PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raider Vancan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Gomez Bollanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vancan
vs
Gomez Bollanos

177 cm
27
269 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

196 cm
26
269 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raider Vancan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bollanos stuffs the takedown.
Bollanos misses with a looping left.
Vancan moves out of range of the strikes.
Vancan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bollanos connects with a right hand. Vancan shakes it off.

It looks like Raider Vancan has been cut.
Vancan shoots in for a takedown but Bollanos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raider Vancan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bollanos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vancan misses with a takedown attempt - Bollanos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bollanos. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vancan shoots in but Bollanos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bollanos. Vancan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vancan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bollanos.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bollanos cracks Vancan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Bollanos. No joy for Vancan on that attempt.

Vancan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bollanos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vancan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bollanos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vancan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vancan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vancan lands a couple of elbows.
Vancan throwing strikes from guard but Bollanos blocks nicely.
Bollanos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vancan is working Bollanos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vancan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vancan postures up in Bollanos's guard and throws a big left but Bollanos blocks it.
Vancan 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.
Vancan connects with a couple of short punches.
Vancan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vancan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bollanos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vancan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vancan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bollanos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vancan.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bollanos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bollanos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vancan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vancan postures up in Bollanos's guard and throws a big left but Bollanos blocks it.
Vancan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vancan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bollanos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vancan with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vancan landing with the ground and pound.
Vancan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bollanos keeping moving, preventing Vancan from controlling successfully.
Vancan working some strikes from top position.
Vancan postures up in Bollanos's guard and throws a big left but Bollanos blocks it.
Vancan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vancan with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vancan throwing strikes from guard but Bollanos blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vancan throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raider Vancan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raider Vancan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vancan shoots in and drives through. Bollanos sprawls well.
Vancan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bollanos tries to avoid it but Vancan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bollanos to the ground. Bollanos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vancan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vancan tries for a takedown but Bollanos circles away easily
and Bollanos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Raider Vancan's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raider Vancan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Bollanos.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bollanos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bollanos feints with a jab and clips Vancan right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Vancan is sent crashing into the canvas and Bollanos leaps in for the kill! Vancan tries to get to his feet but Bollanos is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Vancan is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
Roberto Gomez Bollanos is the new heavyweight champion!
Roberto Gomez Bollanos decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.