Balls of Steel PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Benotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Nich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nich's choice of entrance music: This Calling. Tommy Nich will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Benotti
vs
Nich

180 cm
21
240 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Attliction Inc. - badass sold out last night....

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Benotti!
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, Tommy Nich!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nich gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Benotti looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Nich has his feet on Benotti's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Nich clinches.
Nich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nich is looking to break free of the clinch but Benotti has double underhooks.
Nich wants to get back to striking at distance but Benotti won't allow it.
Nich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nich is looking to break free of the clinch but Benotti has double underhooks.

Nich breaks from the clinch.
Nich tries to clinch but Benotti is having none of it.
Nich misses with the combination.

Nich fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Benotti sprawls well initially but Nich persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nich wants to get back to his feet.
Nich prevents Benotti from improving his position.
Nich controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benotti trying to hold on to Nich's head to control him but Nich postures up.
Benotti landing a few short strikes.
Benotti trying to control from the bottom.
Nich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Benotti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nich is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Benotti is refusing to be controlled, as Nich sits in half guard.
Benotti wants to control but Nich is keeping busy.
Nich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Benotti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Nich bucks up and throws Benotti to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
A punch combination from Nich misses.
Benotti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nich counters with a left to the body.

Nich gets caught flat footed, as Benotti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Benotti stopping the sweep attempt from Nich.
Benotti trying to control the position from guard on top but Nich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benotti stays in close to Nich's body and controls the position.
Benotti prevents Nich from getting back to his feet.
Nich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nich throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Benotti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nich throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Benotti wants to stand and escape but instead Nich has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nich misses with a straight right.

Nich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nich just leaning against Benotti, taking a breather.
Benotti wants a takedown but no success here.

Nich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benotti moves away from the strike by Nich.
Nich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Benotti counters with a takedown into side control.
Nich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nich tries to improve position but can't.
Benotti tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nich is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Benotti is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benotti scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nich seems a little lost for a moment, as Benotti dominates the positioning.
Benotti trying to control the action but Nich is working from the bottom.
Benotti in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benotti is looking to take a break and control but Nich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lucio Benotti will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Benotti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nich as he jumps to the side.
Lucio Benotti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Benotti shoots in and bounces Nich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nich controlling from mount.
Benotti tries to hold on but Nich postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nich has isolated one of Benotti's arms. Benotti looking to fight him off but Nich twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Nich!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scorpion Sting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sting comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Pow. Kurt Angle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sting
vs
Angle

190 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scorpion Sting!
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, Kurt Angle!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Angle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Angle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Angle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Angle lands with a punch from half guard.
Angle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sting with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Angle trying to mount his opponent but Sting defends it.
Sting could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Angle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Angle working over Sting with some ground and pound. Sting looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Angle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angle working over Sting with some ground and pound. Sting looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Angle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sting. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Angle is trying to control the action in half guard but Sting is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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. Angle connects with a nice short shot to Sting's temple.
Angle trying to control from half guard but Sting is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Angle lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle trying to control the action but Sting is working from the bottom.
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. Angle connects with a nice short shot to Sting's temple.
Angle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sting regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sting utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Angle prevents Sting from getting back to his feet.
Angle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sting utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sting preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Angle postures up in Sting's guard and throws a big left but Sting blocks it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sting tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Angle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sting is fending him off so far but Angle persists. Nope, Sting circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

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.
Angle blocks a head kick by Sting.
Sting fails with an attempt to clinch.
Angle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sting is breathing heavily.
Angle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Angle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sting swivels and escapes.
Scorpion Sting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Angle.

Sting gets caught flat footed, as Angle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Angle wants to control from the top but Sting keeps moving.
Angle throws a strike but Sting rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Angle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sting tries to free his leg and advance position but Angle is retaining full guard.
Angle striking off his back but it's not causing Sting any problems.
Sting would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Angle wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Angle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sting tries to roll over but Angle keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Angle.
Angle stalling away here and it's allowed Sting to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Angle throws a strike but Sting rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Angle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sting is one step ahead there.
Angle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting passes Angle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Angle strikes from the bottom but Sting passes into mount!
Angle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sting takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Angle covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Sting not allowing Angle to control his hands.
Angle is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Angle 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.

Angle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sting moves in looking to clinch but Angle pushes him off.
Sting stuffs the takedown.
Sting moves in looking to clinch but Angle pushes him off.
Sting lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sting tries to clinch up but Angle circles away and keeps his distance.
Sting tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sting looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Sting with that takedown attempt.

Angle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sting's guard.
Angle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Angle stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Sting has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Angle manages to get his head free but now Sting has transitioned to an armbar! Angle grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Sting! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scorpion Sting!