Act of War 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lusiana Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Matos had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Lucas Matos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Matos
vs
Silva

186 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lusiana Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Matos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Matos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Matos is trying for a kimura here. Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Matos wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Matos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sye Moon Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Mateando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Moon Kim
vs
Mateando

174 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Aggressor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Sye Moon Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Mateando!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mateando feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kim wants to stand and escape but Mateando is having none of it.
Mateando is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mateando's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kim wants to stand and escape but Mateando is having none of it.
Mateando slips nicely into half guard.

Mateando maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kim could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mateando has cracked it and Kim is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mateando!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Mateando!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louie Letica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryoga Hibiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letica comes to the cage accompanied by Bring em Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Letica
vs
Hibiki

183 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Louie Letica!
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, Ryoga Hibiki!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letica looks to land a body kick but Hibiki moved away.
Letica stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Letica wants it to stay on the feet.

Hibiki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hibiki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Letica tries to lock up and control but Hibiki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Letica squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Letica tries to reverse the position but Hibiki maintains control.
Letica avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hibiki.
Hibiki controlling from mount.
Letica tries to hold on but Hibiki pushes him away.
Hibiki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hibiki landing strikes from the mount and Letica is in trouble!
Hibiki tries to control but Letica wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibiki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Letica looks a forlorn figure.
Hibiki controlling his opponent.
Hibiki is landing with some decent strikes but Letica is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hibiki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Letica tries to hold on but Hibiki postures up.
Hibiki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Letica wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hibiki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Letica trying desperately to get to his feet.
Letica holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hibiki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibiki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hibiki punching from mount but Letica doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Letica is working to get back to half guard.
Letica is trying to stand.
Letica is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hibiki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hibiki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Letica is looking to escape.
Hibiki won't let Letica get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hibiki avoids the attempt from Letica to control.
Hibiki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Letica because Hibiki loaded up on that one.
Hibiki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Letica because Hibiki loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibiki with shots to the head and body - Letica looks very uncomfortable down there.

Hibiki moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Letica has worked his arm free - good work by Letica!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hibiki stands up and beckons Letica to his feet.
Letica tries to work over Hibiki's front leg with a kick but Hibiki checks it.

Letica darts in and clinches Hibiki up against the cage.
Hibiki has Letica pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Letica manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hibiki looks gassed!

Hibiki has picked Letica up - he's going for a ride! Hibiki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Letica is looking to control Hibiki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Letica avoid being mounted?
Letica is trying to stand back up but Hibiki is controlling him

Hibiki decides to return to a standing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letica throws a sloppy head kick and Hibiki moves out of range easily.
Letica throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Letica tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Letica, right into the meat.
Hibiki fails with the takedown

and Letica counters by clinching up.
Louie Letica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryoga Hibiki.
Stalling in the clinch from Letica.
Letica gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hibiki.
Hibiki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Letica gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Letica breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Louie Letica is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hibiki keeps the fight on the outside.
Letica throws a nice looking combination but Hibiki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Letica scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hibiki shoots for a double leg takedown but Letica sprawls well. He's pushed Hibiki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hibiki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Letica misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hibiki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Letica sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Letica chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Letica throws a nice head kick!
Letica doesn't manage to clinch there - Hibiki circles away.
Hibiki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Letica circles away.
Hibiki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hibiki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Letica lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hibiki circles away quickly and effectively.
Letica is looking to chop away at Hibiki's legs.
Hibiki shoots in for a takedown but Letica shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Letica forces Hibiki back against the cage and clinches.
Hibiki is working for takedown but Letica is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hibiki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Letica gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Letica prevents the takedown attempt.
Hibiki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hibiki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Letica breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Letica throws a nice outside leg kick.

Letica closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Letica prevents the takedown attempt.
Letica makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Letica escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Letica feints a jab promting Hibiki to slip. Letica then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hibiki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hibiki swats away the attempt to clinch by Letica.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hibiki keeps the fight on the outside.
Hibiki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Letica stuffs the takedown attempt from Hibiki. Hibiki gets slowly back to his feet.
Letica throws a combination. Hibiki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hibiki has his takedown stuffed
and Letica counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Letica looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hibiki shoots in looking for a takedown but Letica manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hibiki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Letica wants to clinch up but Hibiki keeps it at a distance.
Hibiki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Letica tries to clinch up but Hibiki circles away and keeps his distance.
Letica looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hibiki moves out of range of the leg kick from Letica.
Hibiki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Hibiki gets the takedown into side control.

Hibiki decides to stand back up. Hibiki steps back and let's Letica get back to his feet.
Hibiki fails with a takedown attempt.
Letica connects with a high kick.

Hibiki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Hibiki gets to his feet - Letica follows without any prompting.
Hibiki with a poor takedown
and Letica cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hibiki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Letica's waist but Letica gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hibiki off to one side.
Letica lands with a nice combination. Hibiki backs away looking to recover.
Letica misses with a body kick.
Hibiki shoots in but Letica avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ryoga Hibiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hibiki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Letica wants to control the action here but instead Hibiki manages to pass to full mount!
Letica tries to lock up and control but Hibiki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Letica regains half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Hibiki postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Letica to stand up.
Hibiki shoots in and drives through. Letica sprawls well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Letica.
Letica tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hibiki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hibiki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Letica swivels and escapes.
Hibiki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hibiki shoots and misses
and Letica counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hibiki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Letica counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hibiki misses with a takedown attempt - Letica sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from Letica misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Letica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hibiki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Letica moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryoga Hibiki 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. This is the final round!

Hibiki avoids the head kick by Letica.
Hibiki fails with the takedown.
Hibiki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Letica misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hibiki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Letica scores with a head kick. Hibiki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Hibiki drives through with a takedown into Letica's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hibiki looking to pass the guard.
Hibiki wants to stand but Letica is controlling his posture from full guard.
Letica wants to get back to his feet but Hibiki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hibiki trying to control the position from guard on top but Letica is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letica is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hibiki is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Letica is working an open guard so Hibiki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Letica connects with a solid leg kick.
Letica throws a head kick that Hibiki semi-blocks.
Hibiki has his takedown stuffed
and Letica counters with a straight right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Letica.
Hibiki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Louie Letica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryoga Hibiki.
Letica misses with a body shot.
Letica looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Letica defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hibiki.
Hibiki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Letica swivels and escapes.
Hibiki shoots in for a takedown but Letica shows good takedown defense.
Letica pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibiki with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Letica counter with a right hand.
Louie Letica is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letica tries to clinch up but Hibiki circles away and keeps his distance.
Hibiki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Letica fails to land with a series of punches.

Hibiki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hibiki showed some decent athleticism there.
Letica taking some punishment here, with Hibiki in his half guard.
Letica wants to improve his position but Hibiki is controlling well.
Ryoga Hibiki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Letica wants to get back to his feet.

Hibiki decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Letica stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letica scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hibiki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Letica's waist but Letica gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hibiki off to one side.

Hibiki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hibiki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hibiki stops Letica from standing up.
Letica knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hibiki on the ground.
Hibiki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Letica is keeping the position for now.
Letica keeping moving, preventing Hibiki from controlling successfully.
Letica trying to control the position.
Letica has control of Hibiki's left arm, preventing Hibiki from doing any damage.

Louie Letica has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Letica slaps away a takedown attempt from Hibiki, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letica scores with a head kick. Hibiki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Letica stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Letica wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hibiki.

Letica moves into the clinch.
Hibiki is trying to break free.
Letica wants to stall.

Hibiki has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Letica regains guard immediately.
Letica is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hibiki tries to free his leg and advance position but Letica is retaining full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hibiki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Letica is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Letica wants to get back to his feet but Hibiki passes into half guard.

Hibiki stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Letica connects with a solid leg kick.

Letica gets caught flat footed, as Hibiki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Letica seems keen to control Hibiki's posture.
Hibiki postures up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Hibiki stands up and waves to Letica to follow him.
Hibiki shoots for a double leg takedown but Letica sprawls well. He's pushed Hibiki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Letica.
Letica misses with a body kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Letica enables Hibiki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Letica manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hibiki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hibiki thows a big elbow that misses.
Hibiki tries to free his leg and advance position but Letica is retaining full guard.
Letica wants to stand up but Hibiki is controlling him.
Letica is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hibiki dives into side control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Letica is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Hibiki gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Letica lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hibiki circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Hibiki with that takedown attempt.
Hibiki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hibiki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Letica pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hibiki back to the cage. Letica follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hibiki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Letica misses with a double jab.

Hibiki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Letica to the ground. Hibiki is now in Letica's guard.
Hibiki is pushing down on Letica's leg trying to pass to half guard. Letica is fighting to maintain full guard but Hibiki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hibiki passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Letica is working to get back to half guard.
Hibiki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Letica because Hibiki loaded up on that one.
You get the feeling that Letica really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Letica somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Hibiki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Letica scores with a nice body kick.
Hibiki looks for a takedown but Letica sprawls well.
Letica throws a nice looking combination but Hibiki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Letica fails to land with a series of punches.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Hibiki or perhaps it was just good defense by Letica which made him look bad.
Letica tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hibiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hibiki misses with a takedown attempt
and Letica counters with a nice uppercut.
Letica throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hibiki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Letica swivels and escapes.
Hibiki dives in and grabs Letica's left leg, looking for a takedown. Letica pushes down on Hibiki's head and hops out.
Letica misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Letica scoring well with a low kick there.
Letica tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hibiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Letica connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Letica moves into the clinch.
Hibiki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Letica gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hibiki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hibiki tries a knee to the head but Letica blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryoga Hibiki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hibiki 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Ryoga Hibiki!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Ryoga Hibiki!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Ryoga Hibiki!

Ryoga Hibiki wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Izrani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Arona is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Izrani
vs
Arona

190 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Mahmoud Izrani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izrani throws a lazy head kick

so Arona counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Arona trying to stand up but can't free himself from Izrani's guard.

Arona drops back looking for a leg! Izrani is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Izrani manages to kick Arona off! Arona jumps back into Izrani's guard.
Izrani looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Arona stands up and waves to Izrani to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona shoots for a double leg takedown but Izrani sprawls well. He's pushed Arona's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mahmoud Izrani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izrani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Izrani tries to clinch up

and Arona counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Arona tries to stand but Izrani is controlling from the bottom.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arona works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Arona is working for a kimura but Izrani is defending it quite comfortably.
Izrani moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izrani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arona trying to stand up but can't free himself from Izrani's guard.
Arona is fighting to break Izrani's control of his arms but Izrani is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

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.
Arona wants to pass the guard but Izrani is keeping the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Izrani has a closed guard, preventing Arona from standing up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Izrani tries to clinch but Arona is having none of it.
Izrani tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Arona counters with a single leg into guard. Izrani didn't expect that.
Arona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Izrani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Izrani knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arona on the ground.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Arona is looking to stand up but Izrani won't let him.

Arona drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arona jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Arona tries to stand but Izrani is controlling from the bottom.

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

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Izrani controlling the position.
Izrani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Arona thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Arona trying to stand up but can't free himself from Izrani's guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arona won't allow Izrani to sweep him here.

We're going to have a standup here because Mahmoud Izrani wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Arona circles away from the clinch attempt.
Izrani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Izrani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Izrani is looking to clinch.
Arona avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahmoud Izrani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arona fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Izrani closes the distance but Arona moves to the side

and Arona counters with a takedown into side control.
Arona looks gassed!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Izrani manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Izrani controlling the action here.

Arona is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Izrani pulls his head out easily.
Arona gets full guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Izrani would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Arona is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Izrani defends well.
Izrani looking to pass the guard.
Izrani sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Arona dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Izrani tries to clinch up.
Izrani tries to clinch

and Arona counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Arona is looking to stand up but Izrani won't let him.
Arona is fighting to break Izrani's control of his arms but Izrani is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Izrani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arona won't allow Izrani to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mahmoud Izrani has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Izrani tries to close the distance and clinch but Arona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Izrani closes the distance but Arona moves to the side

and Arona counters with a nice double leg into side control. Izrani won't be happy with that.
Arona wants to stand but Izrani has his arm trapped.

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

Arona is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Izrani is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arona is trying to get an arm triangle but Izrani is defending well.
Izrani regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izrani holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Arona is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Arona is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Arona prevents Izrani from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Arona is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Izrani doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Arona.

Arona looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Izrani slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Izrani pulls Arona in close to prevent any damage.
Arona trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Arona is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Arona drops back looking for a leg! Izrani is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Izrani manages to kick Arona off! Arona jumps back into Izrani's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Izrani manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Arona manages to get himself to full guard.

Arona had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Izrani defends it easily.

That's eight 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.
Izrani trying to control but Arona is working from the bottom.
Izrani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arona is keeping the position for now.

Arona looking for a guillotine here but Izrani defends easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Arona is looking for a triangle but Izrani pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Izrani is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Arona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arona 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Ricardo Arona!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Ricardo Arona!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Ricardo Arona!

Ricardo Arona wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Undercard bout

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

Monzon
vs
Souza

181 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Carlos Monzon!
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, Thiago Souza!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Souza gets tackled into the cage by Monzon. Monzon maintains the clinch.
Monzon stalling.
Souza tries to pull guard but Monzon won't allow it.

Monzon manages to break the clinch.

Monzon forces Souza back against the cage and clinches.
Souza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Monzon walks away with a smile on his face. Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Souza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Thiago Souza has been cut.

Monzon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Souza, pushing him back against the cage.
Souza wants a takedown but no success here.
Carlos Monzon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Souza.
Souza fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Monzon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Souza regains guard.

Souza looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Monzon is defending well. Souza quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Monzon has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Souza celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Souza!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Junio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bacca comes into the arena with HOT blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bacca
vs
Junio

189 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chew Bacca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Junio!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Junio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Junio shoots and misses
and Bacca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Junio is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bacca's half guard.
Junio working over Bacca with some ground and pound. Bacca looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bacca keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Junio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Junio is thwarting Bacca's attempts to control the position.
Bacca regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Junio.
Junio thows a big elbow that misses.
Junio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Junio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Junio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bacca working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Junio.
Bacca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Junio stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Bacca throws up his legs and catches Junio in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Junio tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Bacca! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chew Bacca!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Makdashue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Makdashue has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lowrey
vs
Makdashue

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Mike Lowrey!
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, Jorge Makdashue!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lowrey looking to score a takedown here. Makdashue is defending well but Lowrey drives through and ends up in Makdashue's guard.
Makdashue looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Makdashue keeping full guard, as Lowrey tries to pass.
Lowrey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Makdashue can do anything to dispel that myth.
Makdashue keeping moving, preventing Lowrey from controlling successfully.
Makdashue really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lowrey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lowrey passes easily into side control. Nice work.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makdashue is not content to let Lowrey control the position.

Lowrey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makdashue is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lowrey is working to tighten is grip on Makdashue's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Makdashue has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Lowrey is really squeezing tight and eventually Makdashue passes out! Lowrey breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mike Lowrey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willian Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Saulo Ferreira Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira Da Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DMX - Intro . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oliveira
vs
Saulo Ferreira Da Silva

190 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
261 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Willian Oliveira!
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, Luciano Saulo Ferreira Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position.

Ferreira Da Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oliveira is just riding it out for now. Ferreira Da Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Ferreira Da Silva trying to control from half guard but Oliveira is working away.

Ferreira Da Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ferreira Da Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to control. Oliveira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferreira Da Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Oliveira is defending well.
Oliveira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oliveira.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferreira Da Silva trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.

Ferreira Da Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Oliveira is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Oliveira has escaped and now he's on top!
Oliveira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferreira Da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oliveira pushes down on Ferreira Da Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ferreira Da Silva is pressing down on Oliveira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oliveira controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oliveira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Ferreira Da Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ferreira Da Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Ferreira Da Silva is keeping the position.
Ferreira Da Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira Da Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliveira is one step ahead there.
Oliveira pushing down on Ferreira Da Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oliveira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ferreira Da Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Oliveira passes to side control.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Ferreira Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferreira Da Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Oliveira gets full guard.
Oliveira wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ferreira Da Silva has gone for a leg lock! Oliveira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ferreira Da Silva's guard.
Oliveira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Ferreira Da Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira trying to control but Ferreira Da Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferreira Da Silva keeping full guard, as Oliveira tries to pass.
Oliveira slips nicely into half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira Da Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Oliveira has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Oliveira wants to control the pace but Ferreira Da Silva is squirming around nicely.
Oliveira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ferreira Da Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Oliveira working for a triangle but Ferreira Da Silva defends it easily.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a couple of digs.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva postures up in Oliveira's guard and throws a big left but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oliveira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oliveira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Oliveira.

Ferreira Da Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferreira Da Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oliveira is trying to keep Ferreira Da Silva in close.

Ferreira Da Silva has gone for a leg lock! Oliveira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ferreira Da Silva's guard.

Ferreira Da Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Ferreira Da Silva keeps moving.

Ferreira Da Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oliveira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oliveira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Ferreira Da Silva working for a triangle but Oliveira defends it easily.
Ferreira Da Silva looks gassed!
Oliveira passes into half guard.
Ferreira Da Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Ferreira Da Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Oliveira tries to pass to full mount but Ferreira Da Silva defends it.

Ferreira Da Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ferreira Da Silva wants to improve his position but Oliveira is controlling well.
Oliveira trying to control from half guard but Ferreira Da Silva is working away.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.
Oliveira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Ferreira Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira not doing much here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ferreira Da Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oliveira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oliveira's back!
Oliveira is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Ferreira Da Silva patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to stick to Oliveira's back but Oliveira is turning into Ferreira Da Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ferreira Da Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Oliveira.

Oliveira is sitting in close to Ferreira Da Silva's body. Ferreira Da Silva has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Oliveira is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Oliveira is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ferreira Da Silva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luciano Saulo Ferreira Da Silva!