Fight Club 4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bradd Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domino Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Domino Harvey is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pitt
vs
Harvey

170 cm
20
161 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
162 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bradd Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Domino Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt shoots for a double leg takedown but Harvey sprawls well. He's pushed Pitt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pitt shoots in for a takedown but Harvey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harvey leaves Pitt 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 Bradd Pitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pitt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harvey's waist but Harvey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pitt off to one side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harvey.
Pitt is breathing heavily.

Harvey feints and as Pitt raises his hands in defense, Harvey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey pushes down on Pitt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harvey slips a nice elbow through Pitt's hands, connecting with Pitt's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Harvey is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Harvey trying to control the action but Pitt is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harvey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitt tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Harvey has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the head.
Harvey looking to control but Pitt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harvey looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Harvey raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Bradd Pitt has been cut.
Pitt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey looking to finish with strikes here!
Harvey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pitt sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is trying to control. Pitt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Harvey seems to be working for a kimura but Pitt defends the submission attempt.

Harvey escapes and gets back to his feet.

Harvey drives through with a takedown into Pitt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Harvey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harvey wants to control from the top but Pitt keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pitt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harvey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harvey throws a strike but Pitt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvey looking for a sweep. Not yet Harvey, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domino Harvey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bradd Pitt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harvey tries to clinch there but Pitt circles away.

Pitt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harvey is trying to control the position but Pitt postures up.
Harvey keeping full guard, as Pitt tries to pass.

Harvey pushes Pitt off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pitt shoots for a double leg takedown but Harvey sprawls well. He's pushed Pitt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harvey fails with an attempt to clinch.

Harvey instigates a clinch.
Pitt jumps guard but Harvey stands there with Pitt around his waist. Pitt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Pitt is fighting off a takedown attempt but Harvey is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pitt to the mat. Pitt regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harvey manages to get himself to full guard.
Pitt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harvey keeping moving, preventing Pitt from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harvey has his hands on Pitt's head, controlling the position.
Pitt looking to sit in guard and control but Harvey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harvey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Domino Harvey has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Domino Harvey.
Harvey throws a front kick that sends Pitt stumbling back into the cage.
Bradd Pitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Harvey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harvey lands in his opponent's guard.
Pitt can't keep his opponent in guard - Harvey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitt is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey passes to side control.
Harvey trying to control the position but Pitt is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Harvey.
Harvey trying to control the action but Pitt is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harvey stands up.

Harvey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Harvey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pitt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domino Harvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bradd Pitt'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!

Harvey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harvey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pitt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harvey walks away with a smile on his face. Pitt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pitt shoots in looking for a takedown but Harvey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pitt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harvey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harvey avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradd Pitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harvey duly obliges.
Pitt shoots in for a double leg but Harvey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Domino Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey scores with a head kick. Pitt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Bradd Pitt's cut is getting worse.
Pitt looks for a takedown but Harvey sprawls well.

Harvey shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pitt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitt being controlled here, momentarily.

Harvey gets to his feet. Pitt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harvey drives through with a takedown into Pitt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harvey scoring with some ground and pound.
Harvey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pitt looking to control.

Pitt throws his legs up looking for a submission but Harvey uses it to pass to side control.
Harvey throws an elbow but Pitt slips to the side and avoids it well.
Harvey trying to control the action but Pitt is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harvey has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Harvey moves in looking to clinch but Pitt pushes him off.

Harvey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harvey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Domino Harvey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Pitt looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pitt is trying to escape back to his feet but Harvey uses the scramble to pass into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Harvey is working to tighten is grip on Pitt's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pitt has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Harvey is really squeezing tight and eventually Pitt passes out! Harvey breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Domino Harvey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Cajueiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Przemyslaw Micun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micun has chosen Fort minor- Remember my name as his entrance music. Cajueiro has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cajueiro
vs
Micun

200 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

RMA Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Cajueiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Przemyslaw Micun!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cajueiro tries to clinch up

and Micun counters with a head kick that drops Cajueiro to the mat! Cajueiro scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Micun plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Cajueiro swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Cajueiro face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Przemyslaw Micun!
Przemyslaw Micun took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Angel of destruction will come today in a cage and make a final court! POLSKA!!!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: I Can Only Imagine (Ft. Chris Brown and Lil Wayne) - David Guetta. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gutierrez
vs
Jackson

185 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Gutierrez!
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, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.

Gutierrez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

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

Gutierrez 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.

Gutierrez drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Gutierrez seems to have locked his on tight now - Jackson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Gutierrez, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Julio Gutierrez!
Julio Gutierrez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Saunders (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.

Mousasi
vs
Saunders

192 cm
20
218 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

191 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
A low kick from Saunders misses

and Mousasi counters with a takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saunders can do anything to dispel that myth.

Mousasi is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Saunders is trying to escape and Mousasi transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Saunders is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mousasi! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gegard Mousasi!
Our winner, Gegard Mousasi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darek Borkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borkowski comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton- 40:1. The key to victory for Darek Borkowski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Borkowski
vs
Ryan

172 cm
25
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darek Borkowski!
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, Matt Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Borkowski is retaining full guard.
Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ryan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ryan looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Borkowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ryan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ryan passes Borkowski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, if Ryan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borkowski is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matt Ryan.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Borkowski as he avoids it easily.
Borkowski swinging wildly here.
Borkowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Borkowski lands a really nice looking cross but Ryan seems unphased.
Ryan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Borkowski tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Borkowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ryan scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt.
Borkowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryan circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Borkowski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Borkowski is avoiding it.
Borkowski tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Borkowski has closed the distance and engaged Ryan in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Borkowski.
Ryan wants to break free but Borkowski has control.
Ryan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Borkowski to keep the fight standing.
Darek Borkowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Ryan.
Ryan looks gassed!
A frustrated look appears on Borkowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ryan.
Borkowski wants to control but Ryan postures up.
Ryan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Ryan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Borkowski to his feet.
Ryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Borkowski sprawls well. He's pushed Ryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Borkowski darts in and clinches Ryan up against the cage.
Borkowski tries to stall but Ryan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Borkowski is trying to break free.
Ryan has had enough of the clinch but Borkowski keeps him there for the moment.

Borkowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ryan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ryan prevents Borkowski from escaping the position.
Ryan has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Ryan has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Borkowski is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Ryan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juliet Nazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juliet Nazar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Nazar
vs
Evans

160 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
164 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juliet Nazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Evans!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Evans gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nazar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nazar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Evans is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Nazar is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Evans is wriggling around trying to escape.

Nazar has control of Evans's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Evans regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Nazar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Evans has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nazar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Evans is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazar controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Evans has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Nazar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Nazar looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nazar is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Evans taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Nazar.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juliet Nazar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huey Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Obomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law's entrance music is Riesling & Rolling Papers. A fine choice. Barry Obomba acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Law
vs
Obomba

182 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

175 cm
27
153 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huey Law!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Obomba!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obomba.
The fight stays on the outside here - Law looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obomba looks for a takedown but Law sprawls well.
Law swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Law.
Law fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Obomba swinging wildly here.
Law blocks a low kick nicely.
Obomba swats away the attempt to clinch by Law.
Law leaves Obomba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Law throws a left and a right that both miss
and Obomba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Law blocks a leg kick.
Law takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obomba throws a sloppy head kick and Law moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Law moves into range and clinches up with Obomba.
Law trying to control the position but instead, Obomba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Law into the cage.

Obomba pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Obomba is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Obomba has a closed guard, preventing Law from standing up.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Law's guard.

Obomba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Law manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Obomba has Law in his guard.

Law stands and steps away. Obomba gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Huey Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obomba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Law closes the distance looking to clinch
and Obomba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obomba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Obomba raining down hammerfists from mount.

Obomba swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Law is now in Obomba's guard. A big mistake from Obomba there, giving up the dominant position!
Obomba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Law manages to get himself to full guard.
Obomba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Law is keeping the position for now.
Law preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law keeping moving, preventing Obomba from controlling successfully.
Obomba wants to pass the guard but Law is keeping the position.
Obomba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Obomba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Law swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Law utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obomba trying to control the position from guard on top but Law is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Law avoids a punch combination nicely.
Law is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Law shoots in but Obomba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Law moves in looking to clinch but Obomba pushes him off.
Obomba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Law connects with a right hand. Obomba shakes it off.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obomba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law avoids a punch combination nicely.

Law shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Obomba is trying to defend but Law finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Obomba moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba pulls Law in close to prevent any damage.
Obomba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Obomba wants to sweep here but Law controlling him for the moment.
Obomba has his hands on Law's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Obomba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Obomba has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Law wanted to stand there but Obomba had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba wants to improve his position but instead Law has moved into half guard.
Law is thwarting Obomba's attempts to control the position.
Obomba is looking for a sweep. Law is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Law knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Obomba on the ground.
Law wants to stand up but Obomba manages to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law wants to stand but Obomba is controlling his posture from full guard.
Obomba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Law's guard.
Obomba chips away with some ground and pound.
Obomba cracks Law with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obomba wants to pass the guard but Law is keeping the position.
Obomba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Obomba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Law lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Obomba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Law as he jumps to the side.
Obomba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Law tries to avoid it but Obomba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Law to the ground. Law escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Law defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Obomba.
Huey Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Obomba.
Obomba with a poor takedown
and Obomba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Obomba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Law checks a leg kick nicely.
Obomba misses with the combination.
Obomba throws a series of punches but Law moves out of range.
Law tries to clinch there but Obomba circles away.
Obomba needs to keep his hands up - Law had a free shot at his head there.
Obomba shoots in but Law avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Law lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obomba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obomba misses with an uppercut.

Law closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Obomba jumps guard and drags Law to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Law postures up.

Obomba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Law trying to stand up but can't free himself from Obomba's guard.
Obomba is pulling down on Law's head. It's preventing any offense from Law, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law pushes down on Obomba's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba is trying to control but can't.
Obomba is looking for a sweep. Law is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Obomba works his way to full guard. Good work.
Law trying to stand up but can't free himself from Obomba's guard.
Obomba trying to keep a closed guard but Law is proving a slippery customer.
Barry Obomba has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Law manages to get himself to full guard.
Obomba throwing strikes from guard but Law blocks nicely.
Law avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obomba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obomba distracts Law with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Obomba throwing strikes but missing.
Obomba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obomba slips nicely into half guard.
Obomba throws a strike but Law avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Law preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Obomba really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Obomba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obomba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obomba.
Obomba avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Law checks a leg kick.
Law looks to score with a jab to the body but Obomba is just out of range.
Obomba's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Obomba duly obliges.
Obomba tries a low kick but Law avoids it.
Obomba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Law lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obomba loads up on a big right hand but Law slips the punch.
Law is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch but Obomba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obomba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Law wants to clinch but Obomba slips to the side

and Obomba counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Law!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Obomba looking for a guillotine from mount but Law is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Obomba throwing strikes here but Law is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Law avoids a series of strikes thrown by Obomba.
Law on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Law tries to get out of the position.
Obomba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Law hang on?
Obomba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Obomba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Obomba prevents Law from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The referee warns Law that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Obomba lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Obomba there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Obomba landing strikes from the mount and Law is in trouble!
Obomba landing shots from mount.
Obomba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Obomba has control of Law's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Law regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Obomba raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba looking to ground and pound but Law is blocking nicely.
Obomba won't let Law get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Law tries to lock up and control but Obomba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Law that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obomba throwing strikes here but Law is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Law tries to hold on but Obomba postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obomba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Obomba raining down shots from the mount!
Obomba throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Obomba landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obomba punching from mount but Law doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obomba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Obomba dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Obomba dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

A big right from Law misses.
Obomba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Law back to the cage. Obomba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Law is rocked!
Obomba tried to score with a low kick but Law checks it.
A punch combination from Law misses.
Obomba keeps the fight on the outside.
Obomba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Law circles away quickly and effectively.
Obomba dives in and grabs Law's left leg, looking for a takedown. Law pushes down on Obomba's head and hops out.
Obomba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Law closes the distance and clinches.

Obomba jumps into guard, dragging Law to the mat.

Obomba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Obomba has his hands on Law's head, controlling the position.
Obomba is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Obomba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Law defends well.
Law tries to stand but Obomba is controlling from the bottom.
Obomba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Law is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba trying to keep a closed guard but Law is proving a slippery customer.
Law has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Obomba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Law!
Barry Obomba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Obomba is trying to control here but Law has managed to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Law defending well though.
Law preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Obomba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Law is not content to let Obomba control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law wants to get back to full guard.
Law avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obomba.
Obomba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Law on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Obomba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obomba winds up and cracks Law with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Obomba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Obomba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50

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

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sthawy Sthowp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanye West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sthowp comes to the cage accompanied by Blind Guardian - Into the Storn. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sthowp
vs
West

180 cm
27
174 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

192 cm
18
191 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sthawy Sthowp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kanye West!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

West has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sthowp gets underhooks to prevent West's takedown attempt.
Sthowp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down West.
West is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sthowp is defending well.
West is trying to push Sthowp away but Sthowp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
West fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sthawy Sthowp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanye West.
Sthowp lands a body shot in the clinch.
West tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sthowp just stands there and leans against the cage.
West can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
West tries to pull guard but Sthowp won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sthowp lands with a left to the head.
West jumps guard but Sthowp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sthowp as West tries to tie him up.
Sthowp gets underhooks to prevent West's takedown attempt.
West wants a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sthowp as West tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West tries to break free but Sthowp pushes him back against the cage.
West wants to get back to striking at distance but Sthowp won't allow it.
West jumps guard but Sthowp stands there with West around his waist. West gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sthowp lands with a right to the head.
West jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sthowp walks away with a smile on his face. West gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

West closes the distance and pushes Sthowp back into the cage.

Sthowp pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Sthowp looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but West is defending well. Sthowp quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! West has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sthowp celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sthawy Sthowp!