BCL 4 - Raimi vs. White 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algenir De Mira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Field
vs
De Mira

182 cm
33
180 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

189 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Algenir De Mira!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Field gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Field utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Field looking for a guillotine here but De Mira defends easily.
Field keeping moving, preventing De Mira from controlling successfully.

Field is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Mira is aware though and is defending well.
De Mira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Mira postures up in Field's guard and throws a big left but Field blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Mira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Field's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Mira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Field working for a triangle but De Mira defends it easily.
De Mira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Mira wants to control from the top but Field keeps moving.
De Mira lands a couple of elbows.

De Mira content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Field has locked up a guillotine! Field's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? De Mira is holding on here and Field must be using up a lot of energy. De Mira has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Field gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Field!
A victorious Johnny Field thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louco Brutal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louco Brutal had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Brutal
vs
Chuteboxe

177 cm
24
221 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chuteboxe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brutal's guard.

Brutal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chuteboxe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chuteboxe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brutal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brutal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chuteboxe is working to get back to half guard.

Brutal is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chuteboxe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Brutal looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chuteboxe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Brutal working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Brutal moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Chuteboxe has worked his arm free - good work by Chuteboxe!

Brutal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chuteboxe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Brutal swings around for an armbar but Chuteboxe sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brutal's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuteboxe wants to stand and escape but instead Brutal has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chuteboxe looking for a sweep. Not yet Chuteboxe, not yet.

Brutal 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.

Brutal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chuteboxe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brutal, into his guard.

Chuteboxe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe looking to sit in guard and control but Brutal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Louco Brutal!
Louco Brutal 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ronald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ronald
vs
Chuteboxe

187 cm
27
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Ronald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Chuteboxe!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ronald has Chuteboxe up against the cage in a clinch.
Ronald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chuteboxe has him pressed against the cage.
Chuteboxe looking to stall.
Chuteboxe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Chuteboxe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chuteboxe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chuteboxe looking to control.
Ronald controlling from the top position.
Ronald wants to control from the top but Chuteboxe keeps moving.
Chuteboxe throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronald looking to pass the guard.
Ronald controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Chris Ronald has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Ronald manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chuteboxe on his heels. He'll look to pass Chuteboxe's guard now, I'm sure.
Ronald is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chuteboxe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ronald wants to control but Chuteboxe is keeping busy.

Ronald looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ronald looking for submissions off his back.

Ronald is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Chuteboxe is tapping! Great win for Ronald!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chris Ronald!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aze Gori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Six has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aze Gori's chin.

Gori
vs
Six

180 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

150 cm
36
162 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aze Gori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Six!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Six counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gori throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gori tries to roll over but Six keeps him under control.
Six keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Six looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gori is refusing to be controlled, as Six sits in half guard.
Six content to control rather than advance.
Gori knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Six on the ground.
Six working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Six prevents Gori from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Six is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The 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. Six connects with a nice short shot to Gori's temple.
Gori is trying to control but can't.
Six prevents Gori from improving his position.
Gori avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Six.
Six content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gori is looking for a sweep. Six is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Six has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gori avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Six.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gori is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gori tries to kick Six off but Six keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gori wants to improve his position but Six is controlling well.
Six controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Henry Six wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gori looks to land a left hand but Six moved out of range nicely.
Six throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Six keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gori throws a lazy uppercut
and Six counters with a slapping leg kick.
Six misses with a hook. Gori ducked under it nicely.
Gori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six.
Gori avoids the body shot from Six.
Six throws a jab when Gori was well out of range.
Gori scores with a nice right hand.
Gori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Six.
Nice defenses there by Six.
Six ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gori moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Gori misses the target.
Six with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Six closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gori did well to prevent Six getting side control.
Gori wants to improve his position but Six is controlling well.
Gori is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Six scores with a couple of nice shots.
Six sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Six throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Six takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gori is not content to let Six control the position.
Gori is trying to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gori trying to control here.
Six is trying to control. Gori wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Henry Six hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Six takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aze Gori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gori swings widly with a right hand
and Six counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Six.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gori throws a hook to the side of Six's head but Six sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Six misses.
Six scores with a one two! Gori had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Six throws a series of punches but Gori moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Six pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Six fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gori is out of range.
Gori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Six.
Six scores with a body shot.
Six waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gori.
Six misses with an uppercut.
Gori misses the jab.
Gori looks to land a left hand but Six moved out of range nicely.
Six changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gori tries to avoid it but Six manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gori to the ground. Gori escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Six works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Gori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gori slips a jab from Six.
Gori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gori lands a nice shot that snaps Six's head back.
Gori slips a jab from Six.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gori misses with a lunging right hand
and Six counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gori misses with a straight right.
Gori walks into a stiff left hand from Six.
Gori moves forwards but Six connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gori fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gori throws a lazy right hand but Six sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Six throws a looping overhand right but Gori ducks down to avoid it.
Six displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gori throws out the jab.
Six throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gori's waist but Gori gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Six off to one side.

Six fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gori to the ground. Six is now in Gori's guard.
Gori not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gori looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Six trying to control the position from guard on top but Gori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry Six has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gori controls Six momentarily but Six frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Six throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Six scores with a takedown into Gori's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gori striking off his back but it's not causing Six any problems.
Six slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Gori is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Six is aware though and is defending well.
Gori not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Six looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Six postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six is stalling in the full guard.
Six trying to control the position from guard on top but Gori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Six passes Gori's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gori tries to get to full guard but Six has control of the leg.
Six controlling the action here.
Six looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gori with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gori tries to roll over but Six keeps him under control.
Six controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Six trying to control the pace.
Gori missing with punches from the bottom.
Six looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Six prevents Gori from improving his position.
Six is nestled in close to Gori, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gori is refusing to be controlled, as Six sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Six in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Six showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gori throws a lazy right hand but Six sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Six misses with a body shot.
Gori throws a hook but Six avoids it easily.
Six works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Gori is rocked!
A slow jab from Gori misses its intended target.
Six throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Six throws a series of punches but Gori avoids them all with ease.
Henry Six seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gori misses the jab.
Gori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six.
Gori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Six lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gori circles away quickly and effectively.
Gori is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Six misses with a looping left.
Six throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Gori.
Six shoots in for a double leg but Gori sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Six feints and as Gori raises his hands in defense, Six changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Six working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Gori is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Six working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Six is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Six passes Gori's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Six lands a big elbow - Gori 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 Six!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Six!
After the fight, Henry Six 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastaio Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunmetal Grey Ii is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Grey Ii
vs
Carvalho

188 cm
25
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastaio Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho closes the distance and clinches up with Grey Ii, looking for a takedown. Carvalho pushes Grey Ii against the cage but Grey Ii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carvalho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grey Ii defends it nicely.
Carvalho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carvalho looks winded!

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

Carvalho is rocked!

It looks like Sebastaio Carvalho has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grey Ii shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Carvalho takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Grey Ii sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Carvalho bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunmetal Grey Ii!
Our winner, Gunmetal Grey Ii, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Leka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Leka
vs
White

198 cm
25
280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
28
255 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kalle Leka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White defending well as Leka loads up on a big left hand.
White throws a series of punches but Leka moves out of range.
Leka avoids a punch combination nicely.
White moves out of range of the strikes.

White moves into the clinch.
White prevents a body shot from Leka.
White prevents a body shot from Leka.
Leka lands a shoulder strike.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leka avoids it really well and circles away.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leka misses with a looping right.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leka.
Leka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White shoots in but Leka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leka throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Leka tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kalle Leka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul White.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from White misses.
The crowd cheers as Leka lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
White moves forwards but Leka connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Paul White has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leka connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leka. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leka misses with a straight left.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White slips a jab from Leka.
Nice defenses there by White.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White fails with the takedown.
Paul White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Leka.
White shoots in for a takedown but Leka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leka.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kalle Leka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White looks winded!
Leka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leka.
Leka lands a jab to White's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Leka misses.
White slips a straight right by Leka.
Leka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

White shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
Leka struggling to land strikes to the head as White covers up.
Leka is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Leka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul White's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Leka throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White slips under a jab.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leka misses with a looping left.
Leka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Leka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White throws a head kick but Leka moves out of range.
Leka leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leka throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Leka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leka. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for White.
Sloppy strikes from Leka. Those never looked like landing.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leka swivels and escapes.
Kalle Leka is winning the standup battle so far.
White moves out of range as Leka strikes.
A combination from White does no damage.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leka.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White missing with a left hand there. Leka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

White closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Leka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leka.
White tries to break free but Leka pushes him back against the cage.
White blocking some punches.
White is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kalle Leka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul White.
A short left from Leka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Leka fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leka.
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leka pulls his leg out and moves away.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leka is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Leka circles away and we're back to standing.
White is breathing heavily.
White takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a jab.
Leka stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Leka thows a body shot but no joy.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leka.
Leka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sloppy strikes from Leka. Those never looked like landing.
Leka lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Leka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White misses with a double jab.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leka sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leka but Leka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
White walks into a left hand.
Leka connects with a single shot there.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White staying out of range there.
Leka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White moves away from the strike by Leka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Leka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul White's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

White shoots in and drives through. Leka sprawls well.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leka lands a jab to the head.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leka.
White defending well as Leka loads up on a big left hand.
Paul White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

White is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Leka misses.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Leka finish him?
White throws a hook to the side of Leka's head but Leka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
Leka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Leka drops White with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but White looks back up at him and smiles so Leka waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leka misses with a body shot.
Leka ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with White's jaw. White's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Leka does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Leka!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Boans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinta Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boans's entrance music is Round and Round by Ratt. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boans
vs
Pelle

210 cm
30
275 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

193 cm
34
276 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Boans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rinta Pelle!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boans wants to clinch
and Pelle counters with a straight right hand.
Pelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boans shoots in and drives through. Pelle sprawls well.
Boans shoots in for a takedown but Pelle shows good takedown defense.
Pelle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pelle counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle throws a jab when Boans was well out of range.
Boans darts in trying to clinch
and Pelle counters with a nice body shot.
Boans wants to clinch
and Pelle counters with a right hand to the body.
Pelle digs a good hook to Boans's body.
Nice jab there from Pelle.
Sloppy strikes from Pelle. Those never looked like landing.
A cross from Pelle lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boans shoots in for a double leg but Pelle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Boans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelle scores with a punch to the head.
Boans tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pelle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Jon Boans has been cut.
Pelle scores with a body shot.

Pelle rushes Boans and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pelle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boanss head.
Boans avoiding damage as Pelle throws knees to the body.

Pelle manages to break the clinch.
Boans wants to clinch up but Pelle keeps it at a distance.
Boans fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pelle avoids it really well and circles away.
Pelle tries to score with a low kick but Boans moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boans closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pelle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boans throwing strikes but missing.
Boans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pelle is looking to stand up but Boans isn't so interested in that idea.

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

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boans looks to clinch
and Pelle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Pelle.
Boans looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boans shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Boans. Pelle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pelle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rinta Pelle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Boans's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch combination from Boans misses.
Boans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pelle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pelle tests Boans's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Pelle misses.
Rinta Pelle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pelle cracks Boans with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pelle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boans throws the left hand but Pelle avoids the punch easily.
Boans tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pelle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boans somewhat.
Pelle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boans's head.
Jon Boans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boans tries to clinch up
and Pelle counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boans throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pelle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boans closes the distance but Pelle moves to the side
and Pelle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rinta Pelle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boans darts in trying to clinch
and Pelle counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Boans out cold! What a finish! Pelle is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rinta Pelle!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inti Raimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Raimi
vs
White

184 cm
30
225 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

203 cm
29
210 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Inti Raimi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Power White!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Raimi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raimi slips a jab from White.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Raimi counters with a good, hard body kick but White shrugs it off.
White avoids the body shot from Raimi.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Raimi loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Raimi counters with a two punch combo.
White blocks a head kick by Raimi.
Raimi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White scores with a nice strike.
Raimi takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White misses with a lunging right hand

and Raimi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Raimi thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raimi is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raimi.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Raimi sits in half guard.
White trying to control here.
Raimi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Raimi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so White is just riding it out for now. Raimi eventually gives up the hold.
Raimi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
White trying to control here.
Raimi trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raimi.
White wants to get back to full guard.

Raimi seems to be working for a kimura but White defends the submission attempt.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raimi.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White is trying to get back to full guard.
White is positioning himself well to prevent Raimi advancing to mount.
Raimi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.

Raimi is working for a submission of some sort.
Raimi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raimi is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
White is not content to let Raimi control the position.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Raimi is working for a submission of some sort.
White trying to control but Raimi postures up.
White tries to roll over but Raimi keeps him under control.
White trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raimi winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Raimi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Raimi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White controlling the position for now.

Raimi seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White wants to get back to full guard but Raimi has mounted him!
Raimi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raimi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. White looks a forlorn figure.
Raimi is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and White goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Raimi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Inti Raimi!