BFC 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Kozlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldemar Koksowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlowski comes into the arena with Stronger blaring out of the sound system. Waldemar Koksowicz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kozlowski
vs
Koksowicz

185 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateusz Kozlowski!
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, Waldemar Koksowicz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Koksowicz enables Kozlowski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Koksowicz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kozlowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Koksowicz looking for a sweep. Not yet Koksowicz, not yet.
Koksowicz trying to keep a closed guard but Kozlowski is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kozlowski wants to stand but Koksowicz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kozlowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mateusz Kozlowski just wasn't active enough.

Kozlowski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Koksowicz is looking to control Kozlowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koksowicz avoid being mounted?
Kozlowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koksowicz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozlowski tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Koksowicz.
Kozlowski stops Koksowicz from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koksowicz is pressing down on Kozlowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Koksowicz pushes Kozlowski off and scrambles back to his feet.

Kozlowski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Koksowicz is trying to defend but Kozlowski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Koksowicz looks winded!
Kozlowski wants to stand up but Koksowicz is controlling the position.

Kozlowski stands up and beckons Koksowicz to join him on the feet.

Kozlowski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kozlowski wants to stand but Koksowicz is controlling his arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koksowicz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kozlowski controls the position.
Koksowicz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlowski tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Koksowicz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kozlowski tries to stand but Koksowicz is controlling his head.

Kozlowski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Koksowicz to his feet.

Kozlowski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Koksowicz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kozlowski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kozlowski's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlowski has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Koksowicz.
Kozlowski avoids the strikes from Koksowicz.
Kozlowski covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kozlowski wants to get back to his feet.
Koksowicz somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Kozlowski covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kozlowski wants to get back to his feet.
Koksowicz struggling to land strikes to the head as Kozlowski covers up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koksowicz throwing sloppy strikes.
Koksowicz landing with strikes.
Koksowicz misses with punches from the back.
Koksowicz lands punches and elbows.
Koksowicz somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Kozlowski covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kozlowski has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Koksowicz missing with punches from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koksowicz throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateusz Kozlowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kozlowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Koksowicz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Mateusz Kozlowski has been cut.
Kozlowski tries to clinch up but Koksowicz circles away and keeps his distance.

Koksowicz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Koksowicz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kozlowski wants to stand but Koksowicz is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kozlowski connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koksowicz looking to control.
Koksowicz wants to stand and escape but Kozlowski is having none of it.
Kozlowski tries to stand but Koksowicz is controlling from the bottom.
Koksowicz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kozlowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A left and a right from Kozlowski both land. Nice combination.

Kozlowski looking to score a takedown here. Koksowicz is defending well but Kozlowski drives through and ends up in Koksowicz's guard.
Koksowicz is trying to control the position but Kozlowski postures up.
Kozlowski wants to stand but Koksowicz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Koksowicz trying to keep a closed guard but Kozlowski is proving a slippery customer.
Koksowicz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Koksowicz wants to get back to his feet but Kozlowski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Waldemar Koksowicz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Kozlowski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koksowicz trying to keep a closed guard but Kozlowski is proving a slippery customer.
Koksowicz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kozlowski haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kozlowski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Koksowicz is proving hard to escape from.
Koksowicz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Waldemar Koksowicz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Kozlowski pushes Koksowicz up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koksowicz misses with a knee to the head.

Kozlowski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kozlowski stands up over Koksowicz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Koksowicz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mateusz Kozlowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koksowicz thowing shots but they're missing.
Koksowicz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koksowicz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kozlowski is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Koksowicz with the ground and pound from mount.
Koksowicz looking to finish Kozlowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kozlowski!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koksowicz misses with a head shot.
Koksowicz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koksowicz lands a heavy elbow.
Kozlowski is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mateusz Kozlowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Kozlowski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Koksowicz.
Kozlowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kozlowski lands a two punch combo.
Koksowicz throws a sloppy head kick and Kozlowski moves out of range easily.
Koksowicz lands a head kick. Kozlowski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kozlowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Waldemar Koksowicz has been cut.

Kozlowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koksowicz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koksowicz is pushing Kozlowski's head away, looking to escape. Kozlowski manages to hold on to the position though.
Kozlowski tries to stand but Koksowicz is controlling his head.

Kozlowski stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Kozlowski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kozlowski is looking to stand up but Koksowicz won't let him.
Kozlowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koksowicz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kozlowski!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koksowicz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Koksowicz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kozlowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koksowicz on the ground.
Koksowicz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kozlowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kozlowski tries to get out of the position.
Koksowicz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Koksowicz punching from mount but Kozlowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koksowicz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kozlowski trying desperately to get to his feet.
Koksowicz looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koksowicz misses with a head shot.
Kozlowski is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Koksowicz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Koksowicz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Koksowicz working the ground and pound effectively.
Koksowicz with the ground and pound from mount.
Kozlowski blocking the ground and pound.
Koksowicz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kozlowski?
Kozlowski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koksowicz throwing strikes here but Kozlowski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Koksowicz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Koksowicz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kozlowski hang on?
Kozlowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Koksowicz thowing shots but they're missing.
Koksowicz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Koksowicz misses with a head shot.
Kozlowski tries to buck Koksowicz off but he can't manage it.
Koksowicz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Koksowicz landing strikes from the mount and Kozlowski is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koksowicz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Koksowicz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kozlowski because Koksowicz loaded up on that one.
Kozlowski is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Koksowicz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kozlowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koksowicz dominating with strikes here.
Koksowicz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kozlowski taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koksowicz unloads with some shots from mount but Kozlowski bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koksowicz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Koksowicz with good strikes from the mount here!
Waldemar Koksowicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mateusz Kozlowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koksowicz raining down hammerfists from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Waldemar Koksowicz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kozlowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateusz Kozlowski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Mello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Szczeniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mello kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Not Afraid. Rafael Mello has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mello
vs
Szczeniak

185 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Mello!
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, Roman Szczeniak!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczeniak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Szczeniak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mello sprawls well initially but Szczeniak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Szczeniak is working for a kimura but Mello is defending it quite comfortably.
Mello avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Szczeniak.
Szczeniak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mello defending well though.
Szczeniak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mello's head.
Szczeniak is keen to just control but Mello is a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Szczeniak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mello defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczeniak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Szczeniak with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Szczeniak misses with a head shot. Mello uses the momentum to regain guard.
Szczeniak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Szczeniak throws an elbow that misses. Mello uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Szczeniak's guard. Nice move by Mello!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczeniak keeping moving, preventing Mello from controlling successfully.
Mello won't allow Szczeniak to get back to his feet.
Szczeniak wants to improve his position but instead Mello has moved into half guard.
Szczeniak is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Szczeniak shoots in and bounces Mello off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczeniak throwing strikes from guard but Mello blocks nicely.
Mello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Szczeniak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Szczeniak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczeniak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Szczeniak cracks Mello with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Szczeniak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Szczeniak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Szczeniak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Szczeniak lands with a punch from half guard.

Szczeniak wants to work for an arm triangle but Mello is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Szczeniak is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mello has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczeniak with the ground and pound but Mello uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Szczeniak landing some decent shots from guard.
Szczeniak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Szczeniak working some strikes from top position.
Szczeniak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Szczeniak with a nice head shot there.

Mello is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczeniak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Mello is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roman Szczeniak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczeniak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Szczeniak connects with a couple of short punches.
Szczeniak stands up over Mello, holding on to his feet. Szczeniak throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Mello is out cold! Szczeniak lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roman Szczeniak!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bald Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bald Fighter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fighter
vs
Gonzalez

170 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Bald Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoan Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Fighter slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzalez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gonzalez dives in and grabs Fighter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fighter pushes down on Gonzalez's head and hops out.
Gonzalez wants to clinch but Fighter slips to the side
and Fighter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fighter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fighter lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.

Fighter gets a clinch.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Fighter.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bald Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoan Gonzalez.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fighter sprawls well initially but Gonzalez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fighter looks like he's trying to stand up.

Fighter kicks off Gonzalez and gets to his feet.
Fighter scores with a decent looking hook.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fighter misses with a series of wild punches.
Fighter throws a push kick but Gonzalez slaps the foot to one side.
Fighter lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the ropes and back into range.
Decent striking displayed by Fighter there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Fighter as Gonzalez shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Fighter keeps it at a distance.

Fighter drops Gonzalez with a beautiful combination! Gonzalez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fighter is looking for the KO!

Gonzalez is rocked!

It looks like Yoan Gonzalez has been cut.
Yoan Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez looks winded!

Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gonzalez is still in real trouble! Can Fighter finish him?
Fighter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Fighter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gonzalez seems to have recovered his senses.
Fighter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Fighter.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fighter working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bald Fighter.
Nice body punch from Fighter.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Fighter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonzalez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fighter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes.
Fighter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fighter closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fighter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fighter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Fighter working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bald Fighter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoan Gonzalez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That kick from Gonzalez tenderised Fighter's leg. Fighter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gonzalez shoots in but Fighter avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Fighter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalez, pushing him back against the ropes.

Fighter ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fighter no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Fighter is looking for a triangle but Gonzalez pushes his legs off easily.

Fighter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter is looking to land body kicks.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Fighter is avoiding it.
Fighter misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bald Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoan Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.

Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fighter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fighter pulls guard.
Fighter wants to sweep but no luck.
Fighter wants to get back to his feet but Gonzalez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Fighter is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Fighter forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Gonzalez jumps guard but Fighter turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Fighter missing with knees to the body.
Fighter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzalez smiles and moves away.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Fighter. No joy for Gonzalez on that attempt.
Gonzalez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fighter is fending him off so far but Gonzalez persists. Nope, Fighter circles away and we're back to standing.
Fighter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fighter wants it to stay on the feet.

Fighter clinches.
Fighter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fighter is leaning against Gonzalez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fighter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez tries to break the clinch but Fighter is controlling the position.
Fighter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Fighter tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the ropes.

Fighter pulls Gonzalez into guard.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Fighter pulls Gonzalez in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Fighter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gonzalez defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bald Fighter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yoan Gonzalez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gonzalez takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fighter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzalez.
Fighter has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
Fighter presses Gonzalez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gonzalez is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Fighter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fighter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzalez jumps guard but Fighter stands there with Gonzalez around his waist. Gonzalez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fighter tries to pull guard but Gonzalez holds him up against the ropes and eventually Fighter drops back down to his feet.

Gonzalez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fighter stands and throws Gonzalez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez can't do much from the bottom here.
Fighter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Fighter decides to stand back up.
Fighter scores with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fighter tries to avoid it but Gonzalez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fighter to the ground. Fighter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bald Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoan Gonzalez.

Fighter clinches up against the ropes.
Fighter lands a shot to the body.
Gonzalez looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fighter just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Fighter pulls Gonzalez into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
Fighter managing to control the position.
Gonzalez is looking to advance position but Fighter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fighter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gonzalez because Fighter loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter with the ground and pound from mount.
Fighter throws a strike there. Gonzalez manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Fighter wants to take a breather but Gonzalez is having none of it.

Fighter decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fighter lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Fighter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez defends it nicely.

Fighter clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Fighter wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fighter connects with the punch.
Fighter shoots in for a double leg but Gonzalez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Gonzalez has Fighter up against the ropes in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fighter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fighter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fighter's efforts to push away.
Bald Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter tries to pull guard but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Yoan Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fighter blocking some punches.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bald Fighter!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransisco Alveraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alveraz has chosen Silly Shoes as his entrance music. Fransisco Alveraz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Pena
vs
Alveraz

179 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Pena!
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, Fransisco Alveraz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alveraz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pena will feel that in the morning.
Alveraz tries a head kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alveraz crunches a lovely knee into Pena's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Alveraz.
Pena gets underhooks to prevent Alveraz's takedown attempt.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Alveraz has him pressed against the ropes.
Alveraz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alveraz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alveraz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Alveraz.
Alveraz looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pena is trying to break free.

Alveraz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Alveraz moves into the clinch successfully.
Pena gets underhooks to prevent Alveraz's takedown attempt.
Alveraz lands an elbow that stopped Pena in his tracks for a moment.
Alveraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pena can't break the clinch.
Alveraz lands a right hand.
Alveraz has Pena pressed against the ropes, preventing Pena from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alveraz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alveraz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pena wants to break free but Alveraz has control.
Pena has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pena is trying to force a seperation but Alveraz has the dominant position.
Pena is trying to force a seperation but Alveraz has the dominant position.
Alveraz working Pena over with knees to the body.

Alveraz breaks from the clinch.
Alveraz scores with a push kick.
Pena throws a right hand that Alveraz ducks under and follows up with a left that Alveraz also avoids with ease.
Alveraz throws a head kick but Pena moves out of range.
Pena fails to land with a series of punches.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pena misses with the combination.
Alveraz scoring well with a low kick there.

Alveraz closes the distance and clinches.
Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Alveraz jumps guard and drags Pena to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pena has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alveraz is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz is controlling Pena's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alveraz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pena would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Alveraz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Fransisco Alveraz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Alveraz closes the distance and clinches.
Alveraz keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Alveraz manages to break the clinch.
Alveraz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pena at a distance.
Alveraz lands a front kick.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alveraz lands with a kick to the temple. Pena shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from Alveraz lands but Pena takes it in his stride.
Pena lands an overhand right.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Alveraz rushes Pena and presses him up against the ropes.
Alveraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
Alveraz keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alveraz stalling.
Pena tries to break free but Alveraz pushes him back against the ropes.
Pena takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alveraz lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alveraz.
Pena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alveraz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pena walks away with a smile on his face. Alveraz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rodrigo Pena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fransisco Alveraz.
Pena misses with a double jab.
Alveraz dodges the punch combination from Pena.
That kick from Alveraz tenderised Pena's leg. Pena is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz shoots for a double leg takedown but Pena sprawls well. He's pushed Alveraz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Alveraz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pena, pushing him back against the ropes.
Alveraz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Alveraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alveraz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pena throws a series of punches but Alveraz moves out of range.
Alveraz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A combination from Pena does no damage.
Alveraz scores with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pena. Those never looked like landing.

Alveraz closes the distance and clinches.
Pena has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Alveraz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Alveraz rushes Pena and presses him up against the ropes.

Alveraz pulls guard effortlessly.
Pena wants to get up but he can't break Alveraz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Alveraz gets a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alveraz.
Alveraz lands an elbow that stopped Pena in his tracks for a moment.

Alveraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Alveraz.

Alveraz gets a clinch.
Alveraz lands a damaging elbow.
Pena is trying to force a seperation but Alveraz has the dominant position.
Pena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alveraz has him pressed against the ropes.
Pena is trying to break free.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Alveraz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Alveraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pena misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pena swinging wildly here.
Pena throws a series of punches but Alveraz avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Alveraz clinches up with Pena and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alveraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
Alveraz tries to pull guard but Pena holds him up against the ropes and eventually Alveraz drops back down to his feet.
Pena wants to break the clinch but can't.

Alveraz has clasped his hands together around Pena's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
Alveraz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pena is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alveraz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Alveraz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alveraz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pena dodges the ground and pound from Alveraz.
Alveraz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pena is avoiding damage well.
Alveraz trying to control the position but Pena is working away.
Pena is pushing Alveraz's head away, looking to escape. Alveraz manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pena is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alveraz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Alveraz working the ground and pound but Pena is defending the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alveraz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Alveraz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pena dodges the ground and pound from Alveraz.
Pena pushes Alveraz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alveraz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alveraz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alveraz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pena is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Alveraz crashes against the mat.
Pena wants to get back to his feet but Alveraz drags him back down.
Alveraz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Alveraz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pena has escaped the position, nice work there.

Alveraz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pena, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena is trying to buck Alveraz off.
Pena dodges the ground and pound from Alveraz.
Pena is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Alveraz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pena sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pena is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Alveraz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Alveraz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pena is trying to get back to his feet.
Alveraz advances nicely into full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Alveraz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alveraz looking to ground and pound but Pena is blocking nicely.
Pena tries to buck Alveraz off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alveraz throwing strikes here but Pena is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alveraz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alveraz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alveraz throwing strikes here but Pena is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fransisco Alveraz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pena is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Pena avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alveraz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pena blocking the ground and pound.
Pena wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alveraz unloads with some shots from mount but Pena bucks and avoids them well.
Alveraz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pena is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Alveraz throws some wild stikes that Pena manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fransisco Alveraz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pena's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pena keeps the fight on the outside.
Alveraz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pena misses with a combination
and Alveraz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alveraz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pena.
Alveraz scores with a push kick.

Alveraz clinches with his opponent.
Alveraz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alveraz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pena lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Alveraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pena scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pena circles away from the clinch attempt.

Alveraz forces Pena back against the ropes and clinches.
Alveraz jumps guard but Pena turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Pena wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alveraz looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alveraz has him pressed against the ropes.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Alveraz has him pressed against the ropes.
Alveraz lands a nice uppercut.
Pena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alveraz has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Alveraz.

Alveraz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Alveraz manages to end up in side control.
Alveraz is looking to take a break and control but Pena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pena is trying to buck Alveraz off.
Alveraz throws a strike aimed at the side of Pena's head but Pena avoids it well.
Alveraz tries to score with some ground and pound. Pena controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena wants to get back to his feet but Alveraz drags him back down.
Pena avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alveraz.
Alveraz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pena defending against the ground and pound.
Pena pushes Alveraz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alveraz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alveraz is chipping away with strikes.
Pena is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alveraz is controlling him well.

Alveraz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pena is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alveraz trying to control the action but Pena is working from the bottom.
Alveraz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alveraz working the ground and pound but Pena is defending the strikes.
Pena is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pena parries the strikes from Alveraz easily there. Alveraz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pena to escape.
Alveraz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pena defending against the ground and pound.
Alveraz misses with the ground and pound.
Pena is pushing Alveraz's head away, looking to escape. Alveraz manages to hold on to the position though.
Alveraz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Alveraz.
Fransisco Alveraz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pena is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz controlling from side mount.
Pena pushes Alveraz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alveraz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pena stops Alveraz from passing to mount.
Pena trying to remain calm as Alveraz controls from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fransisco Alveraz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alveraz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fransisco Alveraz!
A less than humble Fransisco Alveraz misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Pizdowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizdowsky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amantu Billah - Nasheed . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Pizdowsky
vs
Silva

186 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateusz Pizdowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Silva lands but Pizdowsky takes it in his stride.
Silva looks to land a combination but Pizdowsky avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pizdowsky's calf.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Pizdowsky drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Silva follows Pizdowsky to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helio Silva!
A determined Helio Silva didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karol Robotnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bzdunek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robotnik kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Condemned 84 - Face the Aggression. Bzdunek is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kilka ostatnich krokow. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Robotnik
vs
Bzdunek

163 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Karol Robotnik!
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, John Bzdunek!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bzdunek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Robotnik holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Robotnik just leaning against Bzdunek, taking a breather.

Robotnik breaks the clinch.

Robotnik shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bzdunek's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Bzdunek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Robotnik gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Robotnik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Robotnik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robotnik scoring with punches to the head and body.

Bzdunek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Robotnik defends well.
Robotnik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bzdunek will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Robotnik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bzdunek keeping full guard, as Robotnik tries to pass.
Robotnik lands a couple of elbows.
Robotnik postures up and lands a big shot to Bzdunek's brow.
Robotnik is working Bzdunek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Robotnik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robotnik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bzdunek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robotnik is working hard here to advance position.
Robotnik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Robotnik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Robotnik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bzdunek's head.
Robotnik is pushing down on Bzdunek's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bzdunek is fighting to maintain full guard but Robotnik has managed to sneak the leg through.
Robotnik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Robotnik working Bzdunek over with strikes.
Robotnik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Robotnik connects with a nice short shot to Bzdunek's temple.
Bzdunek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robotnik wants to control from the top but Bzdunek keeps moving.
Robotnik distracts Bzdunek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Bzdunek has his foot on Robotnik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robotnik works his way back into a safe position though.
Robotnik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robotnik trying to control but Bzdunek is working from the bottom.

Bzdunek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Robotnik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Bzdunek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Robotnik cracks Bzdunek with a solid left hand.
Robotnik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bzdunek's head.
Robotnik chips away with some ground and pound.
Robotnik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bzdunek's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bzdunek has momentary wrist control but Robotnik slips an elbow through the middle.
Robotnik advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Bzdunek's face as Robotnik controls the position.
Robotnik's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Robotnik working the ground and pound.
Robotnik scoring with punches from side control.
Robotnik cracks Bzdunek with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Robotnik lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bzdunek gets back to half guard.

Bzdunek looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robotnik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Robotnik lands with a punch from half guard.
Bzdunek tries to get to full guard but Robotnik has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robotnik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Bzdunek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Robotnik pulls his head out easily.
Robotnik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Bzdunek actively working from the bottom here.
Robotnik scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Robotnik wants to take a breather but Bzdunek is having none of it.
Robotnik is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Robotnik looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bzdunek wants to sweep but Robotnik has passed to side control!
Bzdunek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Robotnik is putting a hurting on Bzdunek here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Robotnik dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bzdunek scores with a three punch combo!
Bzdunek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Robotnik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bzdunek letting Robotnik take a breather here.

Robotnik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John Bzdunek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bzdunek doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Robotnik counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Robotnik seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karol Robotnik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Robotnik is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bzdunek defends it well.
Robotnik lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robotnik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robotnik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Bzdunek actively working from the bottom here.

Bzdunek looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Robotnik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Bzdunek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Robotnik pulls his head out easily.
Robotnik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Robotnik there.
Robotnik passes the guard and advances to mount!
Robotnik lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robotnik cracks Bzdunek with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Robotnik landing strikes from the mount and Bzdunek is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robotnik fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Robotnik lands a big elbow.

Bzdunek is rocked!
Robotnik lands a nice shot to the head.
Bzdunek is still in real trouble! Can Robotnik finish him?
Bzdunek is looking to get to half guard.
Robotnik lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bzdunek is working to get back to half guard.
Robotnik unloading with bombs!
Bzdunek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robotnik scoring with strikes but Bzdunek is staying in there.
Robotnik fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bzdunek is trying desperately to improve position.
Robotnik lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robotnik connects with a bit shot that sees Bzdunek covering up! More strikes from Robotnik and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Robotnik is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karol Robotnik!
Our winner, Karol Robotnik, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Jaxzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michail Cipovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sam Jaxzi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jaxzi
vs
Cipovski

185 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Jaxzi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michail Cipovski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaxzi shoots in for a takedown but Cipovski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaxzi tries to clinch up but Cipovski circles away and keeps his distance.
Cipovski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaxzi's waist but Jaxzi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cipovski off to one side.

Cipovski scores with a takedown into Jaxzi's guard.
Jaxzi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cipovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaxzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cipovski landing with the ground and pound.
Cipovski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaxzi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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

Cipovski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cipovski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cipovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaxzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cipovski scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cipovski distracts Jaxzi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cipovski wants to control from the top but Jaxzi keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cipovski throwing strikes but missing.
Cipovski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cipovski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cipovski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cipovski distracts Jaxzi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cipovski trying to control but Jaxzi is working from the bottom.
Cipovski looking to pass the guard.
Jaxzi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Cipovski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jaxzi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jaxzi has escaped and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaxzi is working Cipovski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cipovski wants to stand and escape but Jaxzi is having none of it.
Jaxzi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cipovski looking to control.
Cipovski wants to stand up but Jaxzi is controlling him.
Cipovski is looking to sweep but instead, Jaxzi has passed into half guard.
Jaxzi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cipovski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cipovski is looking for a sweep. Jaxzi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cipovski pushes Jaxzi off but Jaxzi dives into side control.
Cipovski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jaxzi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jaxzi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cipovski can't do much from the bottom here.
Cipovski tries to bench press Jaxzi off him but Jaxzi keeps the position.

Jaxzi decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Cipovski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jaxzi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cipovski working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cipovski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cipovski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jaxzi down.
Jaxzi is breathing heavily.
Cipovski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Cipovski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jaxzi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jaxzi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cipovski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jaxzi prevents Cipovski from moving into mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cipovski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jaxzi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jaxzi tries to get out of the position.
Jaxzi gets back to half guard.
Jaxzi has hold of Cipovski's hands but Cipovski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michail Cipovski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cipovski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaxzi.

Jaxzi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cipovski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cipovski tries to bench press Jaxzi off him but Jaxzi keeps the position.
Cipovski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cipovski pushes Jaxzi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jaxzi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jaxzi working the ground and pound from side control.
Jaxzi has control of an arm but Cipovski manages to advance to Jaxzi's back!
Cipovski is working the ground and pound. Can Jaxzi escape?
Cipovski lands punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cipovski scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
I really don't envy Jaxzi right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaxzi covers up after that shot from Cipovski.
Jaxzi is trapped and Cipovski is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cipovski is looking to control Jaxzi but Jaxzi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jaxzi is trying to remain composed but Cipovski is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Cipovski is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Cipovski is looking to control Jaxzi but Jaxzi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cipovski throwing damaging strikes from the back! Jaxzi could be in trouble here!
Cipovski wants to control but Jaxzi is keeping busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cipovski lands shots from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cipovski is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Jaxzi. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Jaxzi is rocked!
Cipovski lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Jaxzi.
Cipovski scores with strikes from the back.
Oh Jaxzi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cipovski is loading up with his shots from the back and Jaxzi is in big trouble! Jaxzi taps out to strikes and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michail Cipovski!
Michail Cipovski is the new heavyweight champion!
Michail Cipovski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machado's entrance music is Let the bodies hit the floor. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Machado
vs
Ribeiro

190 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

171 cm
24
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Machado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Machado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ribeiro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ribeiro prevents Machado from escaping the position.
Ribeiro lands a few punches from side control.

Ribeiro decides to stand back up. Ribeiro steps back and let's Machado get back to his feet.
Machado shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ribeiro eats them both and turns towards Machado to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Some wild striking there from Machado.

Ribeiro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Machado's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribeiro stands and throws Machado's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Machado is not content to let Ribeiro control the position.
Machado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ribeiro looking to control but instead Machado has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Machado is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ribeiro lands a nice short elbow.

Ribeiro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Machado sees it coming and defends easily.
Ribeiro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Machado does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ribeiro throwing shots but Machado is blocking nicely.
Machado wants to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro passes to full mount!
Machado tries to lock up and control but Ribeiro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ribeiro lands with some strikes.
Ribeiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Machado is looking to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Machado is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ribeiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Machado is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Machado is squirming around, avoiding Ribeiro's attempts to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ribeiro is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Machado is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Ribeiro!
Renato Ribeiro is the new welterweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasilko Nikolaevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Hopek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopek is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by PMM - Poza Horyzont. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nikolaevich
vs
Hopek

178 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Mango Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasilko Nikolaevich!
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, Marcin Hopek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hopek scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Hopek is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nikolaevich is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nikolaevich struggling a bit here.

Hopek is trying to get an arm triangle but Nikolaevich is defending well.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

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

Hopek is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nikolaevich has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopek prevents Nikolaevich from escaping the position.
Hopek wants to control but Nikolaevich is keeping him busy.

Hopek is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nikolaevich is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hopek wants to control but Nikolaevich is keeping him busy.
Nikolaevich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hopek on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopek tries to move to mount but Nikolaevich blocks the move with his legs.
Nikolaevich is looking for a sweep.

Hopek swings around for an armbar but Nikolaevich sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hopek's guard.

Hopek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nikolaevich is aware though and is defending well.
Nikolaevich postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nikolaevich's guard.
Nikolaevich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nikolaevich trying to control the position here.
Nikolaevich keeping moving, preventing Hopek from controlling successfully.
Nikolaevich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hopek is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopek wants to pass the guard but Nikolaevich is keeping the position.
Hopek stands and throws Nikolaevich's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Hopek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Hopek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopek wants to control but Nikolaevich is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Hopek dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hopek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Nikolaevich as Hopek shoots in.
Nikolaevich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hopek.
Vasilko Nikolaevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Hopek.
Nikolaevich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nikolaevich misses with a body kick.
Nikolaevich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hopek.
Nikolaevich lands with a nice body kick.
Marcin Hopek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopek is breathing heavily.
Nikolaevich misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nikolaevich. Hopek shrugs it off though.
Hopek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nikolaevich circles away.
Nikolaevich lands a high kick!

It looks like Marcin Hopek has been cut.
Nikolaevich lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hopek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hopek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nikolaevich - that will leave a mark!
Nikolaevich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nikolaevich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nikolaevich throws out a loose jab but Hopek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikolaevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nikolaevich.
Nikolaevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopek.
Hopek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nikolaevich tries to avoid it but Hopek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nikolaevich to the ground. Nikolaevich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hopek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nikolaevich.
Nikolaevich throws a front kick that sends Hopek stumbling back into the ropes.
Nikolaevich throws a series of punches but Hopek avoids them all with ease.
Nikolaevich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hopek takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nikolaevich throws a leg kick which misses Hopek's front leg but catches the back leg as Hopek tries to avoid it.
Nikolaevich lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hopek takes a step back to recover.
Hopek walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nikolaevich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaevich scores with a push kick.
Nikolaevich lands with a nice body kick.
Nikolaevich scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nikolaevich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nikolaevich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Hopek.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hopek on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nikolaevich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vasilko Nikolaevich is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikolaevich lands a head kick. Hopek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hopek has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nikolaevich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopek dodges the punch combination from Nikolaevich.
Nikolaevich throws a big shot that misses.
Hopek takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick from Nikolaevich.
Nikolaevich connects with a solid leg kick.
Vasilko Nikolaevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikolaevich feints and then cracks Hopek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopek down.
Nikolaevich throws a right hand that Hopek ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopek also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikolaevich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nikolaevich lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilko Nikolaevich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Hopek's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nikolaevich lands a high kick!
Hopek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nikolaevich scores with a push kick.
Hopek moves in looking to clinch but Nikolaevich pushes him off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nikolaevich.
Nikolaevich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hopek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikolaevich lands a head kick. Hopek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hopek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick from Nikolaevich.
Nikolaevich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaevich tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikolaevich thuds his shin into the meat of Hopek's side.
Nikolaevich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopek can do to turn this around?
Crunch! Nikolaevich slams his shin into Hopek's torso.
Nikolaevich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hopek has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nikolaevich.
Hopek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nikolaevich swivels and escapes.
A slow jab from Nikolaevich misses its intended target.
Hopek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nikolaevich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nikolaevich throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolaevich takes a swing at Hopek's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Nikolaevich slams his shin into Hopek's torso.
Nikolaevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopek moves away.
Nikolaevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopek.
Nikolaevich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nikolaevich.
Nikolaevich misses with a body shot.
Nikolaevich stuffs the takedown.
Vasilko Nikolaevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Hopek.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nikolaevich.
Hopek throws a head kick that misses
and Nikolaevich counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hopek is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaevich throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nikolaevich connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Hopek.
Hopek closes the distance and clinches up with Nikolaevich, looking for a takedown. Hopek pushes Nikolaevich against the ropes but Nikolaevich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nikolaevich lands with a kick to the ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nikolaevich.
Hopek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nikolaevich lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolaevich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nikolaevich thumps Hopek with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaevich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marcin Hopek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopek avoids the body shot from Nikolaevich.
Nikolaevich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hopek blocks a jab.
Nikolaevich thuds his shin into the meat of Hopek's side.
Nikolaevich lands a high kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Nikolaevich finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikolaevich fakes the leg kick and cracks Hopek in the body.
Nikolaevich lands with a kick to the temple. Hopek shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nikolaevich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilko Nikolaevich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nikolaevich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilko Nikolaevich!
A victorious Vasilko Nikolaevich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.