LHW GRAND PRIX RD 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike McKinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beaver Buzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKinley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Swing That Tambourine. Buzz has chosen System of A Down- Attack as his entrance music. Mike McKinley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McKinley
vs
Buzz

185 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

184 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike McKinley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beaver Buzz!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McKinley 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.
Buzz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McKinley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McKinley 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.
Buzz keeping moving, preventing McKinley from controlling successfully.
McKinley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buzz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

McKinley gets to his feet - Buzz follows without any prompting.

McKinley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKinley. Buzz does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKinley scores with a jab to the body.
Buzz throws a head kick that misses.
Buzz tries a head kick but it misses.
Buzz tries to clinch but McKinley is having none of it.

McKinley rushes Buzz and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McKinley pulls guard successfully.

McKinley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

McKinley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McKinley controls Buzz momentarily but Buzz frees himself.
Buzz looks gassed!

McKinley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

McKinley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Buzz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Buzz manages to get himself to full guard.
McKinley looking to pass the guard.
Buzz keeping moving, preventing McKinley from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzz wants to stand up but McKinley is controlling him.
McKinley looking to pass the guard.
McKinley trying to control but Buzz is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Buzz wants to stand up but McKinley is controlling him.
McKinley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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

McKinley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by McKinley.

McKinley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

McKinley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike McKinley 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.

Buzz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McKinley swivels and escapes.
Mike McKinley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McKinley clinches with his opponent.

McKinley has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Buzz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
McKinley is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Buzz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from McKinley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley is striking from the back but Buzz escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
McKinley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buzz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Buzz is staying active underneath McKinley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

McKinley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Buzz is just riding it out for now. McKinley eventually gives up the hold.
Buzz is staying active underneath McKinley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McKinley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Buzz tries to clinch there but McKinley circles away.
McKinley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

McKinley scores with a takedown into Buzz's guard.
McKinley looking to pass the guard.
McKinley is working hard here to advance position.

McKinley drops back looking for a leg! Buzz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Buzz manages to kick McKinley off! McKinley jumps back into Buzz's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinley throwing strikes from guard but Buzz blocks nicely.

Buzz is working an open guard so McKinley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buzz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buzz moves in looking to clinch but McKinley pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike McKinley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

McKinley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

McKinley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McKinley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Buzz is pushing McKinley's head away, looking to escape. McKinley manages to hold on to the position though.
McKinley is looking to take a break and control but Buzz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from McKinley crashes against the mat.

McKinley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Buzz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

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.
Buzz tries to escape but McKinley is in control.

McKinley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

McKinley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Buzz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley looking to control but instead Buzz has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKinley is tying to control. Buzz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McKinley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mike McKinley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buzz wants to get back to his feet.
McKinley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

McKinley seems to be looking for submissions.
McKinley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Beaver Buzz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McKinley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McKinley 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McKinley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rum Shaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joseph shelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Shaker
vs
shelley

183 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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, Rum Shaker!
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, joseph shelley!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

shelley 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.
shelley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
shelley throwing shots but missing, from side control.

shelley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
shelley moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Shaker dodges the ground and pound from shelley.
Shaker dodges the ground and pound from shelley.
shelley wants to control but Shaker is keeping him busy.
shelley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

shelley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shaker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shaker defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker pushes shelley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, shelley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
shelley throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
shelley shoots in for a takedown but Shaker shows good takedown defense.
Shaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rum Shaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two 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.
shelley shoots in looking for a takedown. Shaker tries to sprawl out of it but shelley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shaker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but shelley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shaker moves in looking to clinch but shelley pushes him off.
Shaker is looking to clinch.
shelley shoots in for a takedown but Shaker shows good takedown defense.
Rum Shaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joseph shelley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
shelley dodges the punch combination from Shaker.
shelley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shaker.
Shaker scores with a three punch combo!
Shaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but shelley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shaker throws a right and a left that shelley avoids nicely.
Shaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

shelley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
shelley is taking a breather. Shaker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for shelley on the ground.

shelley is working for a kimura here but Shaker manages to reverse the position and he's now in shelley's guard.
Shaker wants to stand but shelley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
shelley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
shelley looks gassed!

shelley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shaker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shaker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
shelley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shaker manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joseph shelley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shaker's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shaker duly obliges.
Shaker throws a right hand that shelley ducks under and follows up with a left that shelley also avoids with ease.
Shaker throws a series of punches but shelley avoids them all with ease.
Shaker throws a right hand that shelley ducks under and follows up with a left that shelley also avoids with ease.
Shaker throws a series of punches but shelley avoids them all with ease.
Rum Shaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
shelley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shaker but Shaker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shaker looks to land a combination but shelley avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shelley dodges the punch combination from Shaker.
shelley lands with a thumping leg kick.
shelley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shaker stuffs the takedown attempt from shelley. shelley gets slowly back to his feet.

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.
A punch combination from Shaker misses.
Shaker misses with the combination.
Shaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shaker throws a nice looking combination but shelley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Shaker gets caught flat footed, as shelley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
shelley trying to control but Shaker is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
shelley slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

shelley is looking for a kimura but Shaker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for shelley to get the leverage.
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. shelley connects with a nice short shot to Shaker's temple.
shelley is keen to just control but Shaker is a slippery customer.

Shaker makes his way to full guard, as shelley worked for a kimura.
shelley trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as shelley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
shelley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
shelley passes into half guard.
shelley stops Shaker from getting back to his feet.

shelley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
shelley prevents Shaker from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, shelley seems content to control.

shelley is trying to work for a kimura but Shaker is defending well.
Shaker is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joseph shelley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Shaker misses with the combination.

shelley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
shelley trying to control but Shaker is working from the bottom.
shelley postures up in Shaker's guard and throws a big left but Shaker blocks it.
shelley advances to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
shelley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shaker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shaker is refusing to be controlled, as shelley sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shelley trying to pass the guard but Shaker defending well.
shelley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shaker swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Shaker.
Shaker tries to clinch but shelley moves out of range.

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.
shelley swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaker.
shelley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

shelley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
shelley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaker keeps working.
shelley thows a huge punch but Shaker dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
shelley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
shelley prevents Shaker from standing back up.

shelley decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Shaker throws a right hand that shelley ducks under and follows up with a left that shelley also avoids with ease.

shelley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. shelley showed some decent athleticism there.
shelley uses his free foot to push down on Shaker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shaker.
joseph shelley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
shelley trying to control but Shaker is having none of it.
shelley controlling from the full mount.
Shaker is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, shelley has taken his back.

shelley looking for the RNC.
Rum Shaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
shelley tries to get the hooks in deep but Shaker pushed the leg off.

And that's the end of the fight!
joseph shelley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got shelley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joseph shelley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassiano Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor has chosen Enigma - Hello and welcome as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Sanchez
vs
Victor

178 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
178 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassiano Victor!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Chris Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Victor cracks Sanchez with an uppercut from hell and Sanchez crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Victor's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Sanchez is rocked!

Victor stands up and waves to Sanchez to follow him.
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!
A jab lands there for Victor.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Victor circles away.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanchez walks into a jab.

Chris Sanchez's cut is getting worse.
Victor cracks Sanchez with an uppercut from hell and Sanchez crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Victor's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Sanchez is rocked!
Victor looking to pass the guard.
Victor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Victor works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Victor stands up and beckons Sanchez to join him on the feet.
Victor rushes Sanchez with punches - Sanchez moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Sanchez goes down! Victor follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cassiano Victor!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Austin Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lae Praye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Praye has chosen Dragula as his entrance music. Lae Praye is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Justice
vs
Praye

175 cm
21
162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

157 cm
24
163 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lae Praye!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Praye.
Justice shoots in but Praye avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Justice 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.
Praye wants to stand and escape but Justice is having none of it.
Praye has momentary wrist control but Justice slips an elbow through the middle.

Justice thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Justice stops Praye from standing up.
Justice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Justice prevents Praye from getting back to his feet.
Justice distracts Praye with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Justice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Praye trying to control the position.
Praye keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Justice fails to land the takedown.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Praye gets the takedown into side control.

Praye decides to stand back up.

Praye gets caught flat footed, as Justice shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Praye has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Justice is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Praye.
Praye pushes Justice away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Justice gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Praye is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Praye pushes Justice away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Justice gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Justice is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Praye has escaped the position, nice work there.
Praye really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Praye wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Justice is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Praye knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Justice will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Justice landing a few strikes.

Praye throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice shoots and misses
and Praye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a hook but Praye blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Praye blocks the low kick.
Praye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice shoots and misses
and Praye counters with a three punch combo that has Justice backing up. Justice nods at Praye to acknowledge the strikes.
Justice with a poor takedown
and Praye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justice is breathing heavily.
Praye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Praye feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down.
Praye misses with a two punch combination.
Justice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Praye is out of range.
Justice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Praye was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Praye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Justice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Justice throws and elbow that misses. Praye uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Justice's guard. Nice move by Praye!

Praye stands and steps away. Justice gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lae Praye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Justice is fending him off so far but Praye persists. Nope, Justice circles away and we're back to standing.
Justice tries to land a leg kick but Praye saw it coming and moves away.
Praye missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice misses with a low kick as Praye jumps back.
Praye tries for a takedown but Justice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Praye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Justice is fending him off so far but Praye persists. Nope, Justice circles away and we're back to standing.
Justice is looking to score with low kicks.
Praye has a takedown stuffed.

Praye gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice is in close to Praye's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Praye keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.
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 Austin Justice will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Praye thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt

and Praye decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Justice's guard.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Praye from controlling successfully.

Justice is looking for a triangle but Praye pushes his legs off easily.

Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Praye doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Praye manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Justice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Praye won't allow Justice to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praye would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Justice throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Justice 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.
Praye trying to stand up but can't free himself from Justice's guard.
Justice 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.
Praye preventing the sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Praye bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Justice is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praye is looking to take a break and control but Justice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Praye decides to stand up, so the ref orders Justice to his feet.
Justice misses with a takedown

and Praye counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Justice's guard now.
Praye wants to stand and escape but instead Justice has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Justice works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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!
Praye pushes Justice off but Justice dives into side control.
Justice misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice working the ground and pound but Praye is defending the strikes.
Praye tries to escape but Justice is in control.
Justice has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Praye!
Justice lands with some strikes.

Praye bucks up and throws Justice to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Justice misses with a takedown attempt

so Praye counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Justice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lae Praye has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice is striking but Praye is not phased and passes to half guard.
Praye tries to stand and escape but Justice is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice regains full guard. Nicely done.
Praye must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Praye has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Justice is proving hard to escape from.

Praye wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Justice's closed guard. He's half up but Justice has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Justice pivots and extends the arm, Praye falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Justice! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Austin Justice!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiburcio Bartolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bartolo
vs
Rutten

177 cm
22
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Demonic Drugs (New 155 product on Jan 3rd)
Team S.W.A.T.

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiburcio Bartolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bartolo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rutten lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Bartolo crumples to the floor! Rutten milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bas Rutten!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kraven Meatballs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kraven Meatballs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Meatballs
vs
Capone

189 cm
22
209 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kraven Meatballs!
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, Al Capone!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meatballs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meatballs sends Capone crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Meatballs is motioning to the referee to let Capone up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Al Capone has been cut.
Capone circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Meatballs. Capone falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Meatballs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kraven Meatballs!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Yared (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mousasi
vs
Yared

183 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gegard Mousasi!
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, Renato Yared!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yared misses with a wild combination.
Nice combo by Mousasi! Oh, that's hurt him - Yared falls to the canvas and Mousasi follows him into side control.

Yared is rocked!

It looks like Renato Yared has been cut.
Mousasi tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Yared is still in real trouble! Can Mousasi finish him?
Yared wants to control but Mousasi postures up.
Yared seems to have recovered his senses.
Mousasi wants to stand but Yared has his arm trapped.

Mousasi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mousasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yared.
Yared scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mousasi tries to clinch but Yared is having none of it.
Mousasi tries to clinch up.
Mousasi tries to clinch up.
Gegard Mousasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to clinch.
Mousasi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yared makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mousasi really felt that one!
Nice sprawl there from Mousasi as Yared shoots in.
Mousasi looks to clinch
and Yared counters with a head kick. That will keep Mousasi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mousasi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Yared counters by clinching up.
Yared lands an elbow inside that Mousasi shrugs off.

It looks like Gegard Mousasi has been cut.
Mousasi prevents the takedown attempt.

Yared manages to break the clinch.
Mousasi clinches but Yared breaks the clinch

and Yared counters by moving into the clinch.
Yared comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yared lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mousasi tries to break the clinch but Yared is controlling the position.
Yared crunches a lovely knee into Mousasi's ribcage.
Mousasi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mousasi is breathing heavily.
Yared tries for a takedown but Mousasi manages to get underhooks.
Gegard Mousasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Yared.
Yared pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Yared escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mousasi tries to clinch but Yared moves away
and Yared counters with a three punch combo that has Mousasi backing up. Mousasi nods at Yared to acknowledge the strikes.
Yared scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yared misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mousasi misses with a double jab
and Yared counters with a big head kick but Mousasi shrugs it off.
Mousasi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yared counters with a head kick.
Mousasi darts in trying to clinch
and Yared counters with a good low kick that Mousasi was not able to check.
Yared walks into a jab.
Gegard Mousasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousasi falls off balance throwing a combination

and Yared counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mousasi is looking to get back to is feet but Yared passes into side control.

Yared has hold of Mousasi's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Mousasi seems comfortable defending it but Yared has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Mousasi is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Mousasi is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Yared couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renato Yared!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armen Tanzarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Byson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tanzarian might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Steve Winwood - Higher Love. Mike Byson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Tanzarian
vs
Byson

190 cm
24
202 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GummIberry Nutrition

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Armen Tanzarian!
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, Mike Byson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tanzarian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Byson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tanzarian gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Tanzarian works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tanzarian controlling from the top position.
Byson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tanzarian is controlling him.

Tanzarian gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byson.
Tanzarian takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Byson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byson scores with a three punch combo!

Tanzarian is rocked!
Byson misses with the combination.
Oh Tanzarian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Byson misses with a series of wild punches.
Armen Tanzarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byson misses with the combination.
Byson throws a right hand that Tanzarian ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanzarian also avoids with ease.
Byson throws a nice looking combination but Tanzarian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanzarian seems to have got his legs back now.
Byson scores with a three punch combo!
Byson misses with a two punch combination.
Byson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tanzarian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byson lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Tanzarian can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Byson and Tanzarian drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Byson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Byson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Cloverleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla comes to the cage accompanied by Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carolla
vs
Cloverleaf

198 cm
24
211 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

194 cm
24
210 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Alpha-Omega
Organic Peak Performance - $6 Stamina! $8 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Cloverleaf!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloverleaf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carolla scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Ken Cloverleaf has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Carolla as he connects with a hook.
Cloverleaf misses with a body kick.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Carolla! Cloverleaf is backing up but he can't get away as Carolla lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Cloverleaf and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adam Carolla!
Adam Carolla retains his light heavyweight title!