IFC 14: Lightweight Revealed PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Braulio Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braulio Baptista has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Baptista
vs
Belfort

183 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Braulio Baptista!
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, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
Baptista gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Braulio Baptista has been cut.
Baptista dodges the punch combination from Belfort.
Belfort throws a right hand that Baptista ducks under and follows up with a left that Baptista also avoids with ease.
Baptista throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort looks to land a combination. Baptista sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice jab there from Baptista.
Belfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of Baptista 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baptista showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belfort.
Belfort moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Belfort. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baptista looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Baptista is trying to work for a kimura but Belfort is defending well.

Baptista is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Baptista is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Baptista has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Belfort defend it? Baptista steps over the head and cranks it - Belfort is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Baptista!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Braulio Baptista!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Inhosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inhosa comes to the cage accompanied by Frank Sinatra - Thats Life. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Inhosa
vs
Tank

189 cm
19
203 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
29
205 lbs
7 - 15 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Inhosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Tank!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inhosa catches Tank with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Tank shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Inhosa's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tank lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tank stops Inhosa from standing up.
Tank must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tank stops Inhosa from standing up.
Tank lands a couple of digs.
Inhosa wants to stand but Tank is controlling the position.
Tank throws a big right hand that misses.
Tank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tank distracts Inhosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tank postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tank prevents Inhosa from getting back to his feet.
Tank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tank lands a couple of digs.
Tank landing some decent shots from guard.
Tank is working Inhosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Inhosa wants to stand but Tank is controlling the position.
Tank content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tank wants to pass the guard but Inhosa is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tank with a nice head shot there.
Tank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tank postures up and lands a big shot to Inhosa's brow.
Tank won't allow Inhosa to get back to his feet.
Inhosa is breathing heavily.
Tank stands up over Inhosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tank looking to pass the guard.
Tank keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Inhosa's head.
Inhosa wants to stand up but Tank is controlling him.
Tank lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tank stands up over Inhosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Inhosa wants to get back to his feet but Tank is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inhosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tank connects with a couple of short punches.
Tank working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Inhosa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tank is controlling him.
Tank stands up over Inhosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Inhosa wants to stand up but Tank is controlling him.
Tank chips away with some ground and pound.
Tank scoring with punches to the head and body.
Inhosa wants to get back to his feet but Tank is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tank stands up over Inhosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank cracks Inhosa with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tank makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tank scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tank working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Inhosa has momentary wrist control but Tank slips an elbow through the middle.
Tank lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tank stands up over Inhosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tank is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tank stands up over Inhosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Inhosa is rocked!
Tank lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Inhosa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tank lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tank landing some decent shots from guard.
Tank wants to pass the guard but Inhosa is keeping the position.
Inhosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Tank works over Inhosa with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tank's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Inhosa has his feet on Tank's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tank takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tank shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Inhosa defends it nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Inhosa with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A combination from Inhosa does no damage.
Inhosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tank shoots in for a takedown but Inhosa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Inhosa lands with a hook. Tank tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Inhosa tries to sprawl but Tank drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mike Tank has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Inhosa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Inhosa has hold of Tank's hands but Tank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tank stops Inhosa from getting back to his feet.
Tank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tank scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tank scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tank lands with a punch from half guard.
Tank takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Inhosa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tank seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inhosa pushes Tank off looking to stand but Tank dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tank lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Tank.
Inhosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tank scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tank lands a nice short elbow.
Inhosa has hold of Tank's hands but Tank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Inhosa pushes Tank off looking to stand but Tank dives back in and keeps control.
Tank seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tank lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Inhosa is looking to escape.
Tank working the head and body with strikes.
Tank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tank drops an elbow to the side of Inhosa's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Inhosa is hurt! He's hurt bad - Tank fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Inhosa from any more punishment! Congratulations to Tank! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tank!

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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 Karol Krawczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Vendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake Vendo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Krawczyk
vs
Vendo

189 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

191 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karol Krawczyk!
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, Drake Vendo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Krawczyk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krawczyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Vendo has double underhooks.

Krawczyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krawczyk tries to clinch but Vendo is having none of it.
Krawczyk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krawczyk looks to clinch

and Vendo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Krawczyk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vendo advances position into side control!

Vendo is trying to get an arm triangle but Krawczyk is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krawczyk is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vendo has hold of Krawczyk's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Krawczyk tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vendo cranks the arm and Krawczyk screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Krawczyk, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Drake Vendo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendal Handerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Laranja
vs
Handerson

170 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Laranja!
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, Kendal Handerson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Handerson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Handerson tries to clinch up

and Laranja counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Handerson's guard now.
Laranja landing some decent shots from guard.
Handerson keeping moving, preventing Laranja from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Handerson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Laranja prevents Handerson from getting back to his feet.

Laranja drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Laranja as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Handerson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Laranja! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Renato Laranja!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Purple Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avicus Anstoldos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anstoldos has chosen Rotting Christ - Athanati Este as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Avicus Anstoldos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Haze
vs
Anstoldos

201 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
197 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Purple Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Avicus Anstoldos!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstoldos misses with a head kick.
Anstoldos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but Anstoldos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haze shoots and misses
and Anstoldos counters with a big head kick but Haze shrugs it off.
Anstoldos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Anstoldos pushes Haze up against the cage in a clinch.

Anstoldos breaks from the clinch.
Haze blocks a head kick by Anstoldos.
Anstoldos leaves Haze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Purple Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anstoldos.
Haze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Haze with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze tries to clinch but Anstoldos moves out of range.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haze with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anstoldos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haze sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anstoldos lands a front kick.
Haze takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anstoldos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anstoldos lands a head kick!
Anstoldos looks to land a combination. Haze sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Purple Haze has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Haze scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are battling for position here. Anstoldos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anstoldos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anstoldos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haze is one step ahead there.
Haze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haze throws and elbow that misses. Anstoldos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haze's guard. Nice move by Anstoldos!

Haze kicks Anstoldos off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries for a takedown but Anstoldos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Purple Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstoldos tries a head kick but it misses.

Haze shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anstoldos's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anstoldos is on top in guard.

Haze looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anstoldos passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstoldos trying to control the position but Haze is working away.
Haze is looking to reverse the position.
Haze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstoldos trying to control the action but Haze is working from the bottom.
Haze tries to buck Anstoldos off but Anstoldos is having none of it.
Haze gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Anstoldos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Haze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anstoldos looking to finish with strikes here!
Haze tries to hold on but Anstoldos postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avicus Anstoldos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Purple Haze's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Haze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anstoldos counters with a two punch combo.
Haze changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anstoldos tries to avoid it but Haze manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anstoldos to the ground. Anstoldos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Anstoldos gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Haze has clasped his hands together around Anstoldos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Anstoldos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Purple Haze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haze tries to score with some ground and pound. Anstoldos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Anstoldos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haze.
Anstoldos sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze wants to free his trapped foot but Anstoldos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Haze prevents Anstoldos from improving his position.
Anstoldos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anstoldos.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anstoldos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anstoldos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haze throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haze is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haze wants to control from the top but Anstoldos keeps moving.

Anstoldos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anstoldos's head.
Haze is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Anstoldos blocks nicely.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haze scoring with some ground and pound.
Anstoldos is trying to control the position but Haze postures up.
Anstoldos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstoldos wants to stand up but Haze is controlling him.

Anstoldos has his foot on Haze's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haze works his way back into a safe position though.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anstoldos is pulling down on Haze's head. It's preventing any offense from Haze, at least for the moment.
Haze wants to control from the top but Anstoldos keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Anstoldos has wrist control.
Anstoldos controls Haze momentarily but Haze frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Purple Haze dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Purple Haze's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Haze misses with a takedown attempt
and Anstoldos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Avicus Anstoldos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Anstoldos. No joy for Haze on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Purple Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstoldos misses with a wild combination.
Anstoldos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Haze.
Haze needs to keep his hands up - Anstoldos had a free shot at his head there.
Avicus Anstoldos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haze on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Anstoldos fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstoldos tries a head kick but it misses.

Haze shoots in and gets a takedown into Anstoldos's guard.
Anstoldos looking for a sweep. Not yet Anstoldos, not yet.
Haze is working Anstoldos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anstoldos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anstoldos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haze looking to sit in guard and control but Anstoldos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Anstoldos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anstoldos has managed to get both his arms back between Haze's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Haze throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Haze has an active guard here but Anstoldos has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze is staying active underneath Anstoldos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haze trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Anstoldos manages to pass to mount!

Anstoldos get's back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anstoldos stuffs the takedown.
Haze shoots and misses
and Anstoldos counters with a thumping low kick.
Haze misses with a takedown
and Anstoldos counters with a head kick. That will keep Haze thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Anstoldos takes the fight into the clinch.
Haze has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anstoldos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anstoldos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anstoldos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anstoldos fails to land with a series of punches.
Anstoldos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anstoldos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anstoldos throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haze with a poor takedown
and Anstoldos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anstoldos fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anstoldos cracks the inside of Haze's front leg.
Haze has his takedown stuffed
and Anstoldos counters with a big head kick but Haze shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Avicus Anstoldos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anstoldos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avicus Anstoldos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ross The Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chanderson Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

The Boss
vs
Sonnen

166 cm
28
164 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross The Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chanderson Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Boss gets a takedown into half guard.
The Boss throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The Boss seems to be looking for submissions.
Sonnen trying to hold on to The Boss's head to control him but The Boss postures up.
Sonnen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Boss throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The Boss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Boss throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The Boss is trying to work for a kimura but Sonnen is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen taking some punishment here, with The Boss in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Boss thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Boss thows a huge punch but Sonnen dodges it nicely.
The Boss thows a huge punch but Sonnen dodges it nicely.
The Boss thows a huge punch but Sonnen dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Boss throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Boss throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Boss thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sonnen's head.
The Boss missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Boss thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sonnen's head.
The Boss throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from The Boss.
The Boss throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sonnen taking some punishment here, with The Boss in his half guard.
The Boss thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Boss working over Sonnen with some ground and pound. Sonnen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Boss not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The Boss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

The Boss is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sonnen is just riding it out for now. The Boss eventually gives up the hold.
Sonnen looks gassed!
The Boss missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Boss missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Boss connects with a nice short shot to Sonnen's temple.

The Boss 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. Sonnen tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from The Boss!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ross The Boss!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iuraiah Vaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinjo comes into the arena with Theme of Sho blaring out of the sound system. Vaber has chosen Crystal Castles - xxzxczx me as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Shinjo
vs
Vaber

176 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

167 cm
26
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iuraiah Vaber!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Vaber.
Shinjo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shinjo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shinjo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaber.
Shinjo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaber avoids the head kick by Shinjo.
Vaber blocks a head kick by Shinjo.
Vaber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Vaber.
Shinjo tries to clinch up but Vaber circles away and keeps his distance.
Shinjo throws a leg kick which misses Vaber's front leg but catches the back leg as Vaber tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shinjo tries to clinch there but Vaber circles away.
Vaber blocks the body kick.
Shinjo looks for a takedown but Vaber sprawls well.
Shinjo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaber throws a solid leg kick but Shinjo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vaber.
Vaber connects with a leg kick. Shinjo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shinjo closes the distance but Vaber moves to the side
and Vaber counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shinjo is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo avoids a kick to the body.

Shinjo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vaber tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shinjo is in Vaber's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Shinjo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vaber wants to control but Shinjo postures up.

Shinjo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shinjo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo working away.
Shinjo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vaber sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vaber can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vaber is trying to get back to half guard.

Shinjo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shinjo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shinjo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaber takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vaber throws a leg kick
and Shinjo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Iuraiah Vaber has been cut.
Shinjo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Shinjo misses.
Shinjo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shinjo tries to clinch there but Vaber circles away.

Shinjo takes the fight into the clinch.
Shinjo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vaber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short left from Shinjo.
Vaber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaber stops a takedown attempt from Shinjo.
Vaber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vaber tries to break free but Shinjo pushes him back against the cage.

Vaber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sho Shinjo is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaber needs to keep his hands up - Shinjo had a free shot at his head there.
Sho Shinjo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shinjo looks to land a combination but Vaber avoids it well.
Shinjo lands a really nice looking cross but Vaber seems unphased.
Shinjo cracks the inside of Vaber's front leg.
Vaber slips a straight right by Shinjo.
Shinjo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaber slips a jab and a cross from Shinjo.
Shinjo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vaber lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaber gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shinjo counters with a nice leg kick.
Shinjo looks to land a combination but Vaber avoids it well.
Vaber lands a leg kick that knocks Shinjo off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shinjo misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Vaber.
Iuraiah Vaber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaber takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vaber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Shinjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinjo throws a hook but Vaber avoids it easily.
Sho Shinjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinjo moves away.
Vaber swats away the attempt to clinch by Shinjo.
Vaber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo scores with a sloppy right hand. Vaber should have avoided that one.
Vaber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vaber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shinjo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shinjo throws a head kick but Vaber moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shinjo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sho Shinjo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iuraiah Vaber's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shinjo tries a head kick but it misses.
Vaber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shinjo looks for the body kick but Vaber saw that one coming.
Shinjo fails with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Shinjo blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vaber tries to keep at a distance but Shinjo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shinjo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Shinjo.
Shinjo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Shinjo.
Vaber stops a takedown attempt from Shinjo.
Vaber is trying to break free.
Shinjo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vaber prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Shinjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaber is trying to force a seperation but Shinjo has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Vaber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vaber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vaber is trying to break the clinch but Shinjo has him pressed against the cage.
Shinjo has a couple of punches blocked by Vaber.
Vaber is trying to force a seperation but Shinjo has the dominant position.
Shinjo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vaber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vaber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shinjo is keeping busy.
Shinjo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vaber is trying to force a seperation but Shinjo has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaber wants to break free but Shinjo has control.
A nice left hand lands by Shinjo.
Shinjo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Shinjo.
Shinjo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaber.
Shinjo scores with a shot to the side of Vaber's head.

Vaber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shinjo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaber.
Shinjo is looking to clinch but Vaber is avoiding it.
Vaber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaber checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shinjo throws a series of punches but Vaber moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shinjo is defended easily by Vaber.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shinjo shoots in but no luck this time.
Shinjo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vaber.
Shinjo is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sho Shinjo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Iuraiah Vaber's cut.
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.

Shinjo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vaber takes a swing at Shinjo's ribcage but misses.
Shinjo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaber tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shinjo is defended easily by Vaber.
Vaber scores with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Vaber. No joy for Shinjo on that attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaber keeps the fight on the outside.
Vaber misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Vaber misses.
Vaber moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shinjo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaber bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vaber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shinjo wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shinjo's calf.
Vaber misses the shot to the body.
Shinjo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vaber chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Shinjo moves into range and clinches up with Vaber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinjo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vaber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Shinjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaber taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shinjo.
Shinjo has Vaber pressed against the cage, preventing Vaber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shinjo.

Vaber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shinjo thuds his shin into the meat of Vaber's side.
Shinjo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaber.
Vaber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shinjo.
Shinjo moves away from the strike by Vaber.
Shinjo fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo blocks the body kick.
Shinjo throws a head kick that misses.
Vaber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shinjo.
Vaber throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinjo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vaber lands a leg kick that knocks Shinjo off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iuraiah Vaber dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Iuraiah Vaber's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Vaber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Vaber.
Shinjo looks to land a combination but Vaber avoids it well.
Shinjo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Shinjo or perhaps it was just good defense by Vaber which made him look bad.
Vaber misses with a body shot.
Shinjo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Shinjo has closed the distance and engaged Vaber in a clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shinjo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shinjo lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Vaber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shinjo misses with the head strike.
Shinjo is trying to drag Vaber to the mat but Vaber just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Shinjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaber blocking some punches.

Vaber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo blocks a head kick by Vaber.

Shinjo forces Vaber back against the cage and clinches.
Shinjo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vaber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shinjo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shinjo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vaber counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Vaber as Shinjo shoots in.
Shinjo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaber is looking to land body kicks.
Vaber throws a head kick but Shinjo moves out of range.
Shinjo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vaber motions for Shinjo to come forward. Vaber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shinjo throws a looping overhand right but Vaber ducks down to avoid it.
Shinjo misses with a wild combination.
Vaber throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Iuraiah Vaber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Shinjo.
Vaber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shinjo.
Shinjo tries to clinch but Vaber moves out of range.
Vaber ducks under a wild hook from Shinjo.
Vaber misses with a straight left.
Vaber misses with a series of wild punches.
Shinjo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sho Shinjo.
Well Shinjo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sho Shinjo!
Sho Shinjo is the new lightweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ardiano Pyzosky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Thor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thor
vs
Pyzosky

182 cm
26
196 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Kobra Clothing Inc.

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thor Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ardiano Pyzosky!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor shoots in but Pyzosky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pyzosky tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Thor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thor.
Pyzosky trying to control the position.
Thor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pyzosky swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Thor drops back looking for a leg! Pyzosky is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pyzosky manages to kick Thor off! Thor jumps back into Pyzosky's guard.
Thor throwing strikes from guard but Pyzosky blocks nicely.
Thor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thor drops back looking for a leg! Pyzosky is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pyzosky manages to kick Thor off! Thor jumps back into Pyzosky's guard.
Thor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thor landing with the ground and pound.
Thor throws a big right hand that misses.

Thor stands up and waves to Pyzosky to follow him.
Thor shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyzosky blocks a head kick by Thor.
Thor checks a leg kick.
Thor fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thor is defended easily by Pyzosky.
Pyzosky leaves Thor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pyzosky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pyzosky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pyzosky misses with a few strikes there.
Thor shoots in for a takedown but Pyzosky shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pyzosky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thor.

Pyzosky has Thor up against the cage in a clinch.
Pyzosky stalling in the clinch.

Pyzosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pyzosky tries to bum rush Thor with a series of wild strikes but Thor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pyzosky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Thor shoots and misses
and Pyzosky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thor slips a jab and a cross from Pyzosky.
Thor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pyzosky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thor somewhat.
Pyzosky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thor was well out of range. Poor timing from Pyzosky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pyzosky has managed to clinch.
Pyzosky is pressed up against the cage. Thor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pyzosky down to the mat. Pyzosky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pyzosky pinned against the cage. Pyzosky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor fails with the takedown.
Pyzosky throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ardiano Pyzosky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thor gets the takedown into side control.
Pyzosky is looking to regain half guard here but Thor keeps moving and retains side control.
Pyzosky managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thor.
Pyzosky is trying to control Thor's posture but Thor avoids it.

Thor in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pyzosky is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thor Thor!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johny Larente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Larente
vs
Maia

180 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
186 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johny Larente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia shoots in but Larente avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larente fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Larente with a lazy takedown attempt

and Maia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maia preventing the sweep.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Larente is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia looking to pass the guard.
Maia throws a strike but Larente rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Larente with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larente throws a strike but Maia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Larente keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Larente is pulling down on Maia's head. It's preventing any offense from Maia, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Larente is trying to control the position but Maia postures up.
Larente utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larente keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
Larente wants to get back to his feet but Maia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maia thows a big elbow that misses.
Larente wants to stand and escape but Maia is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larente swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maia connects with a couple of short punches.
Larente wants to sweep here but Maia controlling him for the moment.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Larente blocks nicely.
Maia trying to control but Larente is working from the bottom.
Maia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maia throws and elbow that misses. Larente uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maia's guard. Nice move by Larente!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larente missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Maia working for a triangle but Larente defends it easily.

Larente has gone for a leg lock! Maia slips out almost immediately though and dives into Larente's guard.
Larente trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larente is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Maia dominated that round.
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.

Larente shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Maia counters with a single leg into guard. Larente didn't expect that.
Maia with a nice head shot there.
Maia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Larente wants to stand up but Maia is controlling him.
Maia distracts Larente with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Larente is keeping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Larente blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larente preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larente keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.

Larente kicks Maia off and gets to his feet.
Maia stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Maia with that takedown attempt.

Maia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Larente's guard.
Larente preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larente avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is looking to work some ground and pound but Larente has wrist control.
Larente has control of Maia's left arm, preventing Maia from doing any damage.
Maia stopping the sweep attempt from Larente.
Maia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maia is looking to work some ground and pound but Larente has wrist control.

Larente pushes Maia off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Larente pinned against the cage. Larente gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Larente. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
Johny Larente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maia.
Larente gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Maia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Larente won't be happy with that.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Larente is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maia sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Larente is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Maia are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Maia swings around for an armbar but Larente sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Maia's guard.
Demian Maia has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Larente from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larente works over Maia with some ground and pound from 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!
Larente won't allow Maia to sweep him here.
Larente makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Larente from controlling successfully.
Larente throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larente with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Maia shoots in and bounces Larente off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Larente wants to get back to his feet but Maia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Larente wants to stand up but Maia is controlling him.
Maia is looking to work some ground and pound but Larente has wrist control.
Larente wants to stand but Maia is controlling the position.
Larente avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larente avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Larente wants to stand but Maia is controlling the position.
Larente keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
Larente working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maia.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Larente's waist but Larente gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maia off to one side.
Demian Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Maia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maia trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Larente manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Maia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Maia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Larente is aware though and is defending well.
Larente scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Maia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Larente slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larente trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Larente with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Maia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Larente landing with the ground and pound.
Larente is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Larente stands up over Maia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Larente is looking to stand up but Maia won't let him.
Maia wants to stand and escape but Larente is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larente's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Larente missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Larente from controlling successfully.
Maia 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.
Maia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Larente drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Larente jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larente postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johny Larente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demian Maia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larente postures up and lands a big shot to Maia's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Demian Maia.
Well Maia 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Maia!