No Exit: Shape of MMA to Come PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Abieezer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Abieezer
vs
Fletcher

181 cm
24
184 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

181 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gideon Abieezer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chase Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Fletcher as Abieezer shoots in.
Fletcher with a lazy takedown attempt

and Abieezer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fletcher won't be happy with that.
Fletcher wants to control but Abieezer postures up.
Fletcher tries to bench press Abieezer off him but Abieezer keeps the position.
Fletcher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fletcher can do anything to dispel that myth.
Abieezer working away.
Abieezer gets to mount! Fletcher was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Abieezer looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Abieezer swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gideon Abieezer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reynold Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiburcio Valeriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tiburcio Valeriano was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Blanco
vs
Valeriano

220 cm
25
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0, fighting out of London, Reynold Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiburcio Valeriano!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Blanco.
Blanco tries to move to mount but Valeriano blocks the move with his legs.
Valeriano wants to get back to his feet.
Valeriano trying to remain calm as Blanco controls from the top position.
Blanco wants to control but Valeriano is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valeriano sneaks out the side door and pushes Blanco away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Blanco fails to land the takedown.
Valeriano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blanco pinned against the cage. Blanco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blanco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valeriano at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blanco.
Valeriano looks gassed!
Valeriano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blanco shoots for a double leg takedown but Valeriano sprawls well. He's pushed Blanco'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 Reynold Blanco. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valeriano with a poor takedown
and Blanco counters with a nice uppercut.
Blanco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valeriano. Valeriano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Valeriano thows a body shot but no joy.
Valeriano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blanco counters with a three punch combo that has Valeriano backing up. Valeriano nods at Blanco to acknowledge the strikes.
Blanco shoots in and drives through. Valeriano sprawls well.

Blanco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blanco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Blanco controlling the pace for now.
Valeriano is squirming around, avoiding Blanco's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco is really struggling to control Valeriano but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Blanco controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blanco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four 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.
Blanco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valeriano is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reynold Blanco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Valeriano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valeriano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valeriano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice sprawl there from Blanco as Valeriano shoots in.
Blanco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Valeriano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blanco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valeriano's head.
Valeriano has a takedown stuffed.
Blanco lands the left hand.
Blanco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valeriano sprawls well. Valeriano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blanco gets slowly back to his feet.
Valeriano leaves Blanco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blanco looks to land a combination. Valeriano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Valeriano is breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blanco!
Valeriano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Blanco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blanco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco tries to control but Valeriano wriggling away.
Blanco misses with a head shot.

That's two 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.
Blanco wants to control the pace but Valeriano is squirming around nicely.
Blanco controlling from mount.
Blanco throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco looking to control and managing it successfully.

Blanco looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Valeriano is squirming around, avoiding Blanco's attempts to control the action.
Valeriano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blanco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Blanco moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Valeriano has worked his arm free - good work by Valeriano!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Reynold Blanco.
Blanco dives in and grabs Valeriano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valeriano pushes down on Blanco's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reynold Blanco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valeriano swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Blanco to counter with a crisp jab.
Blanco slips under a jab from Valeriano.
Blanco leaves Valeriano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blanco throws a good cross that connects.
Blanco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice cross by Blanco.
Valeriano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blanco's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Blanco duly obliges.

Blanco has taken the fight to the clinch.

Blanco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Valeriano misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blanco. That's going to slow Valeriano down.
Valeriano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reynold Blanco 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!

Valeriano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valeriano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blanco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valeriano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blanco throws a series of punches but Valeriano avoids them all with ease.
Blanco shoots in for a takedown but Valeriano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blanco.
Blanco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Valeriano walks into a left hand.
Blanco cracks the inside of Valeriano's front leg.
Nice body punch from Blanco.
Blanco looks to land a combination. Valeriano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Valeriano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blanco to score with a decent uppercut.

Blanco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blanco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Valeriano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blanco sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valeriano is squirming around, avoiding Blanco's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Valeriano is squirming around, avoiding Blanco's attempts to control the action.
Blanco throws some wild stikes that Valeriano manages to avoid easily.

That's two 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.

Blanco with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Valeriano is trying to stand up.
Blanco works his way to his opponent's back.
Blanco controls the action.

Valeriano defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Valeriano is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco misses with a punch to the head.
Valeriano is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Valeriano prevents Blanco from getting a body triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blanco biding his time, looking for the opening.
Valeriano wants to get back to his feet.
Reynold Blanco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blanco wants to control but Valeriano is keeping busy.
Tiburcio Valeriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Reynold Blanco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blanco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Reynold Blanco!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Reynold Blanco!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Reynold Blanco!

Reynold Blanco wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manolo Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Oliveira
vs
Silva

189 cm
21
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
26
211 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manolo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oliveira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Oliveira misses with a double jab
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oliveira backs up against the cage.
Silva lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a one two! Oliveira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva lands with a hook. Oliveira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva scores with a one two! Oliveira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oliveira's calf.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oliveira takes a step back to recover.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oliveira backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Hugo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manolo Silva.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Oliveira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Oliveira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Oliveira's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Oliveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oliveira backs up against the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Oliveira's head and hops out.
Silva tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Oliveira leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Oliveira had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Oliveira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Manolo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva is looking to slow Oliveira down with leg kicks.
Oliveira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horrible takedown by Oliveira or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Oliveira wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Oliveira.
Horrible takedown by Oliveira or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliveira tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliveira to the ground. Oliveira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Oliveira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hugo Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Oliveira backpedaling.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva looks for a takedown but Oliveira sprawls well.
Oliveira shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Oliveira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.

That's two 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.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Oliveira. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliveira swivels and escapes.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliveira is defended easily by Silva.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oliveira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manolo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Oliveira with that takedown attempt.
Oliveira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Oliveira backpedaling.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Oliveira.

That's four 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.
Silva stalks Oliveira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliveira's face. Oliveira staggers backwards, shaken.
Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva scores with a jab.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Oliveira manages to get to full guard.
Silva wants to stand but Oliveira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Oliveira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oliveira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manolo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oliveira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oliveira has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeps Oliveira at a distance using the push kick.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Oliveira shoots and misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva misses with the combination.
Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Oliveira backs away looking to recover.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Oliveira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oliveira prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Oliveira keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveira tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a one two! Oliveira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira walks into a jab.
Silva throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.
Oliveira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva stalks Oliveira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliveira's face. Oliveira staggers backwards, shaken.
Oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Oliveira ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oliveira's head.

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.
Silva throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oliveira shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Oliveira backpedaling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manolo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Manolo Silva!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Manolo Silva!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Manolo Silva!

Manolo Silva wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Aaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Andrew Storm is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Aaron
vs
Storm

180 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
27
194 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Aaron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Storm!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aaron throws a leg kick that misses.
Aaron swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Storm tries to keep at a distance but Aaron has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aaron wants a takedown.
Aaron has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Storm avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aaron slowing the pace effectively.
Storm blocks an elbow strike.

Aaron has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Storm uses from the top position.
Storm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aaron is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm content to stall in guard here.
Storm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aaron is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaron is trying to keep Storm in close.

Storm drops back looking for a leg! Aaron is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aaron manages to kick Storm off! Storm jumps back into Aaron's guard.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Aaron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aaron looking for a sweep. Not yet Aaron, not yet.
Aaron is trying to control the position but Storm postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Storm tries to bum rush Aaron with a series of wild strikes but Aaron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aaron goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Aaron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aaron throws a low kick but Storm avoids it.
Aaron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Storm avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Aaron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aaron was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Andrew Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm works Aaron's body with a nice hook.
Storm thuds a left hand into Aaron's body.
Tyler Aaron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aaron is breathing heavily.
Storm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Storm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Storm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aaron at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a jab-cross combination.
Storm connects with a single shot there.

Aaron is rocked!
Storm is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Aaron hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrew Storm!
Andrew Storm is the new middleweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ciro Xagas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harris
vs
Xagas

200 cm
19
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
228 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ciro Xagas!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Xagas gets a takedown into half guard.
Harris is staying active underneath Xagas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Xagas trying to mount his opponent but Harris defends it.
Harris is staying active underneath Xagas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xagas trying to control from Harris's half guard. Harris has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Xagas from controlling successfully.

Xagas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Xagas has managed to get both his arms back between Harris's legs - danger averted.
Harris is breathing heavily.

That's two 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.
Xagas trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Xagas with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xagas looking to pass the guard.
Xagas wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.

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.
Xagas looking to pass the guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Xagas passes Harris's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ciro Xagas 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.

Xagas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Xagas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Xagas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xagas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two 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.
Xagas is looking to work his way around to Harris's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Xagas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harris because Xagas loaded up on that one.
Xagas controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Xagas moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Harris has worked his arm free - good work by Harris!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ciro Xagas.
Harris wants to clinch up but Xagas keeps it at a distance.

Xagas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xagas trying to control the position but Harris is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris is trying to work for a sweep but Xagas has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ciro Xagas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xagas circles away quickly and effectively.

Xagas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Xagas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris regains half guard there - taking advantage of Xagas's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Xagas is working for a kimura but Harris is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Xagas throws a strike but Harris manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Xagas tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Harris!
Frank Harris is the new heavyweight champion!