VT - Genesis PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Semenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jr Larryboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Jr Larryboy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Semenko
vs
Jr Larryboy

183 cm
19
213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

210 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Semenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Jr Larryboy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larryboy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Semenko circles away.
Semenko lands with a slapping head kick.

Semenko pushes Larryboy up against the cage in a clinch.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larryboy.

Larryboy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Larryboy trying to pass the guard but Semenko defending well.

Larryboy decides to stand and escape the position.
Semenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Larryboy tries to clinch but Semenko moves away

and Semenko counters with a head kick that drops Larryboy - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Larryboy is rocked!
Semenko controlling the pace.
Larryboy is still in real trouble! Can Semenko finish him?
Larryboy won't allow Semenko to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Larryboy! More strikes land and this one is all over! Semenko jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Semenko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Algernon Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry FitzThromart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mustard
vs
FitzThromart

167 cm
19
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Algernon Mustard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Larry FitzThromart!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustard moves out of range of the body kick from FitzThromart.

Mustard scores with a takedown into FitzThromart's guard.
Mustard tries to free his leg and advance position but FitzThromart is retaining full guard.
Mustard trying to control but FitzThromart is working from the bottom.
Mustard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
FitzThromart keeping full guard, as Mustard tries to pass.
FitzThromart controls Mustard momentarily but Mustard frees himself.
FitzThromart keeping moving, preventing Mustard from controlling successfully.
FitzThromart is trying to keep Mustard in close.
Mustard wants to control from the top but FitzThromart keeps moving.
FitzThromart looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mustard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
FitzThromart wants to control but Mustard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
FitzThromart gets full guard.
Mustard prevents FitzThromart from getting back to his feet.

FitzThromart has his foot on Mustard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mustard works his way back into a safe position though.
Mustard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mustard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mustard looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustard lands a couple of elbows.
Mustard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
FitzThromart is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mustard thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
FitzThromart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mustard controlling from the top position.
Mustard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Algernon Mustard just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Mustard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
FitzThromart gets full guard.
Mustard trying to control the position from guard on top but FitzThromart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustard is working FitzThromart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mustard forces his way into half guard.
FitzThromart is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mustard scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Algernon Mustard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

FitzThromart closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
FitzThromart wants to stand but Mustard is controlling his arm.
Mustard gets back to half guard.
FitzThromart tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mustard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mustard gets back to full guard.
Mustard is trying to control the position but FitzThromart postures up.
Mustard is pulling down on FitzThromart's head to control his posture.
FitzThromart preventing the sweep.
FitzThromart is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard is controlling FitzThromart's posture.
FitzThromart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mustard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mustard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
FitzThromart is trying to maintain the position but Mustard is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mustard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
FitzThromart won't allow Mustard to pass to mount.
FitzThromart is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Mustard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mustard working over FitzThromart with some ground and pound. FitzThromart looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Algernon Mustard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mustard trying to pass the guard but FitzThromart defending well.
FitzThromart trying to hold on to Mustard's head to control him but Mustard postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Mustard seems content to control.
FitzThromart is trying to stand up here but Mustard is controlling him well.
Mustard is controlling the pace.
Mustard trying to mount his opponent but FitzThromart defends it.
Mustard passes to full mount!

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.
Mustard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can FitzThromart hang on?
Mustard raining down shots from the mount!
Mustard controlling his opponent.
Mustard is landing with some decent strikes but FitzThromart is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mustard with shots to the head and body - FitzThromart looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mustard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

FitzThromart is rocked!
Mustard postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked FitzThromart badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Mustard around the waist but Mustard pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Mustard is the winner by TKO! Mustard jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Algernon Mustard!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Sii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sii
vs
Lee

175 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Slaughterhouse Nutrition

Fighters Edge

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Greg Sii!
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, Ken Lee!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sii 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.
Sii is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lee is trying to hold Sii in close to prevent damage but Sii has managed to pass into half guard.
Sii moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee trying to control but Sii flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Sii controlling from the back.
Sii thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Lee trying to control the action but Sii just sinks the hooks in.
Lee rolls, trying to escape but Sii keeps control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the hands but Sii won't let him.
Sii has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lee's body.
Lee tries to escape but Sii has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

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.
Lee trying to control the position but Sii manages to sink in the hooks.
Sii is hanging on to Lee's back as he tries to escape.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Lee has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sii biding his time, looking for the opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sii.
Sii controls the action.
Lee tries to break free.
Sii is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee rolls, trying to escape but Sii keeps control of the position.
Lee trying to control but not successfully.
Sii is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lee. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Sii is working the ground and pound. Can Lee escape?
Lee tries to escape the position.
Sii is riding his opponent, not letting Lee buck him off.
Lee covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sii lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Lee trying to control the hands but Sii breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee looks to land a left hand but Sii moved out of range nicely.

Sii shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sii was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sii controlling the pace for now.
Lee can't escape the position.
Lee wants to control but Sii is having none of it.
Sii controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sii is pulling down on Lee's head to control his posture.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Sii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Sii!
Lee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sii puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lee is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sii jumps into side control!
Lee is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a few strikes from the bottom but Sii takes advantage and mounts!
Lee tries to lock up and control but Sii gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but Sii has a good base and remains in mount.
Lee wants to control but Sii is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sii lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sii content just to control the position here.
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
Lee tries to hold on but Sii postures up.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
Sii controlling the position easily from mount.

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.
Sii putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sii controlling from the full mount.
Lee wants to hold on but Sii pushes him away.
Sii has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sii looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Sii dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

A punch combination from Sii misses.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Sii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee throws a jab when Sii was well out of range.
Lee tries to clinch but Sii is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to move into range but Sii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Sii circles away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Sii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sii keeps the fight on the outside.
Sii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Sii's head back.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee wants to clinch.
Ken Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sii misses with a hook.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee is looking to clinch but Sii is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sii misses with a straight right.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee shoots and misses

and Sii counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lee!
Sii controlling his opponent.
Sii avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Sii tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
You get the feeling that Lee really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sii takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee wants to hold on but Sii pushes him away.
Sii looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sii seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with.
Sii'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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sii content just to control the position here.
Sii cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Ken Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greg Sii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sii content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Sii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sii, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Sii!