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GPG 51: Hadith vs Buffet PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Hellbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellbane has chosen Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden theme as his entrance music. Ultimate Hellbane has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Julio Sobral's chin.
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ultimate Hellbane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral doesn't manage to clinch there - Hellbane circles away.
Hellbane throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobral.
Sobral fails to land with a series of punches.
Hellbane looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sobral looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobral, not yet.
Sobral manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hellbane manages to get himself to full guard.
Sobral trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hellbane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Hellbane keeps moving.
Sobral is really struggling to control Hellbane but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Julio Sobral has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A slow jab from Hellbane misses its intended target.
Sobral fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellbane throws a lazy uppercut
and Sobral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sobral darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Hellbane is defending well.
Hellbane tries to get to full guard but Sobral has control of the leg.
Hellbane is trying to control but can't.
Sobral trying to control the action but Hellbane is working from the bottom.
Sobral will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hellbane is looking for a sweep. Sobral is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sobral is looking to advance position but Hellbane won't allow it.
Hellbane trying to control here.
Sobral is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane is not content to let Sobral control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellbane is looking to improve his position.
Sobral is looking for a kimura but Hellbane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sobral to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sobral lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sobral thows a huge punch but Hellbane dodges it nicely.
Hellbane is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobral is looking for submissions but instead, Hellbane has regained full guard.
Sobral pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hellbane is keeping the position for now.
Sobral drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sobral jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane scores with a short punch from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral drops back looking for a leg! Hellbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hellbane manages to kick Sobral off! Sobral jumps back into Hellbane's guard.
Hellbane keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Hellbane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sobral controlling from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hellbane is on top in guard.
Hellbane is looking to work some ground and pound but Sobral has wrist control.
Hellbane cracks Sobral with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hellbane slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hellbane cracks Sobral with a big elbow.
Hellbane lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sobral down.
Sobral is trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellbane tries to move to mount but Sobral blocks the move with his legs.
Hellbane has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sobral manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellbane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sobral trying to control here.
Sobral wants to improve his position but Hellbane is controlling well.
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 Julio Sobral will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hellbane with a hook.
Hellbane shoots in for a takedown but Sobral shows good takedown defense.
Sobral works Hellbane's body with a nice hook.
Sobral misses with a series of wild punches.
Hellbane just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hellbane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hellbane.
Hellbane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sobral's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hellbane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobral scrambles back to his feet.
No luck for Hellbane with that takedown attempt.
Julio Sobral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Hellbane.
Hellbane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hellbane throws a big shot that misses.
Sobral tries to clinch but Hellbane moves out of range.
Hellbane connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Sobral throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from Hellbane.
Hellbane swings for the body but Sobral moves out of range.
Hellbane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sobral looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hellbane but Hellbane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hellbane takes a swing at Sobral's ribcage but misses.
Hellbane throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
Sobral avoids the body shot from Hellbane.
Julio Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Sobral with that takedown attempt.
Hellbane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hellbane thows a body shot but no joy.
Hellbane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sobral.
Hellbane shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sobral has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hellbane is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is looking to improve his position.
Sobral trying to hold on to Hellbane's head to control him but Hellbane postures up.
Hellbane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sobral trying to control from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Julio Sobral.
Horrible takedown by Hellbane or perhaps it was just good defense by Sobral which made him look bad.
Hellbane's corner calls for a 1-2. Hellbane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hellbane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobral displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellbane throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane works the jab nicely.
Hellbane misses with a looping right.
Hellbane misses with a takedown attempt - Sobral sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hellbane throws a lazy right hand but Sobral sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hellbane lands a nice shot that snaps Sobral's head back.
Sobral lands a really nice looking cross but Hellbane seems unphased.
Sobral shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hellbane pinned against the cage. Hellbane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hellbane with a nice cross.
Hellbane shoots in but Sobral avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sobral defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hellbane.
Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hellbane.
Sobral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hellbane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobral walks into a left hand.
Hellbane misses with a takedown
enabling Sobral to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Hellbane with that takedown attempt.
Hellbane is breathing heavily.
Hellbane misses with a hook. Sobral ducked under it nicely.
Sobral fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellbane throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
Sobral misses with a double jab.
Sobral shoots in but Hellbane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hellbane tries for a takedown but Sobral circles away easily
and Sobral counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sobral.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sobral preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ultimate Hellbane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ultimate Hellbane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellbane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobral misses the target.
Sobral takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sobral has a takedown stuffed.
Hellbane misses with a straight left.
Hellbane throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sobral was covering up waiting for the punch and Hellbane finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sobral working a defensive guard here.
Sobral striking off his back but it's not causing Hellbane any problems.
Hellbane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hellbane postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hellbane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral trying to control the position.
Hellbane is looking to work some ground and pound but Sobral has wrist control.
Sobral is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hellbane wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Sobral wants to sweep here but Hellbane controlling him for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hellbane wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Julio Sobral overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hellbane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sobral is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hellbane defends well.
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Hellbane from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hellbane.
Hellbane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hellbane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hellbane preventing the sweep.
Sobral is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hellbane postures up.
Sobral has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hellbane is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sobral.
Hellbane lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sobral down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Sobral sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane is thwarting Sobral's attempts to control the position.
Hellbane winds up and cracks Sobral with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hellbane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sobral is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hellbane scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sobral tries to roll over but Hellbane keeps him under control.
Hellbane takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hellbane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sobral trying to control here.
Hellbane is nestled in close to Sobral, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hellbane connects with a nice short shot to Sobral's temple.
Sobral is rocked!
Sobral moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellbane throws a big right hand that misses.
Sobral looking for a guillotine here but Hellbane defends easily.
Hellbane postures up.
Sobral wants to sweep but no luck.
Hellbane trying to control but Sobral is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellbane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ultimate Hellbane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hellbane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ultimate Hellbane!
During a confident post fight interview, Ultimate Hellbane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pontes gets a double leg takedown into Boxer's guard.
Pontes landing with the ground and pound.
Boxer keeping full guard, as Pontes tries to pass.
Pontes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pontes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pontes pushing down on Boxer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes seems to be looking for submissions.
Pontes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pontes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pontes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Boxer turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Pontes off and cradles Boxer's limp body as Pontes celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Felipe Pontes!
A relieved looking Felipe Pontes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sunnah Hadith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Buffet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadith's entrance music is Run To The Hills - Iron Maiden. A fine choice. Buffet is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Margaritaville. Sunnah Hadith had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sunnah Hadith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Buffet!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Buffet lands but Hadith takes it in his stride.
It looks like Sunnah Hadith has been cut.
Hadith swinging wildly here.
Buffet moves into the clinch successfully.
Buffet's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Buffet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buffet thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hadith if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hadith looks to land a combination but Buffet avoids it well.
Hadith misses the jab.
Hadith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hadith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Buffet closes the distance and pushes Hadith back into the cage.
Buffet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hadith backwards.
Hadith blocks a body shot from Buffet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buffet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hadith keeps the fight on the outside.
Buffet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hadith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buffet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hadith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buffet swings for the body but Hadith moves out of range.
Buffet tries to clinch
enabling Hadith to counter with a crisp jab.
Hadith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buffet circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hadith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Buffet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hadith misses with a wild combination.
Hadith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffet moves in looking to clinch but Hadith pushes him off.
Buffet lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sunnah Hadith's cut is getting worse.
Buffet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hadith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Buffet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jimmy Buffet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Buffet.
Buffet is looking to clinch but Hadith is avoiding it.
Hadith just misses with a punch to the body.
Hadith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Buffet sprawls well. Buffet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hadith gets slowly back to his feet.
Hadith misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Buffet misses its intended target.
Hadith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buffet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buffet.
Hadith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buffet moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Buffet.
Buffet struggles to land a body shot inside as Hadith controls his hands.
Buffet lands with a left to the head.
Sunnah Hadith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Buffet prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunnah Hadith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buffet is pressed up against the cage. Hadith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Buffet down to the mat. Buffet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hadith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hadith throws the left hand but Buffet avoids the punch easily.
Buffet ducks under a wild hook from Hadith.
Hadith throws a right hand that Buffet ducks under and follows up with a left that Buffet also avoids with ease.
Good shot there by Buffet.
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!
A slow jab from Hadith misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buffet scores with a nice strike.
Nice takedown defense from Buffet. No joy for Hadith on that attempt.
Buffet tries to clinch up but Hadith circles away and keeps his distance.
Hadith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Buffet's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Buffet gets a clinch.
Buffet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hadith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Buffet pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hadith misses with a two punch combination.
Hadith swats away the attempt to clinch by Buffet.
Buffet scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buffet slips under a jab from Hadith.
Hadith tries to bum rush Buffet with a series of wild strikes but Buffet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Buffet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sunnah Hadith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hadith swings for the body but Buffet moves out of range.
Buffet lands with a right that hurts Hadith. Hadith looks to clinch but Buffet throws a short knee that drops Hadith. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jimmy Buffet!
Jimmy Buffet is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jimmy Buffet was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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