UKC 3: Rio Heat PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pele graice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerson Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to pele graice's chin.

Silva
vs
graice

182 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, pele graice!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
graice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva lands with a big left! graice is wobbled badly! Silva comes in with a flurry of punches and drops graice to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jerson Silva!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pafuncio Valadares Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hughes
vs
Valadares Jr

176 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pafuncio Valadares Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hughes clinches with his opponent.
Valadares Jr fails to pull guard.

Hughes breaks the clinch.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valadares Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hughes pinned against the cage. Hughes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Valadares Jr fails with the takedown.
Matt Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pafuncio Valadares Jr.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Valadares Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valadares Jr shoots for a takedown but Hughes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Hughes moves into the clinch successfully.
Valadares Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hughes manages to break the clinch.
Matt Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valadares Jr shoots in and drives through. Hughes sprawls well.
Valadares Jr shoots in for a double leg but Hughes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!

Valadares Jr scores with a takedown into Hughes's guard.
Hughes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Valadares Jr drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Valadares Jr as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hughes screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Valadares Jr! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pafuncio Valadares Jr!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Muhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Jannety (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nervecell - Demean. 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 Marty Jannety was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Muhar
vs
Jannety

183 cm
20
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
204 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

The Next Level Nutrition

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, Abdul Muhar!
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, Marty Jannety !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jannety decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jannety wants to take a breather but Muhar is having none of it.
Jannety trying to control the pace.
Jannety is trying to control the action in half guard but Muhar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Muhar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jannety 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jannety 's back!
Muhar is looking to control Jannety but Jannety is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Muhar doesn't have the hooks in and Jannety manages to turn into his guard.
Jannety trying to control but Muhar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jannety is pushing down on Muhar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Muhar is fighting to maintain full guard but Jannety has managed to sneak the leg through.

Jannety decides to return to a standing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Muhar gets a clinch.
Muhar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muhar stalling in the clinch but Jannety improves position.
Muhar throws a punch but it's blocked by Jannety .
Muhar prevents the takedown attempt.
Muhar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Muhar breaks the clinch.
Jannety tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Muhar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muhar misses with a two punch combination.
Muhar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jannety fails with the takedown.

Muhar drives through and clinches with Jannety against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhar is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Jannety .

Jannety breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jannety throws a head kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Jannety or perhaps it was just good defense by Muhar which made him look bad.
Abdul Muhar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Jannety .
Muhar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jannety fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jannety looks gassed!
Jannety dodges the punch combination from Muhar.
Jannety shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jannety shoots in for a takedown but Muhar shows good takedown defense.
Jannety shoots in looking for a takedown. Muhar tries to sprawl out of it but Jannety keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muhar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Muhar.
Muhar misses with the combination.
A lazy left from Muhar finds it's target.
Muhar misses with the combination.
Jannety shoots and misses
and Muhar counters with a nice uppercut.
Marty Jannety seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jannety checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Muhar manages to break the clinch.
Jannety tries for a takedown but Muhar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jannety gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Muhar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Muhar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jannety , pushing him back against the cage.

Jannety manages to break the clinch.
Muhar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muhar scores with a hook to the body. Jannety takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Muhar!
Jannety misses the shot to the body.
Jannety is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Muhar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jannety throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muhar's waist but Muhar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jannety off to one side.
Muhar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Muhar duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Muhar.
Jannety shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muhar as he avoids it easily.
Jannety tries to clinch
and Muhar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Muhar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jannety is breathing heavily.
Jannety shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muhar as he jumps to the side.
Abdul Muhar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Jannety .

Muhar clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jannety wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Muhar.
Muhar tries to break the clinch but Jannety is controlling the position.
Jannety tries to pull guard but Muhar holds him up against the cage and eventually Jannety drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Muhar - that landed with a thud.
Muhar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jannety landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muhar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jannety has him pressed against the cage.
Jannety tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Muhar is trying to break free.
Muhar is looking to break free of the clinch but Jannety has double underhooks.
Muhar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jannety changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muhar fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Muhar has closed the distance and engaged Jannety in a clinch.
Muhar gets through Jannety 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muhar wants to get back to striking at distance but Jannety won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Jannety .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jannety drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muhar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jannety tries for a takedown but Muhar circles away easily

and Muhar moves into the clinch.
Muhar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jannety has Muhar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Muhar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Muhar is leaning against Jannety and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muhar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jannety has him pressed against the cage.
Jannety lands a damaging elbow.

Jannety wants the takedown. Muhar is fighting it off but Jannety persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Muhar's guard against the cage.
Jannety with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jannety throwing strikes but missing.
Jannety loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jannety trying to control but Muhar is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jannety wants to pass the guard but Muhar is keeping the position.

Jannety stands up and waves to Muhar to follow him.

Jannety moves into the clinch.
Muhar wants to get back to striking at distance but Jannety won't allow it.
Jannety crunches a lovely knee into Muhar's ribcage.

Jannety jumps guard.
Muhar wanted to stand there but Jannety had control of the position.

Jannety had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Muhar is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jannety Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Muhar's back instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhar prevents Jannety from getting a body triangle.
Muhar has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jannety .
Jannety is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Muhar up.
Jannety wants to control but Muhar is keeping busy.
Muhar covers up after that shot from Jannety .
Jannety struggling to land strikes to the head as Muhar covers up.
Muhar has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Muhar is covering up but some of the strikes from Jannety are getting through and doing damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marty Jannety will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Muhar stuffs the takedown attempt from Jannety . Jannety gets slowly back to his feet.

Muhar rushes Jannety and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jannety tries to pull guard but Muhar holds him up against the cage and eventually Jannety drops back down to his feet.

Jannety breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jannety shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Muhar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdul Muhar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Jannety .

Muhar has Jannety up against the cage in a clinch.
Jannety landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muhar tries to break the clinch but Jannety is controlling the position.
Muhar throws a head punch that misses.
Jannety takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jannety tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muhar is pressed up against the cage. Jannety has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muhar down to the mat. Muhar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Muhar has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhar is trying to break free.
Jannety drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Muhar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Muhar tries to break the clinch but Jannety is controlling the position.
Jannety lands a damaging elbow.
Jannety is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Muhar pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Jannety has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Muhar clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jannety scores with punches and elbows.

Muhar defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jannety connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Muhar to escape the position.
Jannety tries to get the hooks in deep but Muhar pushed the leg off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jannety biding his time, looking for the opening.
Muhar looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Muhar takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Jannety lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Muhar.

Jannety looking for the choke but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muhar looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jannety throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Jannety throws a series of strikes and Muhar wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Jannety breaks from Muhar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Muhar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Jannety connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jannety thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Marty Jannety has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jannety can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Muhar is looking to escape.
Jannety prevents Muhar from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jannety thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
BOOM! Jannety connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jannety sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jannety trying to control but Muhar is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marty Jannety comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jannety 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Jannety !

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punchy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Ruddiernetiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

McGee
vs
Ruddiernetiz

190 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Punchy McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morten Ruddiernetiz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruddiernetiz. Ruddiernetiz gets slowly back to his feet.
McGee connects with a nice looking jab.
Ruddiernetiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGee's corner calls for a 1-2. McGee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruddiernetiz looks for a takedown but McGee sprawls well.
A jab-cross combination lands for McGee and sends Ruddiernetiz crashing to the mat! McGee follows him down to the mat - Ruddiernetiz regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Ruddiernetiz is rocked!
McGee controlling the action here.
Ruddiernetiz is still in real trouble! Can McGee finish him?
Ruddiernetiz wants to get back to full guard.
McGee tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ruddiernetiz.
Ruddiernetiz seems to have recovered his senses.
Ruddiernetiz wants to get back to full guard.
Ruddiernetiz trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
McGee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruddiernetiz on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruddiernetiz is looking to improve his position but McGee isn't that keen on the idea.
McGee blocks Ruddiernetiz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ruddiernetiz is trying to escape the mount.
Ruddiernetiz wants to hold on but McGee pushes him away.
Ruddiernetiz is desperately trying to improve his position but McGee has a good base and remains in mount.
McGee looking to control but Ruddiernetiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McGee stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
McGee jabs Ruddiernetiz right on the nose. Ruddiernetiz blinks but takes it well.
McGee could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGee sizes up Ruddiernetiz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Punchy McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruddiernetiz looks up at the clock. Bad move! McGee lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ruddiernetiz. McGee pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Punchy McGee!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gonzala Kerrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerrison comes to the cage accompanied by "The Unforgiven III"-Metallica. Gonzala Kerrison has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kerrison
vs
Cole

185 cm
18
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

174 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gonzala Kerrison!
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, Harry Cole!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kerrison feints and as Cole raises his hands in defense, Kerrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kerrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kerrison wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Cole looking to control.
Kerrison looking to pass the guard.
Cole wants to sweep but no luck.

Kerrison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kerrison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Kerrison closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kerrison lands in his opponent's guard.
Kerrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kerrison manages to get himself to full guard.
Kerrison striking off his back but it's not causing Cole any problems.
Cole trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cole prevents Kerrison from getting back to his feet.
Kerrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cole postures up.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cole on the ground.
Cole passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Cole in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kerrison is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Cole!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

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

Tan
vs
Santiago

200 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

212 cm
21
235 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chriz Tan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

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

Tan shoots in and bounces Santiago off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Santiago working for a triangle but Tan defends it easily.
Tan stands and throws Santiago's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Santiago is not content to let Tan control the position.
Santiago sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Santiago is trying to get back to full guard.

Tan is trying to work for a kimura but Santiago is defending well.

Tan is looking for a kimura here.
Santiago is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago is looking to improve his position.
Tan wants to take a breather but Santiago is having none of it.
Santiago is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santiago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Santiago is pressing down on Tan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Santiago's guard.
Santiago wants to get back to full guard.
Santiago looks gassed!

Santiago looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santiago trying to get back to full guard but Tan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

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.

Tan has isolated one of Santiago's arms. Santiago looking to fight him off but Tan twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chriz Tan!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kicky McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kicky McGee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Babcock
vs
McGee

178 cm
18
230 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elias Babcock!
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, Kicky McGee!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McGee has managed to clinch.
McGee landing knees to the head.

It looks like Elias Babcock has been cut.

McGee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGee. Babcock shrugs it off though.
McGee is looking to clinch but Babcock is avoiding it.
McGee connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Babcock! He's out on his feet! McGee rushes in and drops Babcock with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kicky McGee!

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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between ala yeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Germano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

yeo
vs
Germano

190 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, ala yeo!
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, Eric Germano!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Germano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Germano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
yeo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
yeo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
yeo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Germano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Germano tries to stand and escape but yeo is controlling the position.

Germano is working for a submission of some sort.
Germano wants to pass the guard but yeo is defending well.
yeo wants to control but Germano is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yeo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Germano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Germano's back!
yeo is trying to control but Germano is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Germano is wriggling around trying to escape.

Germano has left one of his arms exposed and yeo doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Germano screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). ala yeo!

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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kid Rock - American Badass. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lee
vs
Souza

195 cm
20
254 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

193 cm
19
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

The Next Level Nutrition

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 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Souza drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Souza prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Souza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Souza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bobby Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Souza.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Souza's head.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee works over Souza's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Souza tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Souza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
Lee scores with a jab. Souza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Souza is rocked!

Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Souza is still in real trouble! Can Lee finish him?
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Souza seems to have recovered his senses.
Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Souza looks gassed!
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Souza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Lee.
A punch lands to the side of Souza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Bobby Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there.
Souza regains full guard. Nicely done.

Souza has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Souza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Lee tries to stand but Souza is controlling from the bottom.
Souza looking to control.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Souza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Lee 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.

Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Souza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Souza off to one side.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Souza moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Bobby Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with the combination.
Souza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee shoots and misses

and Souza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
Souza lands a nice forearm strike.
Lee is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Souza has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lee misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Souza creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lee taking punishment in the form of punches.

Souza goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lee rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Souza's guard! Nice work there by Lee!
Souza throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Souza is on top in guard.
Souza trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Souza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Souza passes into half guard.
Souza lands strikes from half guard.
Souza works his way into full mount!
Souza landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Souza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Souza with a couple of short strikes.
Souza is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Souza landing punches.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but Souza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lee is in a horrible position here. Souza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Souza punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lee tries to hold on but Souza pushes him away.
Souza unloads with some shots from mount but Lee bucks and avoids them well.
Souza landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
Lee tries to lock up and control but Souza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Souza working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lee squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paolo Souza 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!

Lee connects with a jab.
Lee thuds a left hand into Souza's body.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Souza with a poor takedown

and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Lee wants to stand but Souza is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to strike from the bottom.
Lee won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Souza passes to full mount!
Souza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Souza lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza landing shots from mount.
Souza scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Souza cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Souza scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Souza raining down shots from the mount!
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Souza working Lee over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lee taking shots to the head.
Souza lands a big shot there that rocks Lee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lee is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Souza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Souza thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Lee tries to hold on but Souza postures up.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza punishing his opponent with strikes.
Paolo Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee wants to try and get back to his feet.
Souza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Poor strikes thrown by Souza there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
Souza lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Souza with good strikes from the mount here!

Lee is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paolo Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Souza 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paolo Souza!