Reconquista 2:Challenge PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Harris
vs
Kharitonov

183 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
27
193 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kharitonov.

Harris shoots in and bounces Kharitonov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Kharitonov is keeping the position.
Harris pushes down on Kharitonov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kharitonov's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kharitonov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kharitonov is trying to stand.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kharitonov is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Harris there.
Harris 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.
Harris stops Kharitonov from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kharitonov looks gassed!
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Harris in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kharitonov tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Harris!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cliff Harris!

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FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yunjiro Orca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samiro Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orca comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Kahric comes into a darkened arena with his song building. B00M kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Orca
vs
Kahric

193 cm
28
214 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

192 cm
27
210 lbs
6 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yunjiro Orca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samiro Kahric!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kahric takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kahric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kahric wants to clinch.
Samiro Kahric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orca cracks the inside of Kahric's front leg.
Kahric tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Orca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kahric doesn't manage to clinch there - Orca circles away.
Kahric looks to land a combination but Orca avoids it well.
Kahric wants to clinch up but Orca keeps it at a distance.
Kahric slaps away a takedown attempt from Orca, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kahric throws a body punch but Orca moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric throws a push kick but Orca slaps the foot to one side.
Orca throws a sloppy head kick and Kahric moves out of range easily.

Orca closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Orca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Orca scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kahric wants to get back to full guard.
Kahric punching from the bottom.
It looks like Orca is going to stand back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Orca lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Orca is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kahric is just riding it out for now. Orca eventually gives up the hold.
Orca knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kahric on the ground.
Kahric is pressing down on Orca's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orca cracks Kahric with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orca trying to control the position from guard on top but Kahric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kahric can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Orca controls the pace.
Kahric looks gassed!

Orca 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kahric is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orca is aware though and is defending well.
Orca forces his way into half guard.
Orca wants to take a breather but Kahric is having none of it.
Orca thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Kahric actively working from the bottom here.
Orca trying to control the action but Kahric is working from the bottom.

Orca wants to work for an arm triangle but Kahric is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahric on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Orca wants to stand up but Kahric is controlling the position.
Orca tries to pass to full mount but Kahric defends it.
Orca landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Orca stands up out of the 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!
An inside leg kick lands from Orca.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Orca instigates a clinch.

Orca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orca lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kahric stuffs the takedown.
Kahric stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kahric wants it to stay on the feet.
Orca tries a head kick but it misses.
Orca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kahric tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kahric misses with a hook to the body

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

Orca working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Orca lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kahric down.
Kahric is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orca prevents Kahric from escaping the position.
Orca is looking to take a break and control but Kahric is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kahric prevents Orca from moving into mount.
Kahric manages to get back to half guard.
Kahric gets back to full guard.

Kahric throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Orca stands and steps away. Kahric gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orca throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Samiro Kahric has been cut.
Orca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orca misses with a two punch combination.
Orca closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orca lands with a kick to the ribs.
Orca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orca lands a high kick!

Orca scores with a takedown into Kahric's guard.
Kahric wants to sweep here but Orca controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orca showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Orca trying to control but Kahric is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Yunjiro Orca wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Orca shoots in looking for a takedown but Kahric manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orca's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunjiro Orca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Orca scores with a head kick. Kahric tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orca fails with a takedown attempt.
Orca lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yunjiro Orca is winning the standup battle so far.
Orca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Orca lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orca shoots in looking for a takedown but Kahric manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orca's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kahric takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yunjiro Orca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samiro Kahric's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kahric gets tackled into the cage by Orca. Orca maintains the clinch.
Kahric tries to break the clinch but Orca is controlling the position.
Orca tries to pull guard but Kahric won't allow it.
Kahric is trying to force a seperation but Orca has the dominant position.
Orca crunches a lovely knee into Kahric's ribcage.
Kahric jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Orca walks away with a smile on his face. Kahric gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Orca blocks the body kick.
Kahric misses with a kick to the body.
Orca moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kahric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Orca darts in and clinches Kahric up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orca manages to break the clinch.
Orca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orca's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Orca duly obliges.

Orca pushes Kahric up against the cage in a clinch.

Orca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kahric pinned against the cage. Kahric gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Orca shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Orca showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orca slips a nice elbow through Kahric's hands, connecting with Kahric's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Orca is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kahric defends it well.
Orca is looking to take a break and control but Kahric is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Orca seems to be looking for submissions.
Orca working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orca is trying to work for a kimura but Kahric is defending well.
Kahric pushes Orca off looking to stand but Orca dives back in and keeps control.

Orca is working for a submission of some sort.

Orca decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Yunjiro Orca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orca feints a jab promting Kahric to slip. Orca then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kahric slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orca lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orca.
Orca fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunjiro Orca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahric throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Orca counters with a nice leg kick.
Orca lands with a slapping head kick.
Orca throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orca works over Kahric's head and body with a nice combination.
Samiro Kahric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yunjiro Orca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orca 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Yunjiro Orca!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Yunjiro Orca!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Yunjiro Orca!

Yunjiro Orca wins by unanimous decision!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamil Basaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marciano
vs
Basaev

185 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shamil Basaev!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basaev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marciano misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Basaev misses.
Basaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Basaev tries to work over Marciano's front leg with a kick but Marciano checks it.
Basaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Basaev lands a left and a right that send Marciano crashing to the mat, dazed. Basaev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Randy Marciano has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano tries to bum rush Basaev with a series of wild strikes but Basaev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Basaev circles away quickly and effectively.

Marciano tries to keep at a distance but Basaev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Basaev is trying to break the clinch but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Basaev lands a nice uppercut.
Basaev is working Marciano over against the cage.
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Basaev lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Basaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Basaev tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
Basaev lands with a right to the head.
Basaev pushes Marciano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Basaev.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Marciano keeps control of Basaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Basaev is trying to push Marciano away but Marciano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Basaev can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Basaev.
Basaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Marciano has double underhooks.
Basaev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Basaev can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Basaev lands a hook that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
A short body shot lands from Basaev as the two fighters clinch.
Basaev wants to break free but Marciano has control.
Marciano letting Basaev take a breather here.
A short left from Basaev.
Basaev scores with a shoulder strike.

Basaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Basaev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Basaev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marciano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Basaev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marciano, pushing him back against the cage.
Basaev tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basaev scores with a shoulder strike.
Basaev works on Marciano's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Basaev.
Basaev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Basaev avoiding damage.
Basaev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Basaev lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basaev working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Basaev.
Basaev lands a big right hand that drops Marciano! The killer instinct kicks in and Basaev finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Basaev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamil Basaev!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Judo Flip kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lenny Jack has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jack
vs
Freeman

190 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lenny Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freeman.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Jack throws a low kick but Freeman moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.

Jack looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Freeman has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jack doesn't defend quickly enough and Freeman has managed to lock this one up! Can Jack escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Freeman on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Huey Freeman!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armondo Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes to the cage accompanied by Senses Fail - Choke On This. Armondo Rodriguez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rodriguez
vs
Smith

193 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armondo Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodriguez as he avoids it easily.
Rodriguez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rodriguez jabs at Smith's body.
Smith looks gassed!

Rodriguez drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rodriguez is looking for the KO!

Smith is rocked!

It looks like Daniel Smith has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez steps in with a hook that catches Smith right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Rodriguez follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Smith looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armondo Rodriguez!