BFC 15 - Insanity PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Primus Inter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Inter
vs
Lee

186 cm
19
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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, Primus Inter!
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, Brandon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Inter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Inter throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Lee shoots in and bounces Inter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Inter is on top in guard.
Inter postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Inter throwing strikes but missing.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Inter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inter trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Inter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee is trying to keep Inter in close.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Inter from controlling successfully.
Inter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Primus Inter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Inter misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Lee moves to clinch but Inter breaks away
and Inter counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Lee badly! Inter follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Lee out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Inter finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Primus Inter!
Our winner, Primus Inter, 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.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Valentin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Last Resort-Papa Roach. Ricardo Valentin looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Valentin
vs
Slice

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

164 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Valentin!
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, Abdullah Slice!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slice bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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.
Valentin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Slice landing strikes.
Slice lands some shots froms side control.
Slice landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Valentin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Slice working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice scoring with punches from side control.
Slice connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Valentin some visible discomfort.
Valentin taking a bit of punishment here - Slice scoring with strikes.
Slice in side control lands a decent elbow.

Valentin is rocked!
Slice lands a strong strike to the head of Valentin. That's dazed him! Slice looking to finish here. Valentin is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Slice lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Slice!
Abdullah Slice 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.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevens York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin Drascoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). York kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm not afraid. Drascoe has chosen Pull Me Back To Earth as his entrance music. Stevens York had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

York
vs
Drascoe

190 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
27
179 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stevens York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darwin Drascoe!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drascoe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
York throws a sloppy head kick and Drascoe moves out of range easily.
Darwin Drascoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drascoe cracks York with a right hand to the side of the head.
York throws a head kick that misses.
Drascoe blocks a head kick by York.
Drascoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from York. Drascoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
York stuffs the takedown attempt from Drascoe. Drascoe gets slowly back to his feet.
Drascoe misses with a right hand
and York counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
York ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drascoe throws a head kick but York moves out of range.
Drascoe connects with an inside leg kick.

Drascoe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching York on his heels. He'll look to pass York's guard now, I'm sure.
Drascoe is looking to work some ground and pound but York has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drascoe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as York works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drascoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
York keeping moving, preventing Drascoe from controlling successfully.
Drascoe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

York is rocked!
Drascoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. York swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drascoe wants to control from the top but York keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drascoe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drascoe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drascoe trying to control the position from guard on top but York is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
York preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drascoe with a flurry of punches that miss.

Drascoe drops back, looking for a kneebar! York looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. York looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from York!
Drascoe gets back to half guard.
York knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drascoe on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
York tries to stand but can't do so whilst Drascoe controls his leg.
York wants to stand up but Drascoe manages to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

York is posturing up here but Drascoe has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! York tries to roll out but it's too tight and York has to tap! Slick submission there by Drascoe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darwin Drascoe!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West - Stronger . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rock
vs
Smith

180 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

167 cm
26
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Rock!
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, William Smith!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rock gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rock's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rock pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock content to control rather than advance.

Smith looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock is looking to pass Smith's guard but actually Smith recovers to full guard.

Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.

Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Smith is tightening it up a little... Rock has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Rock reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Rock taps out! Nice BJJ there by Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). William Smith!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Klata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson comes to the cage accompanied by WC - This is Los Angeles . Mateusz Klata will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Richardson
vs
Klata

190 cm
26
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

211 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Richardson!
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, Mateusz Klata!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richardson gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Richardson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Klata rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Richardson's guard! Nice work there by Klata!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Richardson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Richardson is looking for a triangle but Klata pushes his legs off easily.
Klata must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klata trying to control the position from guard on top but Richardson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Richardson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Klata defends it easily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richardson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Richardson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson keeping moving, preventing Klata from controlling successfully.

Richardson is looking for a triangle but Klata pushes his legs off easily.

Klata is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Richardson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Klata is looking to defend but Richardson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Klata! Richardson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Klata taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jeff Richardson!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarek Glaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarek Glaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Guerra
vs
Glaz

170 cm
26
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarek Glaz!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra fails with the takedown.

Guerra gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guerra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Glaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guerra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guerra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Glaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Glaz lands a couple of digs.
Glaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Glaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glaz landing some decent shots from guard.
Glaz wants to control from the top but Guerra keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Glaz postures up and lands a big shot to Guerra's brow.
Glaz content to stall in guard here.
Glaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Glaz distracts Guerra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Glaz wants to control from the top but Guerra keeps moving.
Glaz landing some decent shots from guard.
Glaz trying to control but Guerra is working from the bottom.
Glaz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Guerra's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Glaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Glaz wants to control from the top but Guerra keeps moving.
Glaz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Glaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Glaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guerra is keeping the position for now.
Guerra looking to control.
Glaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guerra being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glaz passes Guerra's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Glaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guerra's head.

Glaz seems to be looking for submissions.

Glaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Glaz in particular looking to stall.
Glaz is keen to just control but Guerra is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Glaz there.
Glaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glaz works his way into full mount!
Glaz content just to control the position here.
Glaz with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glaz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Guerra is bucking up trying to escape but Glaz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Guerra working to try and regain half guard.
Glaz lands a big elbow.

Guerra is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glaz cracks Guerra with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Guerra is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glaz with a couple of short strikes.
Glaz postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Guerra out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Glaz goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jarek Glaz!
Jarek Glaz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Lapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Kucharski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Kucharski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lapuz
vs
Kucharski

150 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
144 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lapuz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michal Kucharski!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kucharski tries for a takedown but Lapuz circles away easily

and Lapuz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kucharski's guard.
Lapuz with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kucharski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kucharski, not yet.

Lapuz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lapuz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lapuz tries to free his leg and advance position but Kucharski is retaining full guard.
Lapuz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kucharski seems keen to control Lapuz's posture.
Lapuz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lapuz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kucharski looking to control but Lapuz passes into half guard.
Kucharski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kucharski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucharski is looking to sweep but instead, Lapuz has passed into half guard.
Kucharski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lapuz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kucharski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kucharski, not yet.

Lapuz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lapuz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kucharski wants to hit a switch here but Lapuz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kucharski there!
Kucharski regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski gets full guard.
Lapuz preventing the sweep.
Kucharski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lapuz is looking for a sweep. Kucharski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kucharski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kucharski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lapuz sees it coming and defends easily.
Nice strikes from Kucharski there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lapuz won't allow Kucharski to pass to mount.

Kucharski seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lapuz is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michal Kucharski! Michal Kucharski retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Michal Kucharski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.