PRIDE 3 - Contract Killers PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rey Mysterio Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Lotto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rey Mysterio Jr's chin.

Mysterio Jr
vs
Lotto

165 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 New York, Rey Mysterio Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lotto!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mysterio Jr enables Lotto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mysterio Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Mysterio Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lotto wants to get up but he can't break Mysterio Jr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Lotto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mysterio Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lotto has managed to get both his arms back between Mysterio Jr's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mysterio Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lotto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lotto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mysterio Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mysterio Jr is looking to sinch up a triangle. Lotto throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mysterio Jr's body to avoid the submission. Mysterio Jr has instead reached around Lotto's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mysterio Jr arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rey Mysterio Jr!
Our winner, Rey Mysterio Jr, 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
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Bregenzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bregenzer's entrance music is Tom Sawyer . A fine choice. McManus has chosen Shipping up to Boston as his entrance music. Peter Bregenzer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bregenzer
vs
McManus

190 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Bregenzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean McManus!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McManus misses with a hook
and Bregenzer counters with a nice body shot.
McManus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McManus fails with a takedown attempt.
Bregenzer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bregenzer scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McManus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bregenzer is fending him off so far but McManus persists. Nope, Bregenzer circles away and we're back to standing.
McManus looks winded!
Bregenzer scores with a push kick.
Horrible takedown by McManus or perhaps it was just good defense by Bregenzer which made him look bad.
Peter Bregenzer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean McManus.
Bregenzer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McManus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bregenzer lands with a big right hook that stumbles McManus - he's out on his feet here! Bregenzer follows up with another monster hook that separates McManus from consciousness! McManus falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Bregenzer stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Bregenzer!
Peter Bregenzer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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 Dr Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogan has chosen His name is King as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joe Rogan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pepper
vs
Rogan

183 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dr Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Pepper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pepper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pepper sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rogan's guard.
Pepper keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pepper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pepper looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pepper trying to mount his opponent but Rogan defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Pepper seems content to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pepper checks a low kick from Rogan.
Pepper checks the leg kick.
Rogan connects with the punch.
Rogan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pepper. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rogan misses with a body shot.
Rogan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pepper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pepper ducks under a wild hook from Rogan.
A telegraphed right hand from Rogan misses the target.
A slow jab from Rogan misses its intended target.
Rogan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pepper is able to avoid easily.

Pepper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pepper controlling the action here.
Rogan is trying to stand up here but Pepper is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan trying to control from the bottom.
Rogan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Pepper manages to pass to mount!
Rogan looks winded!
Pepper controlling his opponent.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dr Pepper!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ian McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boats 'n' Hoes by Prestige Worldwide. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

McCall
vs
Dietrich

169 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian McCall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Dietrich!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dietrich's head.
McCall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Dietrich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Dietrich tries for a kimura but McCall is defending well.

Dietrich goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McCall has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dietrich but great work by McCall.

McCall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dietrich knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

McCall goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dietrich has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McCall but great work by Dietrich.
McCall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dietrich on the ground.
Dietrich is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McCall will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dietrich has hold of McCall's arm. He's looking for a kimura. McCall seems comfortable defending it but Dietrich has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! McCall is real pain and he's forced to tap out! McCall is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Dietrich couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Dietrich!
Ryan Dietrich is the new bantamweight champion!