PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcusimar Aureliohares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo comes to the cage accompanied by Ride of the Valkyries. John Rambo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rambo
vs
Aureliohares

176 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

176 cm
22
174 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcusimar Aureliohares!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo tries to clinch up.
Rambo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rambo moves in looking to clinch but Aureliohares pushes him off.
Aureliohares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aureliohares with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rambo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rambo.
A head punch on the inside from Rambo fails to land.
Aureliohares blocks an uppercut.
Rambo lands a shot to the body.
Rambo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rambo pushes Aureliohares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aureliohares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rambo smiles and moves away.

Rambo tries to sprawl but Aureliohares drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Aureliohares not doing much here.
Rambo is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Aureliohares manages to mount him!
Aureliohares fails to move to back control.
Aureliohares controlling from mount.
Aureliohares trying to control but Rambo is having none of it.

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.
Aureliohares might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rambo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Aureliohares controlling the pace for now.
Aureliohares throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rambo because Aureliohares loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aureliohares trying to control but Rambo is having none of it.
Aureliohares takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Aureliohares is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rambo is squirming around, avoiding Aureliohares's attempts to control the action.

Rambo somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Aureliohares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rambo counters with a left to the body.
John Rambo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcusimar Aureliohares.
Aureliohares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rambo counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rambo is looking to clinch.

Rambo closes the distance and clinches.
Rambo lands with a light punch inside.
Aureliohares tries to pull guard but Rambo holds him up against the cage and eventually Aureliohares drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rambo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rambo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rambo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rambo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rambo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aureliohares misses with a takedown attempt
and Rambo counters with a nice body shot.
Rambo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Aureliohares counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rambo won't be happy with that.
Aureliohares controls the position.
Aureliohares trying to control the action but Rambo is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aureliohares asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Aureliohares tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aureliohares has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aureliohares trying to control the action but Rambo is working from the bottom.
Rambo is trying to buck Aureliohares off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aureliohares wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rambo, who protects the arm well.
Rambo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aureliohares asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Aureliohares is looking to take a break and control but Rambo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aureliohares throws an elbow but Rambo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Aureliohares remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcusimar Aureliohares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rambo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rambo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rambo throws a looping overhand right but Aureliohares ducks down to avoid it.
Rambo doesn't manage to clinch there - Aureliohares circles away.
John Rambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rambo scores with a hook to the body. Aureliohares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aureliohares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rambo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aureliohares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rambo moves into the clinch.
Rambo lands with a light punch inside.
Rambo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aureliohares backwards.
Aureliohares blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aureliohares blocks an uppercut.
Rambo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rambo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rambo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rambo lands with a right to the head.
Rambo working aggressively here.
Aureliohares tries to score a body lock takedown but Rambo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
John Rambo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcusimar Aureliohares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo lands a left hand.
Rambo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rambo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Rambo on the inside.
Rambo lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rambo fails to land.
Aureliohares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rambo lands with a short shot to the head.
Rambo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rambo lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Rambo.
Rambo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aureliohares.
Aureliohares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rambo works on Aureliohares's body with a couple of short punches.
Rambo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rambo scores with a shot to the side of Aureliohares's head.

Aureliohares is rocked!
Rambo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aureliohares is still on wobbly legs! Can Rambo finish him?
Rambo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aureliohares seems to have recovered his senses.
Rambo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rambo lands an elbow inside that Aureliohares shrugs off.
Rambo is pressed up against the cage. Aureliohares has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rambo down to the mat. Rambo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aureliohares swats away the attempt to clinch by Rambo.
Rambo misses the shot to the body.
Rambo doesn't manage to clinch there - Aureliohares circles away.
Aureliohares moves out of range as Rambo strikes.
Rambo is looking to clinch but Aureliohares is avoiding it.
Rambo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aureliohares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rambo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aureliohares misses with a takedown
and Rambo counters with a one-two to the body.
Rambo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rambo tries to clinch up.
Rambo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aureliohares paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo cracks Aureliohares with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aureliohares with a poor takedown
and Aureliohares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rambo is looking to clinch.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aureliohares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aureliohares keeps the fight on the outside.
Aureliohares with a poor takedown
and Rambo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rambo is looking to clinch but Aureliohares is avoiding it.
Aureliohares with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Rambo counter with a right hand.
Rambo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rambo misses with a wild body shot.
Rambo jabs Aureliohares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rambo is looking to clinch but Aureliohares is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rambo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aureliohares circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo throws an overhand right that lands on Aureliohares's shoulder, as Aureliohares tries to avoid the shot.

Rambo moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Rambo.
Rambo lands a left hand.
Rambo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rambo working aggressively here.
Rambo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aureliohares backwards.
Rambo lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Rambo.
Rambo lands a shot to the body.
Rambo dips a shoulder and cracks Aureliohares with a mighty uppercut! Aureliohares falls back against the cage and Rambo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Aureliohares is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rambo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Rambo!