QFC Tournament 612 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skythe Mangor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosma Svendsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svendsen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rocky. Skythe Mangor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mangor
vs
Svendsen

172 cm
23
238 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skythe Mangor!
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, Cosma Svendsen!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Svendsen closes the distance and clinches.

Mangor turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Svendsen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mangor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mangor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Svendsen tries to bench press Mangor off him but Mangor keeps the position.
Mangor is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Svendsen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Svendsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Svendsen wants to control but Mangor postures up.
Mangor controls the position.
Mangor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mangor takes a little break here. Svendsen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mangor 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.
Mangor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Svendsen regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mangor drops an elbow to the side of Svendsen's head.
Svendsen trying to control here.
Mangor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mangor works his foot free and advances to mount.
Svendsen can't escape the position.
Svendsen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mangor looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Svendsen tries to hold on but Mangor postures up.
Mangor with the ground and pound from mount.
Mangor controlling from the full mount.
Mangor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mangor looking to control and managing it successfully.
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!
Mangor lands a nice shot to the head.

Svendsen is rocked!
Mangor controlling the pace for now.
Svendsen is still in real trouble! Can Mangor finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangor lands with some strikes.
Svendsen looks winded!
Mangor lands a big shot there that rocks Svendsen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mangor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mangor'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.
Mangor looking to finish Svendsen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Svendsen!
Mangor controlling his opponent.
Svendsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Svendsen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mangor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Svendsen for as long as he can get away with.
Mangor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Svendsen looks a forlorn figure.
Svendsen regains half guard.
Mangor is nestled in close to Svendsen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mangor is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Svendsen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mangor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skythe Mangor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Svendsen looking to score a takedown here. Mangor is defending well but Svendsen drives through and ends up in Mangor's guard.
Mangor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Mangor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Svendsen is aware though and is defending well.
Mangor pulls Svendsen in close to prevent any damage.
Further stalling from Mangor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangor doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mangor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Svendsen manages to get himself to full guard.

Mangor controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svendsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mangor is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mangor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Mangor.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Svendsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mangor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Svendsen.
Svendsen is breathing heavily.
Mangor is holding Svendsen down, trying to stall.
Mangor struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangor sneaks back into half guard.
Mangor manages to get to full guard.
Mangor is pulling down on Svendsen's head. It's preventing any offense from Svendsen, at least for the moment.
Mangor continues to hold on tight.
Svendsen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Mangor is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Skythe Mangor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.
Mangor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Svendsen's guard.

Mangor content to stall in guard here.
Mangor continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Svendsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cosma Svendsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mangor shoots in for a double leg but Svendsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Svendsen throws a counter combo.

Mangor tries to sprawl but Svendsen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mangor won't allow Svendsen to pass to mount.
Mangor keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Svendsen trying to control from half guard but Mangor is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangor moves into full guard.
Mangor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mangor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangor is controlling Svendsen's posture.
Svendsen stopping the sweep attempt from Mangor.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mangor is on top in guard.

Mangor stays in close to Svendsen's body and controls the position.
Mangor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Svendsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mangor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
More hug and hope from Mangor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangor winds up and cracks Svendsen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mangor in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Svendsen has hold of Mangor's hands but Mangor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Svendsen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Mangor seems content to control.
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. Mangor connects with a nice short shot to Svendsen's temple.
Skythe Mangor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mangor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mangor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Svendsen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mangor is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mangor is nestled in close to Svendsen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skythe Mangor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mangor 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Skythe Mangor!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Skythe Mangor!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Skythe Mangor!

Skythe Mangor wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Styles
vs
Zulu

200 cm
23
273 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

203 cm
23
261 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Styles!
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, Maurice Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles lands a nice shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Zulu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zulu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Styles.

Zulu moves into the clinch successfully.
Zulu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Styles's efforts to push away.
Zulu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Styles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Styles has had enough of the clinch but Zulu keeps him there for the moment.
Styles working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Zulu rushes Styles and presses him up against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles throws a head kick but Zulu moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zulu is defended easily by Styles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Styles.
Jason Styles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Styles throws a good cross that connects.
Styles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Styles fails to land with a series of punches.
Styles connects with a nice looking jab.
Styles moves in looking to clinch but Zulu pushes him off.
No joy there for Styles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Styles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zulu on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles slaps away a takedown attempt from Zulu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jason Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Zulu.
Styles rushes Zulu and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Zulu is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Styles piles on the pressure and Zulu crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Styles!
A victorious Jason Styles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heron Palms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Morehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Palms
vs
Morehead

208 cm
22
262 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

212 cm
22
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heron Palms!
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, Craven Morehead!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palms defending well as Morehead loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palms.
Palms looks to score with a jab to the body but Morehead is just out of range.
Palms throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palms tries to clinch there but Morehead circles away.
Palms is looking to score with low kicks.
Morehead misses with a lunging right hand
and Morehead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palms throws a big shot that misses.
Morehead swats away the attempt to clinch by Palms.
Morehead throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palms thuds a left hand into Morehead's body.
Morehead just misses with a punch to the body.
Morehead misses the shot to the body.
Palms looks for a takedown but Morehead sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morehead scores with a leg kick.
Morehead tries to bum rush Palms with a series of wild strikes but Palms uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morehead tries to clinch there but Palms circles away.
Palms tries to clinch up but Morehead circles away and keeps his distance.
Morehead tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Palms gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morehead.
Morehead scores with a punch to the head.
Morehead goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Palms blocks a head kick by Morehead.
Morehead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morehead's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palms connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morehead scrambles back to his feet.
Palms misses with a two punch combination.
Morehead lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morehead avoids the body shot from Palms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Palms tries to keep at a distance but Morehead has taken the fight into the clinch.

Morehead jumps into guard, dragging Palms to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palms trying to control the position from guard on top but Morehead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palms engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morehead keeping full guard, as Palms tries to pass.
Morehead pulls Palms in to control the position.
Palms sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jab from Palms.
Morehead looks to land a left hand but Palms moved out of range nicely.
Palms tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morehead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palms tries to clinch but Morehead moves out of range.
Morehead connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Palms throws out a leg kick but Morehead moves out of range and Palms only half commits.
Morehead moves away from the strike by Palms.
Morehead changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morehead digs a good hook to Palms's body.
A head kick misses from Palms.
Morehead shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palms as he jumps to the side.
Palms half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Palms tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Morehead tries to counter it with a takedown but Palms pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Morehead scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morehead is looking to take a break and control but Palms is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palms manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morehead wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palms keeps working.

Morehead looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craven Morehead dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Palms takes a swing at Morehead's ribcage but misses.
Morehead throws a hook to the side of Palms's head but Palms sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palms takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palms throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Craven Morehead seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morehead is looking to clinch.
Morehead tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Palms swivels and escapes.

Morehead forces Palms back against the cage and clinches.
Palms controlling the action here for a moment.
Morehead jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Palms walks away with a smile on his face. Morehead gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morehead throws a series of punches but Palms avoids them all with ease.
Palms appears to be looking for a big counter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palms.

Morehead instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morehead fails to pull guard.
Heron Palms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craven Morehead.

Palms breaks from the clinch.
Palms throws a one two combo.
Morehead misses with a body shot.
Palms digs a good hook to Morehead's body.
Nice jab there from Palms.
Morehead looks to land a left hand but Palms moved out of range nicely.

Palms darts in and clinches Morehead up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Palms stalling the fight.
Morehead is trying to pull guard but Palms has him pressed against the cage.

Palms manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Morehead wants to control from the top but Palms keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palms is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morehead won't allow Palms to sweep him here.
Palms keeping full guard, as Morehead tries to pass.
Morehead is stalling in the full guard.
Morehead trying to control the position from guard on top but Palms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palms 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.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Palms gets a clinch.
Morehead tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Palms just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Palms.

Palms breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palms stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Craven Morehead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palms pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palms tries to clinch up.
Palms is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Palms closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morehead did well to prevent Palms getting side control.
Palms is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morehead trying to control here.
Palms not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palms prevents Morehead from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heron Palms dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Palms feints and as Morehead raises his hands in defense, Palms changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Palms wants to control from the top but Morehead keeps moving.
Palms looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morehead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palms trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morehead looking for a sweep. Not yet Morehead, not yet.
Palms is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morehead is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morehead trying to control but Palms is working from the bottom.
Heron Palms overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morehead looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morehead stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palms swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morehead not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two 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.
Palms tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morehead is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Palms is looking for a triangle but Morehead pushes his legs off easily.
Morehead forces his way into half guard.

Palms actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morehead throwing shots but Palms is blocking nicely.
Palms wants to get back to full guard.
Morehead tries to stand and escape but Palms is controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Morehead tries to clinch up.
Palms jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morehead is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Palms pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palms lands a jab-cross combination.
Morehead uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morehead swats away the attempt to clinch by Palms.
Morehead scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morehead darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Palms moves into range and clinches up with Morehead.
Palms blocks a body shot from Morehead.

Morehead gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Palms is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morehead must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morehead slips nicely into half guard.
Morehead takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palms is looking to control Morehead's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palms avoid being mounted?

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Craven Morehead.
I think Morehead has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Craven Morehead!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Heron Palms!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Heron Palms!

Heron Palms wins by split decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

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

Howell
vs
Howell

175 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonny Howell!
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, Ben Howell!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jonny Howell. No joy for Ben Howell on that attempt.
Jonny Howell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ben Howell.

It looks like Ben Howell has been cut.
Ben Howell fails with a takedown attempt.

Jonny Howell clinches up with Ben Howell and pushes him back against the cage.
Ben Howell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jonny Howell scores a nice knee to the body.
Ben Howell looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonny Howell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ben Howell is defending well for now.
Jonny Howell landing knees to the head.
Jonny Howell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jonny Howell misses with a body punch.
Jonny Howell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ben Howell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jonny Howell scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonny Howell lands an elbow just above Ben Howell 's eye.

That has opened up Ben Howell's cut even more.
Jonny Howell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jonny Howell lands a nice knee to the body.
Ben Howell managing to block the knees to the body from Jonny Howell.
Jonny Howell lands with a light punch inside.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ben Howell has eaten all the pies!
Jonny Howell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jonny Howell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jonny Howell lands a knee to the body.
Jonny Howell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ben Howell avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Jonny Howell scores with a nice short uppercut.

The cut above Ben Howell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jonny Howell landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonny Howell lands a good knee to the midsection. Ben Howell won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jonny Howell obliges.
Jonny Howell tries to throw a body punch but Ben Howell avoids it by throwing Jonny Howell back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Howell takes an elbow to the temple.
Jonny Howell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Ben Howell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ben Howell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonny Howell!