RFC 19: Alvarez vs Paulsen PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Hoehne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoehne has chosen Monster as his entrance music. Matthew Hoehne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lorenzo Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
Hoehne

178 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matthew Hoehne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoehne fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoehne tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoehne is looking to clinch.
Hoehne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lorenzo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Hoehne.
Hoehne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoehne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Hoehne shoots and misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoehne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Hoehne backing up. Hoehne nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Hoehne looks winded!
Hoehne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoehne with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Hoehne will be more careful next time no doubt.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Hoehne misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Hoehne shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Hoehne will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Hoehne fails with the takedown

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Hoehne didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hoehne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Hoehne is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lorenzo Silva.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Hoehne with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoehne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva digs a good hook to Hoehne's body.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hoehne tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoehne circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Hoehne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoehne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoehne misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva sizes up Hoehne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hoehne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Lorenzo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoehne tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoehne shoots and misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoehne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoehne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoehne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoehne tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoehne fails with the takedown

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.

Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva stalks Hoehne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hoehne's face. Hoehne staggers backwards, shaken.
Hoehne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Lorenzo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoehne shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoehne misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lorenzo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Hoehne.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Hoehne is breathing heavily.
Hoehne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoehne slips a jab and a cross from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva jabs Hoehne right on the nose. Hoehne blinks but takes it well.
Lorenzo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoehne misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva moves into the clinch.

Silva jumps guard and drags Hoehne to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva keeping full guard, as Hoehne tries to pass.
Silva controls Hoehne momentarily but Hoehne frees himself.
Hoehne trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Hoehne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva seems keen to control Hoehne's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lorenzo Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hoehne fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Hoehne is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hoehne.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Hoehne has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoehne tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoehne with a poor takedown

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.

Silva pulls guard successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hoehne postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hoehne, into his guard.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hoehne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Lorenzo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hoehne sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva stalling.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoehne on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hoehne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hoehne is defended easily by Silva.
Hoehne has his takedown stuffed
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lorenzo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Hoehne.
Hoehne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hoehne misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Hoehne ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands with a straight right. Hoehne didn't see that one coming.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoehne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoehne misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Matthew Hoehne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Hoehne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hoehne won't be happy with that.
Silva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hoehne will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Hoehne is defending well.

Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position but Hoehne is working away.
Hoehne is trying to escape the position but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva trying to control the position but Hoehne is working away.
Silva cracks Hoehne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoehne pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hoehne has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva wants to control but Hoehne is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working Hoehne over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hoehne is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hoehne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoehne can do to turn this around?
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva wants to control but Hoehne is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva throwing strikes but Hoehne manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoehne trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khal Tiberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sweet Child o Mine. Khal Tiberio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tiberio
vs
Parker

168 cm
21
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
145 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khal Tiberio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kendall Parker!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots and misses

so Tiberio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Parker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tiberio is working Parker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tiberio scoring with some ground and pound.
Tiberio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tiberio cracks Parker with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Parker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tiberio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tiberio pushes down on Parker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Parker wants to control but Tiberio is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Parker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tiberio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Parker is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiberio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Parker is still in real trouble! Can Tiberio finish him?
Parker taking some punishment here, with Tiberio in his half guard.
Tiberio lands a big elbow - Parker is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tiberio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Tiberio!
Khal Tiberio bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brenen Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Rod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Rod is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Young Jeezy-Lose My Mind. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Phillips
vs
Rod

182 cm
27
152 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brenen Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Rod!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips misses with a takedown attempt - Rod sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rod stalks Phillips and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Phillips's face. Phillips staggers backwards, shaken.

Phillips 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.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brenen Phillips!
A pretty intense looking Brenen Phillips took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prachao Sua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Finch
vs
Sua

176 cm
21
156 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

171 cm
21
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richmond Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prachao Sua!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch misses with a double jab.
Sua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sua throws a chopping leg kick but Finch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sua throws out the jab.

Sua closes the distance and clinches.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finch blocks the elbow strike.
Finch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sua pushes Finch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sua taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finch.
Finch takes a shot to the head.
Finch misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Finch up against the cage.
A short right from Sua.
Sua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Sua as the two fighters clinch.
Finch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sua lands with a left to the head.
Finch wants to break free but Sua has control.
Sua blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sua.
Finch is trying to break the clinch but Sua is controlling him.
Finch managing to block the knees to the body from Sua.
A short right from Sua on the inside.
Finch letting Sua take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sua digs a right hand underneath Finch's ribcage. Finch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch being controlled against the cage.
Sua scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
Sua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Finch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sua has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sua throws an elbow but misses.
Finch trying to stall but Sua improves his position.
Sua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Finch has a couple of punches blocked by Sua.
Sua prevents Finch from breaking the clinch.
Sua takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Finch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finch is looking to break free of the clinch but Sua has double underhooks.
Sua trying to stall but Finch improves his position.
Sua keeps control of Finch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finch misses with a body punch.
Sua lands a body shot.
Finch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Finch just leaning against Sua, taking a breather.
Finch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finch is trying to break the clinch but Sua is controlling him.
Finch blocks a body shot from Sua.
Sua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Sua.
Sua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Finch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sua lands an elbow that stopped Finch in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Finch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sua backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Sua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Sua.
Come on Sua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prachao Sua dominated that round.
That's time! Finch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Finch misses the body punch
and Sua counters with a body kick that stops Finch in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Sua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finch doesn't seem phased though.
Sua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sua.
Finch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Richmond Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Finch to counter with a crisp jab.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Sua moved out of range.
Sua jabs Finch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sua stalks Finch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Finch's face. Finch staggers backwards, shaken.

Finch is rocked!
Finch avoids a kick to the body.
Oh Finch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sua misses with a leg kick
and Finch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finch seems to have got his legs back now.

Sua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Prachao Sua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sua's elbow.
Sua stalling the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Finch as Sua tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sua.
Sua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finch looking to stall.
Finch is trying to break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Finch up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
Sua stalls.
Sua keeps control of Finch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Prachao Sua.

Sua clinches.
Sua lands a right hand.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sua as Finch tries to tie him up.
The referee calls for Sua to work.
Finch misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Sua to work.
Sua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finch pushes Sua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch is looking to break free of the clinch but Sua has double underhooks.
Sua lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stalling in the clinch from Sua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Finch's efforts to push away.
Sua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sua blocks an uppercut.
Sua lands a shot to the body.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finch being controlled against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finch struggles to land a body shot inside as Sua controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prachao Sua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Finch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finch.

It looks like Prachao Sua has been cut.
Finch slips a straight right by Sua.
Finch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sua checks a leg kick.
Sua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finch. That did some damage!
Sua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Finch swings for the body but Sua moves out of range.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Sua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sua misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sua counters with a straight right hand.
Sua misses with a body shot.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sua misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Sua moved out of range.
Finch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sua misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Sua.
Sua takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Sua is rocked!
Sua misses with an uppercut. Finch saw that one coming.
Finch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finch defending well as Sua loads up on a big left hand.
Finch lands a nice looking body kick.
Sua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch misses with a low kick.
Finch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finch lands with a right that hurts Sua. Sua looks to clinch but Finch throws a short knee that drops Sua. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Richmond Finch!
Richmond Finch 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Le Banner
vs
Campos

190 cm
26
217 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
204 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Campos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos scores with a head kick. Banner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Jerome Le Banner has been cut.
Jab by Banner.

It looks like Lucas Campos has been cut.
Campos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banner blocks a head kick by Campos.
Banner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Campos.
Banner moves out of range as Campos throws a body kick.
Campos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner.
A punch combination from Campos misses.
Banner connects with a right hand. Campos shakes it off.
Campos tries to move into range but Banner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Campos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banner counters with a left to the body.
Campos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campos tries to move into range but Banner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Banner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Campos's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Banner lands with a shot to the body.
Banner cracks Campos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Campos throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
Campos looks winded!
Banner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Banner misses with a double jab.
Lucas Campos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That has opened up Lucas Campos's cut even more.
Campos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Banner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Campos doesn't seem phased though.
Banner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Banner avoids the head kick by Campos.

A jab-cross combination lands for Banner and sends Campos crashing to the mat! Banner follows him down to the mat - Campos regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Campos is rocked!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Banner winds up and cracks Campos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Campos is still in real trouble! Can Banner finish him?
Banner throwing shots but Campos is blocking nicely.
Campos seems to have recovered his senses.
Banner winds up and cracks Campos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos taking some punishment here, with Banner in his half guard.
Campos has hold of Banner's hands but Banner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Banner misses with a head shot. Campos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Banner is stalling in the full guard.
Banner is working Campos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Campos has his hands on Banner's head, controlling the position.
Banner trying to control but Campos is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Banner throws a big elbow that misses.
Banner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner with a nice head shot there.

The cut above Lucas Campos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Banner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Banner stands up over Campos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Lucas Campos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lucas Campos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jerome Le Banner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between War Hendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hendrick
vs
Thompson

187 cm
27
265 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, War Hendrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Juan Thompson has been cut.
Hendrick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hendrick wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.

Hendrick clinches up against the cage.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hendrick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hendrick throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Hendrick has the dominant position.
Hendrick lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hendrick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hendrick lands with a straight right. Thompson didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Thompson misses
and Hendrick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thompson thinking.

Hendrick rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hendrick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Hendrick.
Thompson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Hendrick.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hendrick.
Hendrick gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That has opened up Juan Thompson's cut even more.
Hendrick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hendrick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Hendrick keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Hendrick has the dominant position.
Hendrick looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Hendrick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hendrick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Thompson wants to break free but Hendrick has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Hendrick has the dominant position.
Hendrick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juan Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hendrick pushes Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendrick tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Hendrick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hendrick misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hendrick has double underhooks.
Hendrick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Hendrick has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.

The cut above Juan Thompson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hendrick has Thompson pushed against the cage.
Hendrick missing with knees to the body.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hendrick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thompson.
Thompson wants to land a leg kick but Hendrick is out of range.
Hendrick digs a good body shot into Thompson's ribs.
Hendrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hendrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrick moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Hendrick.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!

Hendrick takes the fight into the clinch.
Hendrick has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hendrick has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Hendrick is controlling the position.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Hendrick lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendrick looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson throws a head kick but Hendrick moves out of range.
Hendrick throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

War Hendrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Thompson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hendrick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hendrick lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
Hendrick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thompson.
War Hendrick is winning the standup battle so far.
Hendrick slips under a jab from Thompson.
Hendrick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thompson.
Thompson walks into a stiff left hand from Hendrick.
Thompson tries to land a leg kick but Hendrick saw it coming and moves away.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Hendrick is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Hendrick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Hendrick stuns Thompson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hendrick lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrick takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Hendrick.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Hendrick blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Hendrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Hendrick gets a clinch.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
Hendrick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Juan Thompson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hendrick tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Hendrick back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendrick.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendrick blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrick lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juan Thompson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). War Hendrick!
A relieved looking War Hendrick 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
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Plouman Snr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbott comes to the cage accompanied by Say what again!!. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Luke Plouman Snr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Abbott
vs
Plouman Snr

183 cm
21
255 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
285 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Plouman Snr!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman Snr moves away from the strike by Abbott.
Abbott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott throws out a loose jab but Plouman Snr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abbott throws a jab but it's blocked by Plouman Snr.
Abbott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Plouman Snr ducks under a wild hook from Abbott.
Abbott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like David Abbott has been cut.
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!
Abbott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Plouman Snr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abbott's head.
Plouman Snr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Plouman Snr throws a lazy right hand but Abbott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plouman Snr misses with a body shot.
Abbott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abbott throws a lazy uppercut
and Plouman Snr counters with a low kick, right behind Abbott 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abbott misses with a hook
and Plouman Snr counters with an inside leg kick.
Abbott is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Plouman Snr.
An inside leg kick lands from Plouman Snr.

Plouman Snr lands a big head kick that sends Abbott tumbling to the mat! Plouman Snr takes a step backwards and waves Abbott back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Abbott is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plouman Snr throws a leg kick which misses Abbott's front leg but catches the back leg as Abbott tries to avoid it.
Oh Abbott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plouman Snr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abbott walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Abbott limp body while Plouman Snr jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luke Plouman Snr!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Levy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prophet Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levy comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - mr.Crowley. Scott Levy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Levy
vs
Marley

185 cm
22
182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn
Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Levy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Prophet Marley!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marley.
Levy is looking to slow Marley down with leg kicks.
Levy tries a head kick but it misses.
Levy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marley.
Marley shoots and misses
and Levy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scott Levy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prophet Marley.
Marley avoids a kick to the body.
Levy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marley with a poor takedown
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Levy counters with a big slam followed by a series of strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Scott Levy!
A very excited looking Scott Levy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen has chosen Papa Roach - Do or die as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Thiago Alverez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thiago Alverez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Alverez
vs
Paulsen

175 cm
24
155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

171 cm
21
153 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alverez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morten Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alverez cracks a nice hook into Paulsen's ribs.
Alverez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulsen throws out the jab.
Paulsen stuns Alverez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good shot there by Paulsen.
Alverez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
Alverez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alverez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulsen.
Paulsen dips to his left and cracks Alverez with an uppercut!

Alverez forces Paulsen back against the cage and clinches.
Paulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Alverez gets an underhook and turns Paulsen into the cage.
Alverez managing to block the knees to the body from Paulsen.
Paulsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alverez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulsen taking a breather.
Alverez lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen is looking to control Alverez's arms but Alverez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paulsen has his back to the cage.
Paulsen can't break the clinch.
Alverez tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Alverez back against the cage.
Alverez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paulsen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Paulsen tries to stall but Alverez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Morten Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a good cross that connects.
Morten Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alverez tries to clinch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alverez misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Paulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Donk. Paulsen catches Alverez right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Paulsen misses.
Alverez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alverez misses with a hook to the body
and Paulsen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alverez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paulsen misses with a straight right.
Paulsen throws a hook but Alverez avoids it easily.
Alverez lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Alverez.
Alverez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paulsen under the eye.
Alverez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Alverez should have avoided that one.
Alverez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alverez manages to avoid it.
Paulsen lands a jab.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alverez.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen blocks a jab.
Paulsen misses with a straight right.
Paulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Paulsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Alverez counters with a straight right hand.
Paulsen scores with a nice right hand.
Alverez misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alverez.
Alverez scores with a punch to the head.
Alverez scores with a shot to the body.
Alverez avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
Paulsen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paulsen looks to land a right hand but Alverez moved out of range.
Alverez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paulsen clobbers Alverez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paulsen misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Alverez both land. Nice combination.
A good leg kick by Paulsen.
Paulsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paulsen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alverez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paulsen throws a shot from downtown. Alverez moves away and avoids it.
Alverez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alverez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Paulsen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alverez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Paulsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Paulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulsen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Paulsen duly obliges.
Alverez avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morten Paulsen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Paulsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alverez.
Alverez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alverez is looking to wear down Paulsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alverez staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Paulsen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alverez. Paulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.

Paulsen tries to keep at a distance but Alverez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Paulsen is working Alverez over against the cage.
Alverez lands a body shot.

Paulsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paulsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Alverez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alverez takes a swing at Paulsen's ribcage but misses.
Alverez takes a swing at Paulsen's ribcage but misses.
Paulsen misses with a hook. Alverez ducked under it nicely.
Alverez misses with a body kick.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Alverez should have avoided that one.
Alverez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
Alverez misses with a straight right.
Paulsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alverez looks to throw the jab but Paulsen is out of range.

Alverez moves into range and clinches up with Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paulsen is trying to force a seperation but Alverez has the dominant position.
Paulsen lands a shoulder strike.
Alverez scores with a shoulder strike.
Paulsen is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alverez.
Alverez lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alverez digs a right hand underneath Paulsen's ribcage. Paulsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alverez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alverez misses with a body punch.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulsen tries to work over Alverez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez lands a shoulder strike.
Paulsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alverez struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulsen controls his hands.
Paulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alverez is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alverez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Paulsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alverez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Paulsen on the inside.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alverez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a body punch.

Alverez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paulsen punishes Alverez's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paulsen.
Alverez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morten Paulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Paulsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alverez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut.
Alverez tries to clinch up.
Paulsen loads up on a big right hand but Alverez slips the punch.
Paulsen looks to throw the jab but Alverez is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alverez cracks the inside of Paulsen's front leg.
Paulsen misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paulsen lands a jab.
Alverez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Morten Paulsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Paulsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alverez, right into the meat.
Paulsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paulsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paulsen.
Nice defenses there by Alverez.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paulsen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alverez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alverez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alverez checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Paulsen coming out on top.
Paulsen blocks a low kick nicely.
Alverez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alverez staying out of range there.
Alverez looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulsen is just out of range.
Paulsen looks to throw a body kick
and Alverez counters with a low kick, right behind Paulsen 's knee.
Paulsen thuds his right hand into Alverez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paulsen misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paulsen. Paulsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Alverez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paulsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paulsen cracks a nice hook into Alverez's ribs.
Alverez looks for the body kick but Paulsen saw that one coming.
Paulsen lands with a straight right. Alverez didn't see that one coming.
Alverez checks a low kick from Paulsen.
Paulsen blocks a low kick nicely.
Alverez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alverez tries to clinch up but Paulsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Alverez scoring well with a low kick there.
Alverez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alverez staying out of range there.
Alverez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulsen scores with a one two! Alverez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That kick from Alverez tenderised Paulsen's leg. Paulsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paulsen is looking to chop away at Alverez's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen checks a leg kick.
Alverez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen scores with a push kick.
Paulsen lands a body shot.

Alverez gets a clinch.
Paulsen tries to stall but Alverez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paulsen tries to break the clinch but Alverez is controlling the position.
Paulsen is trying to stall.
Paulsen is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Alverez has denied him.
Alverez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulsen controls his hands.
Paulsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morten Paulsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Paulsen lands a shot to the body.
Alverez misses with a punch on the inside.
Paulsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Alverez avoids the damage to the body.
Morten Paulsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paulsen takes a shot to the head.
Paulsen tries to circle away but Alverez has him pinned against the cage.
Alverez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Paulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thiago Alverez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Alverez counter with a right hand.
Alverez misses with an uppercut.

Alverez clinches with his opponent.
Alverez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulsen.
Alverez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alverez tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Alverez back against the cage.
Alverez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paulsen has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen blocks a body shot from Alverez.
Alverez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alverez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Morten Paulsen.
Well Paulsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morten Paulsen!
After the fight, Morten Paulsen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.