OG 56: Sigourney Bob & Weaving PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bman has chosen Ramones - Spiderman as his entrance music. Hulk Hogan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Humble Bman's chin.

Hogan
vs
Bman

190 cm
23
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humble Bman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hogan has a takedown stuffed.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bman as he avoids it easily.
Bman tries to clinch up.
Hogan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Hogan moves into range and clinches up with Bman.
Hogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bman misses with a knee to the head.
Bman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hogan taking a breather.
Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bman blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bman misses with a knee to the head.
Bman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hogan blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Hogan to work.
Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hogan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Bman prevents a body shot from Hogan.
Hogan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogan leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hogan.
Hogan looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bman taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hogan.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogan misses with the head strike.
Bman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hogan as Bman tries to tie him up.
Hogan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bman.
Hogan lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hogan.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hogan taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hogan takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Hulk Hogan has been cut.
Hogan working aggressively here.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bman as Hogan tries to tie him up.
Hogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogan is looking to control Bman's arms but Bman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hogan has his back to the cage.
Hogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hogan tries to throw a body punch but Bman avoids it by throwing Hogan back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bman effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bman.
Hogan scores with a shot to the side of Bman's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bman as Hogan tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hogan.
Bman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bman lands an elbow that stopped Hogan in his tracks for a moment.
Hogan effectively controlling the action here.
Hogan tries to work over Bman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bman wants to stall.
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!
Bman looking to throw knees to the head but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Hogan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Hogan.
Bman connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bman is just out of range.
Hogan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bman pinned against the cage. Bman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Bman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hogan misses with some punches.
Hogan working aggressively here.
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan tries to throw a body punch but Bman avoids it by throwing Hogan back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hogan.
Bman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hogan.
Bman lands a knee to the body.
Bman looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bman.
Come on Hogan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bman tries a knee to the head but Hogan blocks it.
Hogan gets through Bman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hogan tries to throw a body punch but Bman avoids it by throwing Hogan back against the cage.

Hogan tightens his grip and picks Bman up, before dumping him to the ground. Bman manages to land in guard.
Hogan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hogan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hogan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bman looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bman momentarily.
Humble Bman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hogan.
Hogan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hogan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bman moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Bman is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Bman throws a hook but Hogan avoids it easily.
Hogan scores with a jab. Bman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogan misses the shot to the body.
Bman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hogan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bman keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hogan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bman!
Hogan tries to control but Bman wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan controlling from the full mount.
Bman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Hogan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hulk Hogan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hogan loads up on a big right hand but Bman slips the punch.
Bman slips a straight right by Hogan.
Bman is looking to chop away at Hogan's legs.
Bman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogan.
Bman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hogan counters with a nice uppercut.
Humble Bman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hogan throws out the jab.
Hogan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bman.
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bman.
Bman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hulk Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bman circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hogan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bman wants to clinch up but Hogan keeps it at a distance.
Hogan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bman tries to avoid it but Hogan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bman to the ground. Bman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hogan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bman counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hogan.
Hogan avoids the elbow strike from Bman, against the cage.
Hogan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bman blocks an uppercut.
Bman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bman blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hulk Hogan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bman controls his hands.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hogan avoids it.
Hogan throws a head punch that misses.
Bman slows down the pace here.
Hogan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hogan avoiding damage as Bman throws knees to the body.
Bman is trying to maintain a safe position but Hogan gets an underhook and turns Bman into the cage.
Hogan being controlled against the cage.
Bman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bman misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bman slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bman.
Bman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hogan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hogan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bman backwards.
Hogan dodges an elbow strike from Bman.
Hogan is pushing Bman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Hogan.
Bman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Hogan.
Bman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bman blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Hogan to work.
A short uppercut from Hogan.
Hogan lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan working aggressively here.
Hogan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hulk Hogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bman controls his hands.
Bman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan is working Bman over against the cage.
Humble Bman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bman throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Hogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hogan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between High Lighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jivago Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lighter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What What (In the Butt). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lighter
vs
Souza

168 cm
25
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, High Lighter!
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, Jivago Souza!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lighter looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
Lighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Lighter misses with a hook to the body

and Souza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Souza.
Souza trying to control but Lighter is working from the bottom.
Lighter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Souza has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lighter to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Souza is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lighter pulls down on the head and he's put Souza to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). High Lighter!
A very excited looking High Lighter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel NBomga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Felipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brock Lesnar - Theme Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

NBomga
vs
Felipe

190 cm
25
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samuel NBomga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flavio Felipe!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NBomga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Felipe.
Felipe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
NBomga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
NBomga slaps away a takedown attempt from Felipe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big left from Felipe misses.
Felipe throws a right hand that misses
and NBomga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Felipe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Felipe misses with a hook
and NBomga counters with a low kick, right behind Felipe 's knee.

Felipe drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now NBomga is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Felipe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
NBomga stands up over Felipe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
NBomga passes Felipe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

NBomga seems to be looking for submissions.

NBomga is trying for a kimura here. Felipe looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! NBomga wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samuel NBomga!
Samuel NBomga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Large Boner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Time For War. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Boner
vs
Rua

182 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
27
193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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, Large Boner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rua!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to clinch there but Boner circles away.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rua avoids it really well and circles away.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.

Boner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rua!
Rua really wants to buck Boner off and get back to his feet.
Boner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rua's face.
Rua is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Boner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rua looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boner with good strikes from the mount here!
Rua is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Boner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boner won't let Rua get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boner with good strikes from the mount here!
Rua wants to try and get back to his feet.
Boner working Rua over with strikes here.
Boner wants to control the pace but Rua is squirming around nicely.
Rua is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rua looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boner with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rua is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Boner raining down shots from the mount!
Boner dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boner with a couple of short strikes.
Boner landing strikes from the mount.
Boner with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Boner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boner scoring with strikes but Rua is staying in there.
Boner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boner unloading with bombs!

Rua is rocked!
Boner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rua hang on?
Boner landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Boner.
Boner lands a nice shot to the head.
Rua is still in real trouble! Can Boner finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boner postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Rua is out cold - huge knockout for Boner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Large Boner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul White acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Oliveira
vs
White

195 cm
21
280 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

188 cm
24
255 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White takes one to the side of the head.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira moves out of range as White strikes.
White throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
White jabs Oliveira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
Oliveira thumps White with a low kick.

White gets a double leg takedown into Oliveira's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliveira, not yet.
Oliveira is working hard here to advance position.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.
White wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is defending well.

Oliveira is defending against the submission attempts here by White.
Oliveira landing small, sideways elbows.
Oliveira tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

White is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oliveira defends it well.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

White wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliveira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oliveira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliveira throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

White is working for a kimura here but Oliveira manages to reverse the position and he's now in White's guard.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
Oliveira prevents White from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
White keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oliveira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
White looking to control.

White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul White will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oliveira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oliveira ducks right into an uppercut from White.

It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White throws a lazy head kick

and Oliveira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard.
Oliveira is standing up over White. White looks to escape but Oliveira dives into side control.
White regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira works his way into full mount!
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oliveira is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
White is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
White tries to hold on but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to finish White with some ground and pound. This is bad for White!
Oliveira punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliveira lands a heavy elbow.
White tries to lock up and control but Oliveira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oliveira won't let White get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
White regains half guard.
Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White taking some punishment here, with Oliveira in his half guard.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
Thiago Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
Oliveira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Ground and pound from Oliveira.
White throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Oliveira is just content to waste time from the top position. White takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Oliveira lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

White wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White scores with the left hand. Oliveira knows he should have avoided that one.

Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Oliveira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White stalling.

Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White dives in and grabs Oliveira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes down on White's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Oliveira's cut.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliveira swivels and escapes.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oliveira.
White looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira counters with a nice leg kick.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira scores with a spinning back kick!
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to clinch but White moves away
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oliveira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
White takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira cracks the inside of White's front leg.
Oliveira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from White.
Oliveira lands a head kick!
Paul White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Oliveira counters with a nice body kick.
White throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as White shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Oliveira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in White's guard.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira is stalling in the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oliveira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliveira won't allow White to sweep him here.
Oliveira postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
Oliveira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oliveira works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.

White looking for a guillotine here but Oliveira defends easily.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to sweep but instead, Oliveira has passed into half guard.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliveira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Oliveira!
A less than humble Thiago Oliveira misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Gaucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Gaucho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with BJ Penn's chin.

Penn
vs
Gaucho

180 cm
27
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Penn!
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, Rafael Gaucho!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gaucho stuffs the takedown.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gaucho misses with a head kick.
Gaucho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penn's head.

It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.

Gaucho closes the distance and clinches.
Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gaucho pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gaucho looks for a takedown but Penn sprawls well.

Gaucho darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gaucho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Penn sees it coming and defends easily.

Gaucho is working for a kimura but Penn is defending it quite comfortably.

Gaucho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

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

Gaucho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaucho tries to pass to full mount but Penn defends it.

Gaucho seems to be working for a kimura but Penn defends the submission attempt.
Gaucho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Gaucho is working for a submission of some sort.
Gaucho scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gaucho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gaucho is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gaucho drops an elbow to the side of Penn's head.

Gaucho is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Penn defends it well.

Gaucho seems to be looking for submissions.

Penn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gaucho pulls his head out easily.
Gaucho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Penn looking for submissions off his back.

Gaucho is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Penn defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gaucho is working for a kimura but Penn is defending it quite comfortably.
Gaucho is trying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gaucho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Gaucho is very close to passing his half guard.
Gaucho scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Gaucho seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Gaucho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ Penn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Penn gets caught napping as Gaucho dives in and scores a takedown. Penn manages to retain guard.
Gaucho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gaucho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gaucho throws a big right hand that misses.

Penn working for a triangle but Gaucho defends it easily.
Gaucho trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Gaucho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaucho trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaucho stands and throws Penn's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaucho creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Penn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Gaucho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Gaucho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Penn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gaucho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Gaucho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Gaucho!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Francis Jordan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jordan
vs
Sobral

173 cm
21
160 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

181 cm
21
168 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Jordan!
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, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordan.
Julio Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jordan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jordan.
Sobral is looking for a takedown.
Jordan prevents the takedown attempt.
Francis Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Sobral.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jordan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Jordan.

Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Sobral throws a lazy right hand but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.

Jordan clinches.
A short right from Sobral.
Jordan lands an elbow just above Sobral 's eye.

It looks like Julio Sobral has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jordan.
Jordan is looking to control Sobral's arms but Sobral gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jordan has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sobral gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jordan wants to get back to full guard.
Sobral looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jordan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobral tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jordan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jordan tries to roll over but Sobral keeps him under control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julio Sobral!
An out of breath and clearly excited Julio Sobral thanked Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Verhoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Baroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verhoost comes to the cage accompanied by A minute of your time - Tom Jones. 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?

Verhoost
vs
Baroa

168 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

176 cm
19
174 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timo Verhoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Baroa!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Verhoost clinches up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Baroa tries to break the clinch but Verhoost is controlling the position.
Verhoost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baroa letting Verhoost take a breather here.
Verhoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jose Baroa has been cut.
Verhoost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Verhoost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verhoost connects with a knee to the head.
Verhoost with a knee to the head.
Baroa looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Verhoost.
Verhoost landing knees to the head.
Verhoost will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baroa up against the cage.
Verhoost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verhoost with a knee to the head.
Verhoost stalling the fight.
Verhoost with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Jose Baroa's cut even more.
Knees to the body from Verhoost.
Verhoost lands a knee to the head.
Verhoost crunches a lovely knee into Baroa's ribcage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Verhoost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Verhoost gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Verhoost drops Baroa with a big knee straight up the middle! Baroa is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Baroa is rocked!

Verhoost takes the fight into the clinch.
Verhoost jerks Baroa's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Baroa drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Verhoost goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Verhoost because Baroa was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Timo Verhoost!
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