REF 96 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drop Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drop Candy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Palhares
vs
Candy

170 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

198 cm
26
194 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Palhares !
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, Drop Candy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candy tries to clinch up but Palhares circles away and keeps his distance.
Candy moves out of range of the body kick from Palhares .
Candy is looking to clinch.
Candy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Candy rushes Palhares and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Candy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Palhares 's efforts to push away.

Candy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Candy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Candy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Candy is looking to clinch but Palhares is avoiding it.

Palhares has Candy up against the cage in a clinch.
Candy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palhares avoiding damage.
Palhares is trying to pull guard but Candy has him pressed against the cage.

Palhares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Palhares shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Candy wants to stand and escape but Palhares is having none of it.
Palhares lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Palhares stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy tries to close the distance and clinch but Palhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Candy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palhares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Candy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palhares misses with a body kick.
Candy moves in looking to clinch but Palhares pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Palhares .
Palhares could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Palhares slips a jab and a cross from Candy.
Candy tries to close the distance and clinch but Palhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Candy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palhares paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Candy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Palhares to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Palhares decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Palhares 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.
Palhares might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Palhares prevents Candy from getting back to his feet.
Candy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palhares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Palhares stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Palhares bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Candy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Palhares .

Palhares is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Candy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Candy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
An elbow from Palhares crashes against the mat.
Palhares prevents Candy from escaping the position.
Candy parries the strikes from Palhares easily there. Palhares is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Candy to escape.

Palhares has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Candy looks gassed!
Candy blocks a head kick by Palhares .
Candy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Rousimar Palhares has been cut.

Candy gets caught flat footed, as Palhares shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Palhares with a nice head shot there.
Candy can't keep his opponent in guard - Palhares advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Palhares is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Candy sees it coming and defends easily.
Palhares looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Candy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Palhares is nestled in close to Candy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares moves nicely into side control.

Palhares decides to stand back up. Palhares steps back and let's Candy get back to his feet.

Palhares closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but Candy defending well.
Candy is trying to stand up here but Palhares is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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!
Palhares dominating with strikes here.
Palhares postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Candy looks a forlorn figure.
Candy is trying to stand.

Palhares get's back to his feet.

Palhares closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Palhares lands in his opponent's guard.
Candy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palhares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Palhares passes into half guard.

Palhares is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rousimar Palhares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rousimar Palhares 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Palhares scores with a takedown into Candy's guard.
Candy wants to get back to his feet but Palhares is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Palhares postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Palhares scoring with some ground and pound.
Palhares has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Candy pushes Palhares off and scrambles back to his feet.

Palhares scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Candy wants to get back to his feet.

Palhares is trying to work for a kimura but Candy is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Palhares gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Palhares drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palhares throwing strikes from guard but Candy blocks nicely.

Palhares stands up from Candy's guard - Palhares perhaps looking for a knockout.
Candy tries to clinch there but Palhares circles away.
Candy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Candy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palhares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palhares keeps the fight on the outside.
Palhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Candy is looking to clinch.
Palhares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Candy can do to turn this around?

Palhares shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Candy's guard.
Candy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palhares . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palhares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Candy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Candy is keeping the position for now.

Palhares gets to his feet - Candy follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Candy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares works over Candy with some ground and pound from guard.
Candy keeping full guard, as Palhares tries to pass.
Palhares postures up and lands a big shot to Candy's brow.
Palhares postures up in Candy's guard and throws a big left but Candy blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Candy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Palhares thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Candy wants to stand but Palhares is controlling the position.
Palhares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares prevents Candy from getting back to his feet.
Palhares working some strikes from top position.
Candy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palhares .
Palhares stands up over Candy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Palhares working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Palhares landing some decent shots from guard.
Palhares works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rousimar Palhares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palhares moves nicely into side control.
Palhares is working Candy over with some ground and pound from side control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rousimar Palhares !
After winning the bout, Rousimar Palhares thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Offembach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Offembach comes into a darkened arena with his song building. System Of A Down - Chop Suey! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vitor Belfort has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Belfort
vs
Offembach

215 cm
27
237 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
273 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
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, Jacques Offembach!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Offembach gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Belfort regains guard.
Belfort can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Offembach controls the pace.

Belfort working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Offembach doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Offembach manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Offembach is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Belfort wants to stand and escape but Offembach is having none of it.
Offembach slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Offembach postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Offembach controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Offembach wants to control from the top but Belfort keeps moving.
Belfort really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jacques Offembach hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Belfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Offembach dives in and scores a takedown into Belfort's guard.
Offembach won't allow Belfort to sweep him here.

Belfort is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A short uppercut from Offembach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Offembach.
Belfort is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Offembach tightens his grip and picks Belfort up, before dumping him to the ground. Belfort manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Offembach stops Belfort from standing up.
Offembach not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Belfort looking for a sweep. Not yet Belfort, not yet.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Offembach looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Belfort will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Offembach cracks Belfort with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offembach wants to control from the top but Belfort keeps moving.
Offembach cracks Belfort with a solid left hand.
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Offembach from controlling successfully.
Offembach content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Offembach controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Belfort working for a triangle but Offembach defends it easily.
Offembach distracts Belfort with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offembach stands up over Belfort, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Offembach controlling from the top position.
Offembach is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Offembach is in close to Belfort's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Offembach must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Offembach postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Offembach content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Offembach is in close to Belfort's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Offembach makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Offembach fails to land with a series of punches.
Offembach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belfort shoots in and drives through. Offembach sprawls well.
Belfort clobbers Offembach with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belfort falls off balance throwing a combination

and Offembach counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Offembach makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Belfort is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort has momentary wrist control but Offembach slips an elbow through the middle.
Offembach landing some decent shots from guard.
Belfort wants to stand and escape but Offembach is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Offembach postures up and lands a big shot to Belfort's brow.
Belfort is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Offembach is controlling him.
Offembach postures up and lands a big shot to Belfort's brow.
Offembach has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Belfort working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Offembach doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Offembach manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Offembach's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Offembach is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Belfort will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Offembach prevents Belfort from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offembach postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Offembach is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Belfort has momentary wrist control but Offembach slips an elbow through the middle.
Offembach pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belfort is keeping the position for now.
Offembach scoring with punches to the head and body.
Offembach controlling from the top position.
Offembach postures up and lands a big shot to Belfort's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offembach postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Offembach scoring with some ground and pound.
Offembach controlling from the top position.
Offembach working some strikes from top position.

Belfort is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Offembach works over Belfort with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offembach is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Offembach from controlling successfully.
Offembach scoring with some ground and pound.
Offembach working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Belfort's head.
Offembach working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Offembach content to stall in guard here.
Offembach postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Offembach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Belfort clinches up with Offembach and pushes him back against the cage.

Offembach has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Belfort regains guard immediately.
Jacques Offembach has got the better of the ground game so far.
Offembach looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Offembach is in close to Belfort's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Offembach sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Offembach from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jacques Offembach hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Some wild striking there from Offembach.
Belfort works over Offembach's head and body with a nice combination.

Belfort clinches up with Offembach and pushes him back against the cage.
Offembach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Offembach.
A short left from Offembach.
Offembach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vitor Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offembach lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Offembach tightens his grip and picks Belfort up, before dumping him to the ground. Belfort manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Offembach is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Offembach is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Offembach slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Belfort has momentary wrist control but Offembach slips an elbow through the middle.
Offembach scoring with some ground and pound.
Offembach controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Belfort keeping full guard, as Offembach tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is trying to keep Offembach in close.
Offembach works over Belfort with some ground and pound from guard.
Offembach's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Belfort is looking to sweep but instead, Offembach has passed into half guard.
Offembach working over Belfort with some ground and pound. Belfort looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Offembach takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offembach is thwarting Belfort's attempts to control the position.
Belfort tries to kick Offembach off but Offembach keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jacques Offembach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Well, if Offembach 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.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Offembach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Offembach 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Offembach!
A relieved looking Jacques Offembach thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Maurizio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Herer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maurizio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mechina: Empyrean. Mick Maurizio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maurizio
vs
Herer

172 cm
32
210 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

190 cm
27
213 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Maurizio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Herer!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herer swats away the attempt to clinch by Maurizio.

Maurizio shoots in and gets a takedown into Herer's guard.
Maurizio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Herer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maurizio!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Herer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Herer trying to control but Maurizio is having none of it.
Maurizio is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Maurizio tries to reverse the position but Herer maintains control.
Maurizio wants to control but Herer is having none of it.
Maurizio working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Herer lands with some strikes.
Maurizio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Herer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Herer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Herer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Herer is working for a guillotine from mount but Maurizio frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maurizio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio wants to control but Herer is having none of it.
Herer controlling his opponent.
Herer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Maurizio tries to lock up and control but Herer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Herer unloads with some shots from mount but Maurizio bucks and avoids them well.
Maurizio holds on for dear life, controlling Herer's posture momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maurizio is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio is in a horrible position here. Herer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Herer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Herer lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maurizio is looking to improve his position but Herer isn't that keen on the idea.
Herer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Herer prevents Maurizio from getting the reversal.
Herer raining down shots from the mount!
Herer prevents Maurizio from getting the reversal.
Herer dominating with strikes here.
Herer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Herer working for a submission but Maurizio is keeping him at bay.
Maurizio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Herer throws some wild stikes that Maurizio manages to avoid easily.

Herer jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Maurizio is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Maurizio and Herer has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maurizio tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Herer dominated that round.
That's time! Maurizio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maurizio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Herer as he jumps to the side.
Herer slaps away a takedown attempt from Maurizio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maurizio looks for a takedown but Herer sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Maurizio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Herer.
Mick Maurizio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herer swinging wildly here.
Herer lands with a kick to the temple. Maurizio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A cross from Herer lands.
That kick from Herer tenderised Maurizio's leg. Maurizio is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Herer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maurizio tries to clinch but Herer is having none of it.
Maurizio blocks the body kick.

Maurizio clinches.

Herer manages to break the clinch.
Maurizio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Herer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maurizio shoots for a takedown but Herer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Herer.
Herer throws the left hand but Maurizio avoids the punch easily.
Mick Maurizio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herer connects with a leg kick. Maurizio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maurizio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maurizio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Maurizio clinches up with Herer and pushes him back against the cage.
Maurizio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Herer manages to break the clinch.
Herer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Herer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Herer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maurizio.
Maurizio avoids a punch combination nicely.

Maurizio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Herer sneaks back into half guard.
Herer trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Herer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maurizio pulls his head out easily.
Herer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Maurizio.
Herer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maurizio.
Herer pulls Maurizio in to control the position.

Herer pushes Maurizio off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Maurizio 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.

Herer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Maurizio off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Herer swings for the body but Maurizio moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio misses with a head kick.
Herer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maurizio.
Maurizio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Herer scores with a jab to the body.
Herer throws a chopping leg kick but Maurizio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maurizio shoots in and drives through. Herer sprawls well.
Maurizio throws a sloppy head kick and Herer moves out of range easily.
Herer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maurizio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maurizio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Herer scores with a sloppy right hand. Maurizio should have avoided that one.
Herer lands with a straight right. Maurizio didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Herer misses.
Jack Herer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maurizio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Herer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maurizio scrambles back to his feet.
Herer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Herer misses.
Herer connects with a crisp jab.
Herer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurizio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Herer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Herer wants it to stay on the feet.
Herer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maurizio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maurizio misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Herer.
Maurizio tries to bum rush Herer with a series of wild strikes but Herer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Herer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Maurizio is rocked!
Herer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oh Maurizio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maurizio throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Herer to counter with a crisp jab.
Herer stuffs the takedown attempt from Maurizio. Maurizio gets slowly back to his feet.
Herer throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Maurizio stumbling backwards into the cage! Maurizio bounces back off the cage towards Herer, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Herer lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Herer celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Herer!
Jack Herer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by House Boulevard - Set Me Free. Vitali has chosen Cain's entrance theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kruger
vs
Vitali

178 cm
25
172 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

187 cm
30
185 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Vitali!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitali needs to keep his hands up - Kruger had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body punch from Kruger.
Kruger throws a jab but it's blocked by Vitali.
Kruger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitali.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vitali.
Vitali lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruger's head.
Vitali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Vitali thows a body shot but no joy.
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!
Vitali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vitali misses with a double jab.
Vitali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Vitali.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Vitali.
Kruger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kruger throws a shot to the body.
Kruger swings for the body but Vitali moves out of range.
Vitali looks to land a combination. Kruger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kruger finds it's target.
Kruger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Cain Vitali has been cut.
Kruger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Kruger swings widly with a right hand
and Vitali counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vitali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kruger throws a jab but it's blocked by Vitali.
Kruger slips a jab and a cross from Vitali.
Kruger scores with a jab. Vitali acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Vitali is rocked!
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!

Kruger moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Vitali goes down! Can Kruger finish him!?
Vitali is still in real trouble! Can Kruger finish him?
Kruger tries to free his leg and advance position but Vitali is retaining full guard.
Kruger passes Vitali's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kruger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vitali defending well though.
Vitali seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Kruger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vitali sees it coming and defends easily.

Kruger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vinicius Kruger!
A pretty intense looking Vinicius Kruger took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Pargo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morum Grock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Pargo
vs
Grock

205 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

190 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

Good takedowns
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 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neil Pargo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morum Grock!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grock misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Pargo.

Pargo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Grock drops back looking for a leg! Pargo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pargo manages to kick Grock off! Grock jumps back into Pargo's guard.
Pargo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grock is controlling him.
Pargo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grock on the ground.
Grock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pargo wants to stand but Grock is controlling the position.
Grock trying to control but Pargo is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grock won't allow Pargo to get back to his feet.
Pargo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grock fails with a takedown attempt.
Pargo wants to clinch.
Pargo tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Grock to counter with a crisp jab.
Grock throws a body kick that misses.
Grock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Grock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pargo pushes Grock off but Grock dives into side control.
Pargo is pushing Grock's head away, looking to escape. Grock manages to hold on to the position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pargo keeps working.

Grock working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pargo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Grock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pargo has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pargo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pargo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Grock wants to control but Pargo is keeping him busy.

Grock looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Grock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pargo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pargo is pushing Grock's head away, looking to escape. Grock manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morum Grock dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grock misses with an uppercut. Pargo saw that one coming.

Grock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pargo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pargo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Grock.

Grock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pargo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pargo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Grock trying to control the position but Pargo is working away.
Pargo pushes Grock away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Grock gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Grock are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Grock tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pargo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Grock has just dragged him back down to the mat.

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

Grock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Grock lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pargo down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pargo wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pargo is not content to let Grock control the position.
Pargo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grock has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pargo is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Grock has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pargo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Grock sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Pargo taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Morum Grock!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Cadematori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Aguero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cadematori's entrance music is Tedeschi Trucks Band - Bound for Glory. A fine choice. Aguero has chosen Argentinian Magic as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cadematori
vs
Aguero

183 cm
22
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Cadematori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguero!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aguero is looking to clinch.
Aguero misses with a combination
and Cadematori counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Cadematori looks at the referee who does nothing so Cadematori lands a crushing right that sends Aguero to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Cadematori!
Our winner, Carlos Cadematori, 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
25%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dog Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge has chosen Back in black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penn
vs
Jorge

175 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

170 cm
30
163 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penn.
Sloppy strikes from Jorge. Those never looked like landing.
Penn moves to clinch but Jorge breaks away
and Jorge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jorge checks it well.
Jorge dives in and grabs Penn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes down on Jorge's head and hops out.
Jorge thows a body shot but no joy.

Jorge shoots in and bounces Penn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jorge postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
Jorge postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge throwing strikes but missing.

Jorge got a little sloppy there for a moment and Penn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jorge has managed to get both his arms back between Penn's legs - danger averted.
Jorge landing with the ground and pound.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorge postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jorge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jorge looking to sit in guard and control but Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jorge managing to control the position.
Jorge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.

Jorge is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Penn wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penn.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Jorge.
Jorge trying to strike off his back.
Penn trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jorge manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jorge working some strikes from top position.
Jorge passes into half guard.
Jorge wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Jorge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Penn wants to improve his position but Jorge is controlling well.

Jorge is looking for a kimura here.
Jorge scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn is refusing to be controlled, as Jorge sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jorge dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jorge lands a nice looking body shot.
Jorge shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penn throws a right hand that Jorge ducks under and follows up with a left that Jorge also avoids with ease.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jorge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jorge scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Penn closes the distance and pushes Jorge back into the cage.
Jorge blocks a body shot from Penn.

Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jorge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jorge throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn tries to clinch there but Jorge circles away.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Penn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jorge to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorge trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jorge on the ground.
Jorge is pushing down on Penn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Penn is fighting to maintain full guard but Jorge has managed to sneak the leg through.
Penn is in trouble now - Jorge has advanced to mount!
Jorge looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jorge unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorge cracks Penn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jorge content just to control the position here.
Jorge trying to control but Penn is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jorge with shots to the head and body - Penn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jorge scoring with strikes but Penn is staying in there.

Penn is rocked!
Jorge with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Penn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jorge working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jorge looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Penn covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Jorge!
A relieved looking James Jorge thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Denny Prokopos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prokopos comes to the cage accompanied by Deep River Blues - Doc Watson. Bobby Blimm will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Prokopos
vs
Blimm

180 cm
32
144 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

150 cm
26
145 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denny Prokopos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Blimm!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prokopos fails to land with a series of punches.
Prokopos slips a jab and a cross from Blimm.
Blimm with a jab.
Prokopos throws a nice looking combination but Blimm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prokopos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blimm counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Prokopos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Blimm is being controlled here.
Prokopos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blimm sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Prokopos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blimm doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Prokopos.
Prokopos prevents Blimm from improving his position.
Prokopos blocks the strikes from Blimm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blimm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prokopos pulls his head out easily.
Blimm is looking to control Prokopos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blimm avoid being mounted?

Prokopos is trying to work for a kimura but Blimm is defending well.
Prokopos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blimm keeps working.

Prokopos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blimm defends it well.
Prokopos wants to control but Blimm is keeping him busy.
Blimm is looking to control Prokopos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blimm avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Prokopos is looking for a kimura but Blimm is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Prokopos to get the leverage.

Prokopos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blimm is trying to control but can't.
Prokopos blocks the strikes from Blimm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blimm is controlling Prokopos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Blimm wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blimm flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm is staying active underneath Prokopos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blimm wants to control but Prokopos is keeping busy.
Blimm manages to get to full guard.
Blimm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Blimm working for submissions but it's allowed Prokopos to get to half guard.
Prokopos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Prokopos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blimm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Prokopos jumps into side control!
Prokopos advances to full mount.
Prokopos avoids the attempt from Blimm to control.
Blimm can't escape the position.
Prokopos with the ground and pound from mount.
Blimm is working to get back to half guard.
Blimm manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blimm wants to control but Prokopos is keeping busy.
Blimm wants to control but Prokopos passes into side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Denny Prokopos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Prokopos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blimm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Prokopos misses.
Blimm throws a right and a left that Prokopos avoids nicely.
Blimm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prokopos works over Blimm's head and body with a nice combination.
Blimm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prokopos doesn't seem bothered though.
A combination from Blimm does no damage.
Blimm stuffs the takedown.
Prokopos swinging wildly here.
Prokopos with a poor takedown
and Blimm counters with a nice uppercut.
Prokopos throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Prokopos.
Prokopos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prokopos circles away quickly and effectively.
Blimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Prokopos circles away.
Prokopos misses with a double jab.
Blimm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Prokopos. That did some damage!
Blimm swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Prokopos as Blimm shoots in.
Prokopos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prokopos swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos scores with a jab.
Prokopos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Prokopos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blimm counters with a three punch combo that has Prokopos backing up. Prokopos nods at Blimm to acknowledge the strikes.
Blimm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prokopos.
Blimm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prokopos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blimm moves away.
Blimm throws a right hand that Prokopos ducks under and follows up with a left that Prokopos also avoids with ease.
Prokopos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blimm.
Prokopos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Prokopos throws a series of punches but Blimm moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blimm.
Prokopos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bobby Blimm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Prokopos.
Prokopos throws the left hand but Blimm avoids the punch easily.
Denny Prokopos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prokopos misses with an uppercut. Blimm saw that one coming.
Blimm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blimm stuffs the takedown attempt from Prokopos. Prokopos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denny Prokopos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blimm misses with a wild body shot.
Blimm misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prokopos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blimm defends it nicely.
Blimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prokopos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blimm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prokopos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blimm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prokopos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Prokopos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blimm avoids it really well and circles away.
Blimm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Prokopos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Blimm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Blimm moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prokopos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blimm, right into the meat.
Prokopos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prokopos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blimm misses with a two punch combination.
Blimm dodges the punch combination from Prokopos.
Prokopos misses with a double jab.
Prokopos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blimm counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prokopos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prokopos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blimm avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denny Prokopos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blimm throws a nice looking combination but Prokopos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Blimm. Those never looked like landing.
Prokopos ducks right into an uppercut from Blimm.
Prokopos throws a head kick but Blimm moves out of range.
Blimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prokopos circles away quickly and effectively.
Blimm is looking to slow Prokopos down with leg kicks.
Prokopos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos misses with the combination.
Prokopos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prokopos tries to bum rush Blimm with a series of wild strikes but Blimm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Prokopos misses.
Blimm lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blimm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blimm lands with a nice body punch.
Prokopos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blimm as he avoids it easily.
Blimm tries to close the distance and clinch but Prokopos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prokopos misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm tries to clinch but Prokopos moves out of range.
Blimm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prokopos.
Blimm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blimm throws a right and a left that Prokopos avoids nicely.
Prokopos lands a right hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Blimm as he connects with a hook.
Denny Prokopos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blimm stuffs the takedown attempt from Prokopos. Prokopos gets slowly back to his feet.
Blimm throws a right hand that Prokopos ducks under and follows up with a left that Prokopos also avoids with ease.
Prokopos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prokopos misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blimm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prokopos.
Blimm slaps away a takedown attempt from Prokopos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blimm.
Blimm throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prokopos shoots in looking for a takedown. Blimm tries to sprawl out of it but Prokopos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blimm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Prokopos lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Blimm really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blimm moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Prokopos lands with a straight right. Blimm didn't see that one coming.
Blimm misses with a head kick.
Prokopos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blimm.
Prokopos tries to bum rush Blimm with a series of wild strikes but Blimm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blimm misses with a two punch combination.
Prokopos misses with a right hand
and Blimm counters with a low kick, right behind Prokopos 's knee.
Blimm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blimm takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokopos connects with a crisp jab.
Blimm throws a series of punches but Prokopos moves out of range.
Prokopos misses the shot to the body.
Prokopos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blimm throws a nice looking combination but Prokopos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prokopos throws a nice looking combination but Blimm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Blimm moves into the clinch.
Blimm misses with a body punch.
Blimm can't find room to land a body shot as Prokopos controls the action.
Prokopos wants to break free but Blimm has control.
Prokopos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm prevents Prokopos from breaking the clinch.
Blimm is working Prokopos over against the cage.
Prokopos is trying to force a seperation but Blimm has the dominant position.

Blimm manages to break the clinch.
Prokopos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blimm.
Prokopos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blimm.
Prokopos throws a leg kick
and Blimm counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prokopos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blimm manages to avoid it.
Blimm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blimm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prokopos.
Prokopos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blimm wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blimm has closed the distance and engaged Prokopos in a clinch.
Blimm fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Blimm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prokopos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blimm counters with a left and a right that stings Prokopos.

Blimm clinches up with Prokopos and pushes him back against the cage.
Blimm misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Prokopos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prokopos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prokopos. Blimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prokopos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blimm jabs at Prokopos's body.
Prokopos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blimm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denny Prokopos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prokopos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Prokopos throws a lazy uppercut
and Blimm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prokopos missing with a left hand there. Blimm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prokopos keeps the fight on the outside.
Blimm misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Blimm dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Blimm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Prokopos.
Prokopos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blimm.
Prokopos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prokopos throws a sloppy head kick and Blimm moves out of range easily.
Prokopos blocks a head kick by Blimm.
Prokopos misses with a double jab
and Blimm counters with a left and a right that stings Prokopos.
Blimm smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Prokopos.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Blimm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prokopos. Blimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown by Prokopos or perhaps it was just good defense by Blimm which made him look bad.
Blimm looks to land a combination. Prokopos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Blimm.
Prokopos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denny Prokopos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prokopos throws a lazy right hand but Blimm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prokopos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blimm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prokopos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Prokopos misses.
Blimm shoots in looking for a takedown. Prokopos tries to sprawl out of it but Blimm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Prokopos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blimm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Blimm.
Blimm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prokopos was well out of range. Poor timing from Blimm.
Nice shot lands for Prokopos.
Prokopos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blimm.
Horrible takedown by Prokopos or perhaps it was just good defense by Blimm which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Prokopos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blimm - the referee stops the clock and Prokopos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blimm. Prokopos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prokopos is defended easily by Blimm.
Blimm misses with a wild combination.
Prokopos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blimm counters with a stiff right hand.
Prokopos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Prokopos connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blimm closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Prokopos tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Blimm presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Prokopos manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Blimm is working for a submission of some sort.
Denny Prokopos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blimm is looking to advance position but Prokopos won't allow it.
Bobby Blimm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Prokopos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Blimm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blimm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:49
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Blimm!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bobby Blimm thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).