PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huevos Rancheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rancheros comes to the cage accompanied by Di Yinarei Il Gulu die lieye. Huevos Rancheros has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rancheros
vs
Vera

201 cm
26
282 lbs
1 - 0 - 2

200 cm
23
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

MADE IN GERMANY

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 1 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Huevos Rancheros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Vera!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera slips a straight right by Rancheros.
Good exchange - Rancheros coming out on top.
Vera doesn't manage to clinch there - Rancheros circles away.
Rancheros lands a lovely overhand right.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rancheros defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vera.
Vera fails to land the takedown.
Rancheros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vera.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rancheros circles away.
Huevos Rancheros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Vera.

Vera bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rancheros is not content to let Vera control the position.
Vera misses with the ground and pound.
Vera throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vera working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vera misses with the ground and pound.
Vera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rancheros tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vera tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vera throws an elbow but Rancheros slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vera looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rancheros is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rancheros managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vera.
Rancheros managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vera.
Rancheros knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vera on the ground.

Vera decides to stand back up.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Rancheros pushes him off.
Vera is looking to clinch.
Vera tries to clinch but Rancheros moves out of range.
Vera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

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.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Rancheros pushes him off.
Vera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rancheros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rancheros scores with a jab.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but Rancheros shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rancheros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rancheros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huevos Rancheros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vera shoots in but no luck this time.
Rancheros lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vera tries to clinch but Rancheros moves out of range.
Rancheros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vera tries to land a leg kick but Rancheros saw it coming and moves away.
Vera dodges the punch combination from Rancheros.
Rancheros lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rancheros throws a right hand that Vera ducks under and follows up with a left that Vera also avoids with ease.
Vera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rancheros moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rancheros misses with a series of wild punches.
Vera misses with a low kick.
Vera shoots in but Rancheros avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rancheros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rancheros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rancheros lands a jab to the head.
Vera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rancheros manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Vera forces Rancheros back against the cage and clinches.
Rancheros is trying to break the clinch but Vera is controlling him.
Vera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rancheros has him pressed against the cage.
Rancheros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vera has Rancheros pressed against the cage, preventing Rancheros from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vera prevents the takedown attempt.

Vera manages to break the clinch.
Rancheros looks to land a combination but Vera avoids it well.
Rancheros misses with a straight right.
Vera connects with a leg kick. Rancheros looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rancheros.
Vera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rancheros defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rancheros jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but Rancheros shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vera doesn't manage to clinch there - Rancheros circles away.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt.
Vera shoots in looking for a takedown but Rancheros manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rancheros throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rancheros circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Vera closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vera looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vera misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rancheros keeps the fight on the outside.
Rancheros misses with a double jab.
Rancheros scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Rancheros misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Vera scores with a four punch combination!
Huevos Rancheros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Rancheros misses the target.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rancheros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rancheros works Vera's body with a nice hook.
Rancheros swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Rancheros looks to land a left hand but Vera moved out of range nicely.
Rancheros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rancheros is fending him off so far but Vera persists. Nope, Rancheros circles away and we're back to standing.
Rancheros loads up on a big right hand but Vera slips the punch.
Rancheros misses with a straight right.
Vera ducks under a wild hook from Rancheros.
Huevos Rancheros is winning the standup battle so far.
Vera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rancheros.
A jab from Rancheros misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Rancheros misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rancheros misses with the combination.

Vera looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Vera gets to his feet - Rancheros follows without any prompting.
Vera throws a right and a left that Rancheros avoids nicely.
Vera wants to clinch up but Rancheros keeps it at a distance.
Rancheros is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rancheros feints a jab promting Vera to slip. Rancheros then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vera slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vera misses with a few strikes there.
Rancheros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rancheros lands with a nice combination. Vera backs away looking to recover.
Rancheros misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rancheros swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rancheros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rancheros throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Rancheros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rancheros fails to land with a series of punches.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but Rancheros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vera shoots for a takedown but Rancheros saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Huevos Rancheros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Vera.
Rancheros lands a nice hook to Vera's body. Vera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vera is breathing heavily.
Rancheros throws a right and a left that Vera avoids nicely.
Rancheros throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Vera counters with a shoot takedown. Rancheros fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Vera stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vera shoots in looking for a takedown but Rancheros manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rancheros stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rancheros wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rancheros stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rancheros wants it to stay on the feet.
Vera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rancheros connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circling - Rancheros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rancheros thuds his right hand into Vera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vera doesn't manage to clinch there - Rancheros circles away.
Vera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rancheros cracks Vera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rancheros as he jumps to the side.
Rancheros throws a jab when Vera was well out of range.
Vera looks for a takedown but Rancheros sprawls well.
Rancheros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rancheros connects with a nice looking jab.
Rancheros misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rancheros misses with a two punch combination.
Rancheros looks to score with a jab to the body but Vera is just out of range.
Vera slips under a jab from Rancheros.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rancheros sprawls well. Rancheros wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vera gets slowly back to his feet.
Vera doesn't manage to clinch there - Rancheros circles away.
Vera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rancheros leaves Vera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rancheros, as that shot connected.
Vera misses with a two punch combination.
Rancheros swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vera.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Rancheros.
Vera slips a straight right by Rancheros.
Rancheros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rancheros throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huevos Rancheros dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Vera slips a jab from Rancheros.
Vera connects with a solid leg kick.
Rancheros throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vera counters with a series of strikes. Rancheros will be more careful next time no doubt.

It looks like Huevos Rancheros has been cut.
Rancheros throws a hook but Vera blocks it.
Rancheros swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Vera counters with a shoot takedown. Rancheros fights it but they end up in guard.
Vera postures up in Rancheros's guard and throws a big left but Rancheros blocks it.
Vera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera distracts Rancheros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daniel Vera has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Vera gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rancheros swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera is looking to clinch but Rancheros is avoiding it.
Vera staying out of range there.
Vera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rancheros.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rancheros sprawls well. Rancheros wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vera gets slowly back to his feet.

Rancheros tries to keep at a distance but Vera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vera tries to break free but Rancheros pushes him back against the cage.
Vera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rancheros keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vera's efforts to push away.
Vera tries to score a body lock takedown but Rancheros shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Huevos Rancheros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Vera.
Vera wants to break free but Rancheros has control.

Rancheros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rancheros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vera manages to avoid it.
Rancheros misses with a double jab

and Vera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Daniel Vera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rancheros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vera landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vera passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rancheros is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Vera there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rancheros?
Vera with the ground and pound from mount.

Huevos Rancheros's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Vera!