M-1:Contenders PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Glover
vs
Sotiropoulos

167 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Glover!
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, Mike Sotiropoulos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotiropoulos wants to clinch up but Glover keeps it at a distance.
Sotiropoulos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sotiropoulos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.
Mike Sotiropoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Glover closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sotiropoulos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Glover. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Glover has an Americana. Sotiropoulos didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Glover is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Glover hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jeff Glover!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menezes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Russell
vs
Menezes

225 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Russell connects with a looping right hand.
Menezes looks for a takedown but Russell sprawls well.
Menezes tries for a takedown but Russell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Menezes needs to keep his hands up - Russell had a free shot at his head there.
Menezes shoots in but no luck this time.
Buck Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Menezes.
Russell cracks Menezes with a good jab.
A lazy left from Russell finds it's target.
Charles Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Russell scores with a jab to the body.
Menezes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Menezes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Menezes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Menezes looks gassed!
Russell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Menezes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Russell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes misses with a head shot.
Russell working to try and regain half guard.
Menezes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Russell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Russell wants to control but Menezes is having none of it.
Menezes raining down hammerfists from mount.
Menezes working the ground and pound effectively.
Russell is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes lands with some strikes.
Russell can't escape the position.
Menezes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!

Menezes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Russell has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Menezes with shots to the head and body - Russell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Menezes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Menezes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Menezes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Russell has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Russell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Menezes on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Russell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Menezes lands a nice shot to the head.
Russell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Menezes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Menezes cracks Russell with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Menezes!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vovchanin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Coller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coller has chosen Love the way you lie as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vovchanin
vs
Coller

185 cm
25
269 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
230 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Vovchanin!
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, Jack Coller!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanin shoots and misses
and Coller counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Igor Vovchanin has been cut.
Vovchanin looks to clinch
and Coller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Coller is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vovchanin has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Coller looking to secure an arm triangle but Vovchanin defends it well.

Coller with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Coller is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vovchanin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vovchanin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coller working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Coller is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Vovchanin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Vovchanin shrugs it off.

Vovchanin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Coller.

Coller is working for a guillotine from mount but Vovchanin frees his head quite easily.
Coller looks gassed!
Vovchanin is desperately trying to improve his position but Coller has a good base and remains in mount.

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.
Vovchanin wants to control but Coller is having none of it.

Coller working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Vovchanin tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Coller looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Vovchanin tries to hold on but Coller postures up.
Vovchanin is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coller moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Vovchanin has worked his arm free - good work by Vovchanin!
Vovchanin tries to buck Coller off but Coller is having none of it.

Coller wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vovchanin, who protects the arm well.
Vovchanin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vovchanin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Coller tries for a kimura but Vovchanin is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Vovchanin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vovchanin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Coller is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vovchanin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vovchanin is looking to control Coller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vovchanin avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovchanin tries to get to full guard but Coller has control of the leg.
Vovchanin regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Coller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Vovchanin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vovchanin tries to clinch but Coller moves away

and Coller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vovchanin's guard now.
Vovchanin is trying to control the position but Coller postures up.

Coller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Coller postures up.
Coller won't allow Vovchanin to get back to his feet.
Vovchanin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coller is one step ahead there.

Coller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vovchanin 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.
Coller is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coller postures up.

Coller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Coller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vovchanin controls Coller momentarily but Coller frees himself.

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.
Coller stopping the sweep attempt from Vovchanin.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Coller postures up.

Coller gets to his feet - Vovchanin follows without any prompting.

Vovchanin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vovchanin wants to take a breather but Coller is having none of it.
Coller wants to get back to his feet.
Coller is refusing to be controlled, as Vovchanin sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coller wants to get back to his feet.
Coller is not content to let Vovchanin control the position.

Igor Vovchanin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vovchanin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Coller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vovchanin's guard.

Coller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Coller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coller stopping the sweep attempt from Vovchanin.
Vovchanin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Vovchanin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coller is aware though and is defending well.
Vovchanin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Coller tries to free his leg and advance position but Vovchanin is retaining full guard.
Coller stopping the sweep attempt from Vovchanin.

Coller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Coller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Vovchanin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Coller drops his hands momentarily and Vovchanin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vovchanin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Coller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vovchanin won't be happy with that.

Coller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vovchanin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Coller is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vovchanin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coller.
Coller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Coller is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coller prevents Vovchanin from improving his position.

Coller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vovchanin sees it coming and defends easily.

Coller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vovchanin is trying to stand.

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.
Vovchanin gets back to full guard.
Coller won't allow Vovchanin to sweep him here.

Coller postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vovchanin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Coller, into his guard.
Vovchanin advances position into side control!
Jack Coller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vovchanin trying to control the position but Coller is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vovchanin stands up and beckons Coller to his feet.
Igor Vovchanin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vovchanin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Coller. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vovchanin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

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.
Vovchanin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Coller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vovchanin's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Vovchanin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vovchanin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Vovchanin wants to stand up but Coller is controlling him.

Coller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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

Coller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Coller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coller 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Coller!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander has chosen Not Ready to Die - Demon Hunter as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Winchester
vs
Alexander

175 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Winchester!
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, James Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Winchester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alexander circles away quickly and effectively.
Winchester swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alexander makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Winchester really felt that one!
Alexander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winchester.
Winchester is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Winchester shuts the power down on Alexander. Lights out, game over! Winchester is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruno Winchester!