CMR 2 - Ataque! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Laidlaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Vacchereccia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vacchereccia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cancao do Mar . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laidlaw
vs
Vacchereccia

175 cm
24
133 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

160 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Laidlaw!
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, Alessandro Vacchereccia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laidlaw.

Vacchereccia forces Laidlaw back against the ropes and clinches.
Laidlaw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Vacchereccia has picked Laidlaw up - he's going for a ride! Vacchereccia dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Laidlaw punching from the bottom.
Vacchereccia passes to full mount!
Vacchereccia landing strikes from the mount and Laidlaw is in trouble!
Laidlaw is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Laidlaw is breathing heavily.
Vacchereccia dominating with strikes here.
Vacchereccia throwing strikes here but Laidlaw is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vacchereccia punching from mount but Laidlaw doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vacchereccia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Laidlaw because Vacchereccia loaded up on that one.
Vacchereccia 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.
Poor strikes thrown by Vacchereccia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vacchereccia goes for an armbar but Laidlaw turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Laidlaw.
Vacchereccia is trying to keep Laidlaw in close.
Laidlaw's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vacchereccia trying to keep a closed guard but Laidlaw is proving a slippery customer.
Vacchereccia keeping full guard, as Laidlaw tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Laidlaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Vacchereccia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laidlaw wants to pass the guard but Vacchereccia is keeping the position.
Vacchereccia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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.
Vacchereccia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laidlaw.
Vacchereccia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Laidlaw counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Laidlaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Laidlaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Vacchereccia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Vacchereccia has his foot on Laidlaw's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Laidlaw works his way back into a safe position though.
Laidlaw wants to get up but he can't break Vacchereccia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vacchereccia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laidlaw is aware though and is defending well.
Vacchereccia controls Laidlaw momentarily but Laidlaw frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Laidlaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Vacchereccia is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laidlaw lands with a kick to the temple. Vacchereccia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick by Vacchereccia misses

and Laidlaw counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Laidlaw doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Vacchereccia counters with a shoot takedown. Laidlaw fights it but they end up in guard.
Vacchereccia cracks Laidlaw with a solid left hand.
Vacchereccia advances position into side control!
Laidlaw is trying to buck Vacchereccia off.
Vacchereccia working away.
Laidlaw is trying to get back to half guard.
Laidlaw regains half guard.
Vacchereccia trying to control from half guard but Laidlaw is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laidlaw trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vacchereccia trying to control from Laidlaw's half guard. Laidlaw has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Laidlaw working a defensive guard here.
Laidlaw 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.
Vacchereccia passes into half guard.
Laidlaw manages to get to full guard.
Vacchereccia is in close to Laidlaw's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laidlaw is trying to control the position but Vacchereccia postures up.
Vacchereccia wants to control from the top but Laidlaw keeps moving.
Vacchereccia pushing down on Laidlaw's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Laidlaw works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vacchereccia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laidlaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laidlaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laidlaw keeping full guard, as Vacchereccia tries to pass.

Laidlaw working for a triangle but Vacchereccia defends it easily.
Vacchereccia tries to stand but Laidlaw is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vacchereccia looking to pass the guard.

Laidlaw had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vacchereccia defends it easily.
Vacchereccia looking to pass the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Laidlaw tries to clinch up

and Vacchereccia counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vacchereccia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Laidlaw ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Laidlaw no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vacchereccia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vacchereccia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vacchereccia wants to control from the top but Laidlaw keeps moving.
Vacchereccia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laidlaw is keeping the position for now.
Laidlaw is trying to keep Vacchereccia in close.
Vacchereccia trying to control the position from guard on top but Laidlaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Laidlaw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vacchereccia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vacchereccia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alessandro Vacchereccia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Vacchereccia pushes Laidlaw up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vacchereccia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laidlaw gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Laidlaw is trying to trip Vacchereccia. He has hold of a leg but Vacchereccia is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Laidlaw persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Laidlaw wants to control from the top but Vacchereccia keeps moving.
Vacchereccia looking to control but Laidlaw passes into half guard.
Laidlaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vacchereccia is trying to stand up here but Laidlaw is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vacchereccia with the active half guard here but Laidlaw passes nicely into side control.
Laidlaw prevents Vacchereccia from escaping the position.
Laidlaw working the ground and pound.
Vacchereccia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vacchereccia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laidlaw.

Laidlaw is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vacchereccia trying to control but Laidlaw postures up.
Laidlaw will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Laidlaw is pressing down on Vacchereccia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vacchereccia is holding on for now.
Laidlaw is looking to take a break and control but Vacchereccia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laidlaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laidlaw tries to stand but can't do so whilst Vacchereccia controls his leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vacchereccia tries for a takedown but Laidlaw circles away easily

and Laidlaw counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Vacchereccia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vacchereccia flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Vacchereccia is trying to escape back to his feet but Laidlaw uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vacchereccia struggling a bit here.

Laidlaw is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vacchereccia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vacchereccia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laidlaw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Laidlaw showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Laidlaw 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Laidlaw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willian Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei PruBen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei PruBen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Oliveira
vs
PruBen

193 cm
18
263 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
18
281 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Willian Oliveira!
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, Andrei PruBen!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from PruBen misses.
PruBen misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for PruBen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - PruBen has eaten all the pies!
A telegraphed right hand from PruBen misses the target.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
PruBen tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
PruBen throws a head kick that Oliveira semi-blocks.
PruBen misses with an uppercut.
PruBen fails to land with a series of punches.
PruBen misses with an uppercut.
PruBen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
PruBen looks gassed!
PruBen cracks Oliveira with a good jab.

Oliveira gets a takedown into half guard.
Oliveira is nestled in close to PruBen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

It looks like Andrei PruBen has been cut.
Oliveira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
PruBen is trying to stand up here but Oliveira is controlling him well.
Oliveira controlling the action here.
PruBen is looking to escape.
Oliveira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
PruBen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
PruBen is trying to stand back up but Oliveira is controlling him
Well, if Oliveira is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Oliveira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oliveira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
PruBen is trying to stand up here but Oliveira is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control from half guard but PruBen is working away.
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. Oliveira connects with a nice short shot to PruBen's temple.
PruBen wants to get back to his feet.
Oliveira drops an elbow to the side of PruBen's head.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but PruBen defending well.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oliveira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oliveira tries to pass to full mount but PruBen defends it.
PruBen is trying to stand up here but Oliveira is controlling him well.
Oliveira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oliveira 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.
PruBen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Oliveira is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oliveira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oliveira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
PruBen wants to get back to his feet.
Oliveira passes the guard and advances to mount!
Oliveira working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oliveira in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
PruBen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Oliveira lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
PruBen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
PruBen tries to buck Oliveira off but he can't manage it.
Oliveira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliveira lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oliveira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
PruBen wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oliveira unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willian Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei PruBen's cut.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

PruBen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by PruBen.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from PruBen.
PruBen thows a left - swing and a miss!

Oliveira drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Willian Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oliveira scoring with some ground and pound.
PruBen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
PruBen wants to stand up but Oliveira is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oliveira chips away with some ground and pound.
Oliveira scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oliveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oliveira lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oliveira stops PruBen from standing up.

That's one minute 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.

Oliveira feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
PruBen is looking to stand up but Oliveira isn't so interested in that idea.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but PruBen has wrist control.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira won't allow PruBen to get back to his feet.
PruBen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but PruBen is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
PruBen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
PruBen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by PruBen.

Oliveira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
PruBen is trying to stand back up but Oliveira is controlling him
Oliveira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
PruBen is looking to escape.
Oliveira thows a huge punch but PruBen dodges it nicely.
PruBen is trying to stand.

Oliveira is working for a submission of some sort.
Oliveira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed PruBen's head.

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.
PruBen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
PruBen looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
PruBen scores with a hook.
PruBen tests Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Oliveira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. PruBen did well to prevent Oliveira getting side control.
Oliveira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliveira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. PruBen defending well though.
Oliveira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
PruBen wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
PruBen is not content to let Oliveira control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from PruBen.
PruBen works the jab nicely.
PruBen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
PruBen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Oliveira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oliveira is putting a hurting on PruBen here, landing some big shots from side control.
PruBen tries to escape but Oliveira is in control.
Oliveira lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willian Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrei PruBen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

PruBen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
PruBen missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willian Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
PruBen throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from PruBen.

Oliveira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Oliveira working the head and body with strikes.
PruBen is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
PruBen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliveira.
PruBen tries to kick Oliveira off but Oliveira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
PruBen taking some punishment here, with Oliveira in his half guard.
Oliveira is trying to control. PruBen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute 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.
Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
PruBen throws a nice head kick!
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from PruBen.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches PruBen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oliveira lands a few punches from side control.
PruBen wants to get back to his feet.
Oliveira has knee on belly and moves into mount.
PruBen is trying to stand up.
Oliveira lands with some strikes.
PruBen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Oliveira working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
PruBen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Oliveira with good strikes from the mount here!
Oliveira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
PruBen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oliveira is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oliveira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for PruBen because Oliveira loaded up on that one.
PruBen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Oliveira dominating with strikes here.
Oliveira has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of PruBen's face.
Oliveira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
PruBen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Oliveira postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. PruBen looks a forlorn figure.
PruBen blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
PruBen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Oliveira working PruBen over with strikes here.
PruBen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Oliveira in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oliveira has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of PruBen's face.
Andrei PruBen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
PruBen is trying to stand up.
PruBen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Oliveira there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
PruBen wants to get back to his feet.
PruBen is in a horrible position here. Oliveira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oliveira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliveira 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.

Oliveira looking for a guillotine from mount but PruBen is having none of it.
Oliveira throws some wild stikes that PruBen manages to avoid easily.
Oliveira thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oliveira punching from mount but PruBen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
PruBen tries to buck Oliveira off but he can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira controlling his opponent.
Oliveira breaks from PruBen's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willian Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliveira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willian Oliveira!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes to the ring accompanied by I wanna love you. Johnny Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davidson
vs
Walker

182 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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, Joe Davidson!
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, Johnny Walker!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnny Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davidson slips a jab and a cross from Walker.

Walker clinches.

Davidson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Walker uses from the top position.
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.

Davidson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Walker has his hands clasped together but Davidson extends an breaks Walker's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Davidson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Davidson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tassio Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Silva
vs
Victor

170 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romeo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tassio Victor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva dodges the punch combination from Victor.
Victor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Victor but Victor pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Victor drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.
Victor has Silva pushed against the ropes.
Victor working hard to break the clinch.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Victor moves out of range of the body kick.
Victor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Victor misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Victor doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Victor throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Victor tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Tassio Victor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victor.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Victor pinned against the cage. Victor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victor misses with the combination.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Victor to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Romeo Silva has been cut.
Victor takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.

Silva drives through and clinches with Victor against the ropes.
Victor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Victor controls the action.

Victor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Victor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Victor on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor gets back to half 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.
Victor gets back to full guard.
Silva trying to control but Victor is working from the bottom.
Victor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Victor stands up out of the half guard.

Victor moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Victor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Victor's elbow.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch
and Victor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Victor throws a good cross that connects.
Silva closes the distance but Victor moves to the side

and Victor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Victor.
A frustrated look appears on Victor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva stalls.
Victor lands a nice uppercut.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Victor pinned against the cage. Victor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Victor circles away from the clinch attempt

and Victor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Victor.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Victor avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Victor.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Victor's elbow.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Victor is pressed up against the ropes. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Victor down to the mat. Victor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Victor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Tassio Victor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victor swinging wildly here.
Victor is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Victor counters with a two punch combo.
Victor with a hook.
Victor scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tassio Victor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Romeo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Victor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Victor.
Victor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Victor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Victor looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Victor circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Victor to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch

and Victor counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Victor.

Victor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Victor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Victor moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Victor keeps him there for the moment.

Victor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victor throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Victor misses with a two punch combination.
Silva tries to clinch but Victor moves away
and Victor counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.

Silva is rocked!

Victor closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva takes a shot to the head.

Victor manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victor looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Victor closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Victor to work.
Victor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Victor tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Victor.
Silva tries to pull guard but Victor holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.

Victor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tassio Victor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva clinches but Victor breaks the clinch
and Victor counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Victor misses the shot to the body.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Victor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Victor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Victor.

Victor breaks the clinch.
Victor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Victor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victor throws a big shot that misses.
Victor tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victor.
Silva slips a jab from Victor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Victor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva tries to clinch but Victor is having none of it.
Victor tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Victor sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Victor swinging wildly here.

Victor moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victor stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Victor lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tassio Victor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Romeo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Victor scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Victor digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Victor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Victor swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.

Victor pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.

Victor manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Victor. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Victor works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva tries to clinch but Victor moves out of range.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Victor.
Victor looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Victor moves out of range easily.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva looks to land a combination. Victor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Victor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva wants to clinch

and Victor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Victor blocks the elbow strike.
Silva jumps guard but Victor stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Victor lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Victor scores with a hook to the body.
Victor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Victor is keeping busy.
Silva tries a body shot but Victor blocks it.
Victor lands a body punch.

Victor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva moves forwards but Victor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Victor on the side of the head.
Victor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Victor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Victor.
Victor tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Victor scores with a shot to the body.
Silva misses with a low kick as Victor jumps back.
Victor misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Victor.
Victor misses the shot to the body.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Victor is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Victor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Victor.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Victor moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
A shot in the inside from Victor.

Victor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Victor misses with a wild body shot.
Victor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick misses from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks for a takedown but Victor sprawls well.
Romeo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Victor counters with a nice body shot.
Tassio Victor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Victor misses with the combination.
Silva tries to clinch but Victor moves away
and Victor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Victor tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Victor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Victor both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tassio Victor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Victor 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tassio Victor!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Faro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Faro
vs
Mayweather

180 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
148 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Humberto Faro!
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, Roger Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faro throws the left hand but Mayweather avoids the punch easily.
Faro throws a body punch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Faro cracks Mayweather with an open hand slap.
Faro throws a nice looking combination but Mayweather bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayweather steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faro.
Faro throws a series of punches but Mayweather avoids them all with ease.
Faro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayweather moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Humberto Faro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faro.
Faro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Faro and Mayweather goes tumbling to the canvas! Faro follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Mayweather is rocked!

It looks like Roger Mayweather has been cut.
Faro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mayweather is still in real trouble! Can Faro finish him?
Faro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayweather defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faro perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mayweather seems to have recovered his senses.
Faro'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.

Faro decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Mayweather changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faro tries to avoid it but Mayweather manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faro to the ground. Faro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mayweather misses with a low kick.
Mayweather throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Faro's waist but Faro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mayweather off to one side.
Mayweather looks gassed!
Faro slaps away a takedown attempt from Mayweather, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Humberto Faro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Mayweather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faro misses with a double jab.
Faro looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Faro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faro. Mayweather does a little dance to reset his feet.
Faro just misses with a punch to the body.
Faro cracks Mayweather with a good jab.
Faro fails to land with a series of punches.
Humberto Faro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faro.
Mayweather moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faro missing with a left hand there. Mayweather was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Faro stuffs the takedown attempt from Mayweather. Mayweather gets slowly back to his feet.
Mayweather is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Faro misses with a few strikes there.
Faro fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayweather slips under a jab.
Faro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayweather moves away.
Faro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayweather shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Faro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayweather circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faro.
Faro misses with a wild combination.
Faro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayweather was well out of range. Poor timing from Faro.
Mayweather moves out of range of the strikes.
Faro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Faro misses with a body shot.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faro.
Mayweather uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faro.
Faro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Faro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Mayweather's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Faro throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayweather.
Faro misses with a wild combination.
Faro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather shoots for a double leg takedown but Faro sprawls well. He's pushed Mayweather's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Faro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mayweather is defended easily by Faro.
Mayweather is trying desperately to land a takedown but Faro is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mayweather.
Faro takes a swing at Mayweather's ribcage but misses.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faro misses with an uppercut. Mayweather saw that one coming.
Faro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faro just misses with a punch to the body.
Faro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mayweather on the side of the head.
Faro throws a right and a left that Mayweather avoids nicely.
Mayweather bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Faro swings for the body but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Mayweather or perhaps it was just good defense by Faro which made him look bad.
Humberto Faro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Mayweather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mayweather takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mayweather with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Faro to score with a decent uppercut.
Faro tries to bum rush Mayweather with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faro throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayweather.
Faro misses with a body shot.
Faro looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Faro misses with a body shot.
Faro misses with a double jab.

Faro lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Mayweather sprawling to the canvas. Faro follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Mayweather hang on?

Faro decides to return to a standing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Faro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayweather takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faro.
Mayweather throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Faro's waist but Faro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mayweather off to one side.
Faro throws a combination that misses
and Mayweather counters with a series of strikes. Faro will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Faro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faro misses with a wild body shot.
Mayweather keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayweather ducks under a wild hook from Faro.
Faro looks to land a right hand but Mayweather moved out of range.
Faro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mayweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faro.
Faro throws a body punch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faro throws a shot from downtown. Mayweather moves away and avoids it.
Faro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humberto Faro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Mayweather's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Faro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayweather moves away.
Faro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faro wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faro. Mayweather does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayweather fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mayweather shoots for a takedown but Faro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Faro does no damage.
Faro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faro takes a swing at Mayweather's ribcage but misses.
Humberto Faro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather takes one to the side of the head.
Faro is looking to wear down Mayweather with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Faro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faro thows a body shot but no joy.
Faro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mayweather stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Faro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mayweather counters by clinching up.
Faro is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Faro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faro pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faro.

Faro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faro throws a nice looking combination but Mayweather bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Faro misses the shot to the body.
Mayweather misses with a takedown attempt - Faro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Humberto Faro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Mayweather.
Faro misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Faro. No joy for Mayweather on that attempt.
Humberto Faro is winning the standup battle so far.
Faro misses the jab.
Mayweather avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faro looks to throw the jab but Mayweather is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faro.
Mayweather fails with a takedown attempt.
Faro misses with a few strikes there.
Faro swinging wildly here.
Faro throws a lazy right hand but Mayweather sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faro throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayweather.
Faro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Faro thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayweather ducks under a wild hook from Faro.
Faro lands with a nice body punch.
Humberto Faro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faro misses with a body shot.
Faro throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Faro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayweather tries to clinch there but Faro circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Faro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mayweather's hands.
Faro throws a series of strikes that have Mayweather backpedaling.
Roger Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faro throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Humberto Faro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Faro!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolf Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf Logan has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Pena
vs
Logan

185 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wolf Logan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan works Pena's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Logan.
Pena shoots in for a takedown but Logan shows good takedown defense.
Logan throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Pena fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from Logan misses.
No joy there for Logan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pena shoots in for a takedown but Logan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Pena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan digs a good hook to Pena's body.
Pena is breathing heavily.
Pena takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Pena is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan fails to land with a series of punches.
Logan with a nice cross.
Logan scores with a jab. Pena acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Marcos Pena has been cut.
Logan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pena rather than just go for the knockout.
Logan dances in with a quick combination. Pena is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Logan snaps Pena's head back. Pena stumbles backwards against the ropes. Logan steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Pena's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Pena just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wolf Logan!