Mayday I PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Hainz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Buck
vs
Hainz

180 cm
20
187 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
168 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Hades ®
Hades ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Hainz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hainz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hainz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hainz wants to clinch up but Buck keeps it at a distance.
Hainz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hainz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buck tests Hainz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buck clobbers Hainz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck throws a jab when Hainz was well out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Buck paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Buck lands with a hook. Hainz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Buck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Buck is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Buck misses with a looping left.
Hainz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buck missing with a left hand there. Hainz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buck digs a good hook to Hainz's body.
Buck lands with a cross.
A jab from Buck finds it's way through Hainz's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Buck throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hainz on the side of the head.
Buck moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Buck. Beautiful body shot.
Buck jabs Hainz right on the nose. Hainz blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hainz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hainz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buck misses with a straight right.
Buck lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buck loads up on a big right hand but Hainz slips the punch.
Buck lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Buck dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jab from Buck.
Buck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Hainz is rocked!
Buck misses with a body shot.
Buck stalks Hainz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hainz's face. Hainz staggers backwards, shaken.
Hainz is still on wobbly legs! Can Buck finish him?

It looks like Bruno Hainz has been cut.
A jab from Buck does it's job there.
Hainz is breathing heavily.
Hainz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hainz seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Buck.
Harold Buck is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Hainz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harold Buck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hainz ducks right into an uppercut from Buck.
Buck scores with a decent looking hook.
Buck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hainz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Buck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Buck is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Buck misses with a looping right.
Buck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buck throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hainz on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buck lands with a cross.
Buck getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Buck throws a jab but it's blocked by Hainz.
Buck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hainz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Buck both land. Nice combination.
Buck throws the left hand but Hainz avoids the punch easily.
Buck throws a shot from downtown. Hainz moves away and avoids it.
Hainz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hainz walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Buck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Hainz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Buck tests Hainz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hainz can do to turn this around?
Buck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hainz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Buck lands a jab to Hainz's midsection.
Buck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hainz.
Hainz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck misses with a series of wild punches.
Buck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hainz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hainz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Buck - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck lands a body shot.
A nice combination there by Buck.
Buck throws an overhand right that lands on Hainz's shoulder, as Hainz tries to avoid the shot.
Buck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Hainz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck scores with a nice right hand.
Buck jabs Hainz right on the nose. Hainz blinks but takes it well.
Buck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Buck misses with an uppercut.
Buck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut there from Buck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck lands with an overhand left.
Hainz takes one to the side of the head.
Harold Buck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Buck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buck scores with a body shot.
Bruno Hainz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buck lands a nice shot that snaps Hainz's head back.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Buck!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bumble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hossam Merenhor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Why can't we be friends?. Hossam Merenhor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bumble Bman's chin.

Bman
vs
Merenhor

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bumble Bman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hossam Merenhor!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merenhor avoids it.
Merenhor is trying to drag Bman to the mat but Bman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bman gets underhooks to prevent Merenhor's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Bman leaning against his opponent.
Merenhor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossam Merenhor.
Nice elbow from Bman.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merenhor avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bman lands an elbow inside.
Merenhor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merenhor has Bman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Merenhor.
Bman trying to land knees to the body.
Bman leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Bman keeps Merenhor at a distance using the push kick.

Bman rushes Merenhor and presses him up against the cage.
Bman has Merenhor pressed against the cage.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Merenhor won't want to take too many of those.
Merenhor can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bman lands a knee to the body.
Bman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Merenhor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bman looking to throw knees to the head but Merenhor is blocking nicely.
Merenhor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Merenhor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bman pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bman moves into the clinch.
Bman tries a knee to the head but Merenhor blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bman lands an elbow just above Merenhor 's eye.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merenhor avoids it.
Bman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Merenhor up against the cage.
Bman looking to throw knees to the head but Merenhor is blocking nicely.
Bman has Merenhor pressed against the cage.
Merenhor blocks the elbow strike.

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.
Bman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Merenhor blocks it with crossed arms.
Merenhor can't get the takedown.
Bman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bman working Merenhor over with knees to the body.
Merenhor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bman landing knees to the body.
Bman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merenhor avoids it.

Merenhor jumps guard.

Bman gets to his feet. Merenhor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bumble Bman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bman stuffs the takedown.
Bman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bman 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.
Merenhor shoots in but no luck this time.

Bman instigates a clinch.
Merenhor takes an elbow to the temple.
Bman is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Bman tries a knee to the head but Merenhor blocks it.
Bman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Merenhor.
Bman is pushing Merenhor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Merenhor has Bman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossam Merenhor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman lands a nice knee to the body.
Merenhor is breathing heavily.
Merenhor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bman prevents the takedown attempt.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Merenhor's face.
Bman tries to land a knee to the head but Merenhor blocks with his arms.
Bman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Merenhor avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Merenhor is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bman lands an elbow inside.
Bman slowing the pace effectively.
Bman missing with knees to the body.
Merenhor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bman slows down the pace here.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Merenhor's face.
Merenhor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bman smiles and moves away.
Merenhor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bman sprawls well. Bman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Merenhor gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bman taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Bman.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Bman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Merenhor tries to pull guard but Bman won't allow it.
Bman tries to land knees in the clinch but Merenhor avoids the damage to the body.
Bman prevents the takedown attempt.
Bman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Merenhor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bman unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bman slows down the pace here.
Bman with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bman.
Bman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Merenhor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bumble Bman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bman closes the distance and clinches.
Merenhor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Merenhor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Merenhor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Merenhor is defending well for now.
Merenhor looking for a takedown.
Merenhor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossam Merenhor.
Merenhor looking to slow down the pace here.
Bman stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bman scores a nice knee to the body.
Merenhor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bman just leaning against Merenhor, taking a breather.
Bman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Merenhor.
Merenhor wants a takedown.
Merenhor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalling in the clinch from Bman.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Merenhor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

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.
Merenhor managing to block the knees to the body from Bman.
Bman looking to throw knees to the head but Merenhor is blocking nicely.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Merenhor won't want to take too many of those.
Bumble Bman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Merenhor is defending well for now.
Merenhor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bman stalling against the cage.
Bman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Merenhor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bman has Merenhor pushed against the cage.
Bman seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Bman scores with a nice body kick.
Merenhor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bman closes the distance and clinches.
Merenhor looking for a takedown.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Merenhor's face.
Merenhor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Merenhor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merenhor letting Bman take a breather here.
Hossam Merenhor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bman lands a knee to the body.
Bman just leaning against Merenhor, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Merenhor avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bman clinches with his opponent.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bumble Bman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arona Blackburns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Dracon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arona Blackburns has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Blackburns
vs
Dracon

181 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arona Blackburns!
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, Amir Dracon!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dracon misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blackburns.
Dracon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blackburns tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackburns is looking to clinch but Dracon is avoiding it.
Dracon throws a head kick that misses.
Dracon misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blackburns.

Dracon moves into range and clinches up with Blackburns.

Dracon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Dracon misses.
Dracon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Amir Dracon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Dracon as Blackburns shoots in.
Dracon throws a jab when Blackburns was well out of range.
Dracon throws a lazy head kick
and Blackburns counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dracon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Blackburns is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Blackburns.
Blackburns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dracon but Dracon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blackburns has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arona Blackburns. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Arona Blackburns has been cut.

Dracon drops Blackburns with a nice combination! Dracon dives into Blackburns's guard, looking to finish!

Blackburns is rocked!
Dracon wants to control from the top but Blackburns keeps moving.
Oh Blackburns is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Dracon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Blackburns seems to have got his legs back now.
Dracon throws a head kick that misses
and Blackburns finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackburns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dracon.
Blackburns tries to land a leg kick but Dracon saw it coming and moves away.

Dracon drives through and clinches with Blackburns against the cage.
Dracon is pressed up against the cage. Blackburns has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dracon down to the mat. Dracon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blackburns throws a leg kick that misses.

Dracon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blackburns tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dracon is in Blackburns's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackburns is breathing heavily.
Blackburns has momentary wrist control but Dracon slips an elbow through the middle.
Dracon trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackburns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Blackburns looking for a guillotine here but Dracon defends easily.

Blackburns is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dracon passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dracon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dracon uses his free foot to push down on Blackburns's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Blackburns.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dracon looking to finish Blackburns with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blackburns!
Dracon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburns in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dracon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blackburns really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dracon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Arona Blackburns's cut is getting worse.
Dracon is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Blackburns goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Dracon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Amir Dracon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Theo Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Iron Maiden - The Trooper as his entrance music. Vitor Torres has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Theo Romeiro's chin.

Romeiro
vs
Torres

175 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

169 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Theo Romeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Torres!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romeiro is defended easily by Torres.
Romeiro shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Romeiro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Torres defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theo Romeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Romeiro tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.

Torres lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Torres is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romeiro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Torres moves nicely into side control.
Romeiro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Romeiro is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Torres has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Romeiro takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Torres tries to move into full mount but can't pass Romeiro's legs.
Romeiro is not content to let Torres control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Torres working the ground and pound but Romeiro is defending the strikes.
Torres landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Romeiro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Torres asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Torres working the ground and pound but Romeiro is defending the strikes.
Romeiro tries to escape but Torres is in control.
Romeiro wants to get back to his feet but Torres is dominant here and he's now got Romeiro's back!
Romeiro is breathing heavily.

Romeiro is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Romeiro preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Torres.
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.

Romeiro defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Romeiro wants to get back to his feet.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Torres. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
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!
Torres scores with punches to the body.

Romeiro showing good submission defense here.

Torres patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Romeiro has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Romeiro fending off the submission attempt from Torres.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romeiro wants to get back to his feet.

Romeiro manages to stand up with Torres still on his back. Eventually Torres drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Romeiro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Romeiro persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Romeiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torres but Torres pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Torres closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Romeiro to the mat! Romeiro manages to get full guard.
Romeiro wants to stand up but Torres is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Romeiro wants to stand and escape but Torres is having none of it.
Torres is standing up over Romeiro. Romeiro looks to escape but Torres dives into side control.
Torres is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Torres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Romeiro tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romeiro is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Torres dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Torres 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.
Torres trying to control but Romeiro is working from the bottom.
Torres won't allow Romeiro to get back to his feet.
Torres wants to control from the top but Romeiro keeps moving.
Torres with a nice head shot there.
Romeiro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torres is controlling him.
Torres trying to control but Romeiro is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Romeiro wants to stand but Torres is controlling the position.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romeiro can't keep his opponent in guard - Torres advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Torres is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Romeiro sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro wants to get back to his feet.
Torres controlling the action here.

Torres is working for a submission of some sort.

Romeiro manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Romeiro tries for a takedown but Torres circles away easily

and Torres counters with a shoot takedown. Romeiro fights it but they end up in guard.
Romeiro wants to stand up but Torres is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres distracts Romeiro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Romeiro wants to stand but Torres is controlling the position.
Romeiro being controlled here, momentarily.
Torres stops Romeiro from standing up.
Romeiro wants to get back to his feet but Torres passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is nestled in close to Romeiro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Romeiro is trying to stand.
Torres is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Romeiro!
Torres fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Torres looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Torres punching from mount but Romeiro doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Romeiro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romeiro wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Torres.

Torres looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Torres tries to control but Romeiro wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Torres looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Torres dominating with strikes here.
Torres sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Torres tries to control but Romeiro wriggling away.

Torres looking to secure an arm triangle but Romeiro defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Romeiro has his takedown stuffed

and Torres counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Torres.
Torres prevents Romeiro from getting back to his feet.
Torres postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Romeiro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torres is controlling him.
Torres is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Torres wants to control from the top but Romeiro keeps moving.
Torres looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vitor Torres was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Romeiro doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Torres counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torres drops down looking for an ankle pick but Romeiro pulls his leg out and moves away.

Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romeiro tries to score a body lock takedown but Torres shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theo Romeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres is working for takedown but Romeiro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Torres is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Romeiro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Torres is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Torres tries a body shot but Romeiro blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro tries to score a body lock takedown but Torres shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Torres jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romeiro walks away with a smile on his face. Torres gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Romeiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Torres counters with a takedown into side control.
Torres trying to control the action but Romeiro is working from the bottom.
Romeiro is trying to buck Torres off.
Romeiro is not content to let Torres control the position.
Romeiro defending against the ground and pound.
Romeiro is pushing Torres's head away, looking to escape. Torres manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres controls the position from side control.

Torres looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Romeiro wants to get back to his feet.

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

Torres stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro has his takedown stuffed

and Torres counters with a single leg into guard. Romeiro didn't expect that.
Torres wants to control from the top but Romeiro keeps moving.
Romeiro wants to stand but Torres is controlling the position.
Torres wants to control from the top but Romeiro keeps moving.
Torres landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romeiro wants to stand but Torres is controlling the position.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Romeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torres 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Torres!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troyer Edgecombe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jucenildo romero silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgecombe comes to the cage accompanied by Killling in the Name - Rage Against the Machine. The crowd seem to be enjoying romero silva's choice of entrance music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLMbQWhfQ2I. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Edgecombe
vs
romero silva

185 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Troyer Edgecombe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jucenildo romero silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
romero silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Edgecombe looks to score with a jab to the body but romero silva is just out of range.

Edgecombe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for romero silva!
Edgecombe controlling from the full mount.
Edgecombe raining down shots from the mount!
Edgecombe controlling from mount.
romero silva tries to reverse the position but Edgecombe maintains control.
Edgecombe 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.
Edgecombe controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgecombe'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.
Edgecombe raining down hammerfists from mount.
romero silva looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Edgecombe.
Edgecombe cracks romero silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgecombe works his way to his opponent's back.
Edgecombe is riding his opponent, not letting romero silva buck him off.

Edgecombe is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but romero silva won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Edgecombe off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Troyer Edgecombe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Borowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and celine damp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). celine damp told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Borowski
vs
damp

183 cm
20
186 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Hades ®
Hades ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Konrad Borowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, celine damp!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borowski avoids the head kick by damp.
damp looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
damp closes the distance and clinches up with Borowski, looking for a takedown. damp pushes Borowski against the cage but Borowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
damp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Borowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Borowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Borowski with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
damp shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Borowski.
Borowski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borowski'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.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
damp struggling a bit here.
Borowski controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Konrad Borowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Borowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Borowski lands a really nice looking cross but damp seems unphased.
Donk. Borowski catches damp right on the button with a cross.
Borowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Borowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
damp ducks right into an uppercut from Borowski.
damp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
damp misses with a takedown
and Borowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped damp in his tracks.
Borowski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Borowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck damp on the side of the head.
Borowski scores with a one two! damp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Nice combo by Borowski! Oh, that's hurt him - damp falls to the canvas and Borowski follows him into side control.

damp is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Borowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Borowski moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borowski tries to score with some ground and pound. damp controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Borowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
damp drops his hands momentarily and Borowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Borowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Borowski lands a head shot.
Borowski clobbers damp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
celine damp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Borowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borowski lands with a right hand.
damp is still on wobbly legs! Can Borowski finish him?

Borowski moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! damp goes down! Can Borowski finish him!?
Borowski stands and throws damp's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
damp seems to have recovered his senses.
damp is breathing heavily.

Borowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borowski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but damp is avoiding damage well.

Borowski is trying to get an arm triangle but damp is defending well.

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

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.
Borowski controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Borowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. damp knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Borowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Borowski happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
damp is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Borowski dominated that second round.
That's time! Borowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Borowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
damp shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Borowski stalks damp and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into damp's face. damp staggers backwards, shaken.
Borowski cracks damp with an open hand slap.
Borowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Borowski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That kick from Borowski tenderised damp's leg. damp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borowski scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borowski lands with a hook. damp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
celine damp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
damp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut there from Borowski.

damp tries to sprawl but Borowski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Borowski trying to mount his opponent but damp defends it.
Borowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that damp can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Borowski wants to free his trapped foot but damp is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Borowski is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Borowski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for damp!
Borowski controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borowski wants to take damp's back here but damp is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

Borowski is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. damp can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Borowski throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Konrad Borowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borowski throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Borowski controlling from mount.

Borowski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but damp is surviving well by controlling Borowski's body position as best he can.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Borowski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Mont Alvernne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Tomaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Mont Alvernne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mont Alvernne
vs
Tomaz

174 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

152 cm
23
139 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Hades ®
Hades ®

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Mont Alvernne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Braulio Tomaz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mont Alvernne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mont Alvernne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mont Alvernne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tomaz is looking to escape.
Tomaz tries to control Mont Alvernne's body but Mont Alvernne pushes him off. Tomaz squirms to his side and now Mont Alvernne has his back!

Mont Alvernne is looking for the choke from the back position but Tomaz is controlling his hands well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mont Alvernne has the hooks in. Tomaz is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Mont Alvernne passes his arm under Tomaz's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Tomaz taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Charlie Mont Alvernne!