitt!
Pitt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urdnot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pitt's guard.
Urdnot throws a big right hand that misses.
Urdnot passes into half guard.
Pitt has a hand on Urdnot's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Urdnot takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Urdnot moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pitt has worked his arm free - good work by Pitt!
Urdnot throws a strike aimed at the side of Pitt's head but Pitt avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urdnot has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pitt!
Urdnot cracks Pitt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Urdnot landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pitt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Urdnot misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Urdnot goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pitt is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Urdnot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitt gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrex Urdnot dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Urdnot throws a hook but Pitt blocks it.
Urdnot throws a front kick aimed at Pitt's knee but Pitt avoids it well.
Urdnot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pitt.
Urdnot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urdnot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt stuffs the takedown.
Pitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Urdnot is just out of range.
Pitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urdnot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Urdnot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pitt pinned against the cage. Pitt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Urdnot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pitt punishes Urdnot's body with a nice straight punch.
Urdnot misses with a looping left.
Urdnot closes the distance and clinches up with Pitt, looking for a takedown. Urdnot pushes Pitt against the cage but Pitt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrex Urdnot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pitt jabs at Urdnot's body.
Pitt scores with a jab.

It looks like Wrex Urdnot has been cut.
Pitt scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Pitt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitt. Urdnot does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Urdnot is just out of range.
Urdnot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitt.
Pitt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pitt misses with a shot to the body

so Urdnot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urdnot postures up.
Pitt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Urdnot.
Pitt wants to sweep here but Urdnot controlling him for the moment.
Urdnot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pitt is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt 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.

Urdnot postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pitt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Urdnot, into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pitt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Urdnot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Urdnot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Pitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pitt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Pitt!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorjao Buxudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rarpo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buxudo comes to the cage accompanied by Pé na Porta, Soco na Cara - Matanza. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Buxudo
vs
Gracie

183 cm
21
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorjao Buxudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rarpo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buxudo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body punch from Buxudo.
Gracie misses with a body shot.

Gracie tries to sprawl but Buxudo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Buxudo preventing the sweep.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Buxudo's guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Buxudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buxudo pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.

Buxudo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Gracie frees his head nicely. Oh but Buxudo has switched to an armbar! Gracie is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jorjao Buxudo!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard comes to the cage accompanied by The Outlaw Torn. Ou has chosen Advance On as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Howard
vs
Ou

193 cm
22
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Ou!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ou throws a hook but Howard blocks it.
Ou misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Ou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howard.
Howard blocks a jab.
Howard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ou.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard tests Ou's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Joe Ou has been cut.
Ou misses with a few strikes there.
Ou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howard throws a quick head kick that knocks Ou silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Howard is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jake Howard!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grabowski comes to the cage accompanied by Era - Reborn. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Grabowski
vs
Bishop

196 cm
25
255 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

188 cm
20
274 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski slips a straight right by Bishop.
Grabowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Grabowski dodges the punch combination from Bishop.
Grabowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vincent Grabowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop checks a low kick from Grabowski.
Bishop swings for the body but Grabowski moves out of range.
Grabowski throws a combination that misses
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Bishop checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grabowski throws a nice head kick!
Grabowski throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Grabowski tries to clinch
and Bishop counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grabowski thinking.
Grabowski throws a combination that misses
and Bishop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grabowski is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Bishop finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Bishop coming out on top.
Grabowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grabowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bishop throws a body punch but Grabowski moves out of range.

Bishop cracks Grabowski with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Grabowski looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bishop finish him?
Bishop moves out of range of the leg kick from Grabowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bishop feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Grabowski sprawling to the canvas! Grabowski rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bishop finish him?!
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grabowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bishop lands a jab to Grabowski's midsection.
Bishop throws out a powerful jab.
Bishop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grabowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bishop moves into range and connects with a jab.

Bishop cracks Grabowski with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Grabowski looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bishop finish him?
Bishop fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Grabowski out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). John Bishop!

C
A

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Zyekowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bat Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Max and Sam - Rumble Young Man Rumble. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zyekowski
vs
Slade

183 cm
21
170 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Zyekowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bat Slade!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zyekowski slips a jab from Slade.
Slade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zyekowski throws a hook but Slade avoids it easily.
Zyekowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Slade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zyekowski.
Slade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zyekowski.
A big right from Zyekowski misses.
Slade moves out of range as Zyekowski strikes.
Slade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Slade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zyekowski throws a shot to the body.
Zyekowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zyekowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Slade is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski throws a shot from downtown. Slade moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Slade.
Zyekowski misses with a wild combination.
Slade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyekowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slade on the side of the head.
Zyekowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slade lands a slapping body shot.
Zyekowski throws a big shot that misses.
Slade moves out of range of the strikes.
Slade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slade throws a shot from downtown. Zyekowski moves away and avoids it.
Slade lands with an overhand left.
Zyekowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zyekowski is looking to clinch.
Zyekowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zyekowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zyekowski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slade counters with a straight right hand.
Zyekowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slade swings for the body but Zyekowski moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Zyekowski misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zyekowski misses with a hook.
Slade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zyekowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zyekowski wants to clinch up but Slade keeps it at a distance.
Zyekowski looks to clinch
and Slade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zyekowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zyekowski misses with a wild body shot.
Zyekowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zyekowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slade manages to avoid it.
Slade uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zyekowski has time to react.
Slade avoids the body shot from Zyekowski.
Slade scores with a hook to the body. Zyekowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zyekowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Zyekowski. Beautiful body shot.
Zyekowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zyekowski.
Slade is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zyekowski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade throws a hook but Zyekowski avoids it easily.
Zyekowski throws a head kick but Slade moves out of range.
Zyekowski takes a swing at Slade's ribcage but misses.
Zyekowski throws a sloppy body shot
and Slade counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zyekowski thinking.
Zyekowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slade misses with a body shot
and Zyekowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Slade throws a hook to the side of Zyekowski's head but Zyekowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slade looks to score with a jab to the body but Zyekowski is just out of range.
Zyekowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zyekowski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zyekowski takes one on the button.

Zyekowski is rocked!
Zyekowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oh Zyekowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slade lands a brutal uppercut that launches Zyekowski off his feet! Zyekowski tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bat Slade!

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energy
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
84%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cristo
vs
Duke

225 cm
19
166 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

150 cm
19
166 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Duke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Duke connects with a couple of short punches.
Cristo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Duke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Duke stops Cristo from standing up.
Duke connects with a couple of short punches.
Duke prevents Cristo from getting back to his feet.
Duke landing with the ground and pound.
Duke lands a couple of digs.
Duke landing some decent shots from guard.
Cristo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Duke prevents Cristo from getting back to his feet.
Duke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cristo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Duke is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke stands up over Cristo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Duke stands up over Cristo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Duke prevents Cristo from getting back to his feet.
Duke cracks Cristo with a solid left hand.
Cristo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duke distracts Cristo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Duke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duke won't allow Cristo to get back to his feet.
Duke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cristo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cristo wants to stand but Duke is controlling the position.
Duke passes Cristo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Duke slips a nice elbow through Cristo's hands, connecting with Cristo's forehead.
Cristo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duke on the ground.
Duke looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cristo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Duke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Duke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Duke is nestled in close to Cristo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Duke stops Cristo from getting back to his feet.
Duke drops an elbow to the side of Cristo's head.
Cristo wants to get back to his feet.
Cristo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Duke manages to mount him!
Duke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cristo is trying to stand.
Duke dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristo is trying to stand up.
Duke fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cristo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Duke lands a heavy elbow.
Cristo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Duke lands a heavy elbow.
Cristo really wants to buck Duke off and get back to his feet.
Duke scoring with strikes but Cristo is staying in there.
Duke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cristo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Duke scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Duke dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke scoring with strikes but Cristo is staying in there.
Duke landing shots from mount.
Cristo tries to buck Duke off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duke landing punches.
Cristo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Duke unloading with bombs!
Duke landing punches.
Duke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cristo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cristo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cristo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Duke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cristo sprawls well initially but Duke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Duke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cristo is trying to stand.
Duke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Duke working Cristo over with strikes.
Cristo pushes Duke off looking to stand but Duke dives back in and keeps control.
Cristo has hold of Duke's hands but Duke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cristo wants to get back to his feet.
Duke working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duke lands with a punch from half guard.
Duke working the head and body with strikes.
Duke prevents Cristo from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristo taking some punishment here, with Duke in his half guard.
Cristo wants to get back to his feet.
Duke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Duke working Cristo over with strikes.
Duke stops Cristo from getting back to his feet.
Duke working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Duke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cristo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Duke stops Cristo from getting back to his feet.
Cristo 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.
Duke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

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.
Cristo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raoul Duke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duke throwing shots but Cristo is blocking nicely.
Duke thows a huge punch but Cristo dodges it nicely.
Cristo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Duke.
Duke stops Cristo from getting back to his feet.
Cristo has hold of Duke's hands but Duke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Duke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cristo tries to kick Duke off but Duke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Duke drops an elbow to the side of Cristo's head.
Duke stops Cristo from getting back to his feet.
Duke working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cristo is trying to stand back up but Duke is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Duke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cristo is looking to escape.
Cristo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Duke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cristo is trying to stand.
Duke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Duke working over Cristo with some ground and pound. Cristo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Duke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cristo looks like he's trying to stand up.

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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Duke lands a nice short elbow.
Cristo is trying to stand back up but Duke is controlling him
Duke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cristo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Duke stops Cristo from getting back to his feet.
Duke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cristo is looking to escape.
Cristo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Duke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Duke prevents Cristo from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Duke there.
Duke stops Cristo from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Duke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cristo tries for a takedown but Duke circles away easily

and Duke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cristo!
Duke lands a heavy elbow.
Cristo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Duke dominating with strikes here.
Duke with the ground and pound from mount.
Duke cracks Cristo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cristo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duke has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cristo's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke lands a big elbow.
Cristo really wants to buck Duke off and get back to his feet.
Duke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cristo wants to get back to his feet.
Duke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cristo really wants to buck Duke off and get back to his feet.
Duke looking to finish Cristo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cristo!
Cristo trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Duke scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cristo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Duke.
Cristo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Duke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duke with a couple of short strikes.
Cristo is trying to stand.
Duke landing strikes from the mount and Cristo is in trouble!
Duke working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Duke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cristo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cristo looks a forlorn figure.
Cristo really wants to buck Duke off and get back to his feet.
Duke with the ground and pound from mount.
Duke lands a nice shot to the head.
Duke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cristo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Cristo is bucking up trying to escape but Duke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cristo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Duke landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Duke has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cristo's face.
Duke punching from mount but Cristo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Duke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Duke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
You get the feeling that Cristo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Duke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cristo looks a forlorn figure.
Duke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Duke dominating with strikes here.
Duke looking to finish with strikes here!
Cristo is trying to stand.
Duke is landing with some decent strikes but Cristo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jerry Cristo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cristo is trying to stand.
Duke scoring with strikes but Cristo is staying in there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raoul Duke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duke 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul Duke!