BFC 9 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Morsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Morsen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Blackwell
vs
Morsen

190 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

202 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Blackwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bart Morsen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morsen closes the distance and clinches.

Morsen manages to break the clinch.
Morsen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blackwell but Blackwell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morsen scores with a one two! Blackwell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Tom Blackwell has been cut.
Morsen fails with a takedown attempt.
Morsen wants to clinch but Blackwell slips to the side

and Blackwell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blackwell.
Morsen is trying to break free.

Morsen breaks from the clinch.
Blackwell circles away from the clinch attempt.

Morsen pushes Blackwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Morsen is trying to force a seperation but Blackwell has the dominant position.
Blackwell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morsen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blackwell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morsen prevents it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Morsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morsen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morsen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blackwell sprawls well. Blackwell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Tom Blackwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Morsen.
A combination from Morsen does no damage.

Morsen has closed the distance and engaged Blackwell in a clinch.
Morsen prevents a takedown attempt there.

Morsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morsen throws a combination. Blackwell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morsen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blackwell circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morsen fails to land the takedown.

Morsen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blackwell did well to prevent Morsen getting side control.
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!
Blackwell manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blackwell has Morsen pulled in close to control his posture.
Morsen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blackwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tom Blackwell!

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A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waldemar Koksowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adama Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koksowicz
vs
Bomba

190 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

204 cm
18
271 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Xtreme Merchandise

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldemar Koksowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adama Bomba!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomba dodges the punch combination from Koksowicz.
Bomba wants to clinch.
Koksowicz throws a lazy head kick
and Bomba counters with a thumping low kick.
Koksowicz throws a sloppy head kick
and Bomba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koksowicz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koksowicz throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bomba counters with a shoot takedown. Koksowicz fights it but they end up in guard.
Koksowicz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomba trying to control but Koksowicz is working from the bottom.
Bomba advances to half guard.
Koksowicz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bomba on the ground.

Bomba 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.
Koksowicz is trying to maintain the position but Bomba is very close to passing his half guard.

Bomba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Koksowicz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bomba.
Bomba is looking to take a break and control but Koksowicz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koksowicz looks like he's trying to stand up.

Bomba is working for a kimura but Koksowicz is defending it quite comfortably.
Koksowicz wants to improve his position but Bomba is controlling well.
Koksowicz is breathing heavily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Koksowicz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bomba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adama Bomba!
An out of breath and clearly excited Adama Bomba thanked Xtreme Merchandise for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu-Jitsu Song - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Kyle has chosen Here comes the BOOM! as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Silva
vs
Kyle

193 cm
25
262 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Silva!
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, Chris Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Kyle to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antonio Silva!
Antonio Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
8%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Cruz
vs
Obama

172 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Pedro Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Temitope Obama!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Obama to the mat! Obama manages to get full guard.

Obama looking for a triangle here. Cruz is fighting it but it looks tight! Obama pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cruz is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Temitope Obama!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pele Landi Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landi Jones has chosen apache warrior as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nogueira
vs
Pele Landi Jones

191 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Nogueira!
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, Jose Pele Landi Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Landi Jones lands a left and a right that send Nogueira crashing to the mat, dazed. Landi Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Anderson Nogueira has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Landi Jones doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Nogueira crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Nogueira's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Pele Landi Jones!
A less than humble Jose Pele Landi Jones misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yan Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle comes to the cage accompanied by Bate Pesadão. Jimmy Pyle looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Pyle
vs
Yang

194 cm
25
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Pyle!
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, Yan Yang!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang scores with a nice right hand.
Pyle looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Yang wants to clinch but Pyle slips to the side

and Pyle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Pyle is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yang has managed to free his arm - good work.

Pyle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yang sees it coming and defends easily.

Pyle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yang pushes Pyle off looking to stand but Pyle dives back in and keeps control.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle stops Yang from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pyle is working for a submission of some sort.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to kick Pyle off but Pyle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Pyle 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.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle stops Yang from getting back to his feet.

Pyle is looking for a kimura here.
Yang pushes Pyle off looking to stand but Pyle dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pyle seems to be working for a kimura but Yang defends the submission attempt.
Yang tries to kick Pyle off but Pyle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Pyle looking for a submission but Yang manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Pyle stops Yang from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pyle is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yang is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yang has escaped and now he's on top!
Yang wanted to stand there but Pyle had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yang looks to land a combination but Pyle avoids it well.
Yang wants to clinch but Pyle slips to the side

and Pyle counters with a takedown into side control.
Yang is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pyle has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Pyle goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yang rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pyle's guard! Nice work there by Yang!

Pyle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yang is aware though and is defending well.

Pyle working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Yang has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Pyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yang seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Pyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yang seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pyle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle wants to improve his position but Yang is controlling well.
It looks like Yang is going to stand back up.
Yang is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Pyle looking for submissions off his back.
Yang is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pyle looking for submissions off his back.
Yang is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pyle with the active half guard here but Yang passes nicely into side control.
Yang tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yan Yang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pyle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Yang tries to clinch there but Pyle circles away.
Yang closes the distance looking to clinch

and Pyle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yang won't be happy with that.

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

Pyle is trying to get an arm triangle but Yang is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang is trying to get back to his feet.

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

Pyle is trying to get an arm triangle but Yang is defending well.

Pyle goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yang rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pyle's guard! Nice work there by Yang!
Yang wants to stand but Pyle is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pyle is looking for a triangle but Yang pushes his legs off easily.

Pyle is looking for a triangle here but Yang uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Yang gets to mount! Pyle was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Yang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pyle is looking to escape.
Yang might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pyle haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Pyle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yan Yang!
Yan Yang bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valmir Tiberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Pizdowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizdowsky has chosen Amantu Billah - Nasheed as his entrance music. Valmir Tiberio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Pizdowsky's chin.

Tiberio
vs
Pizdowsky

195 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Sex Panther Supplements
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valmir Tiberio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Pizdowsky!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiberio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiberio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tiberio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pizdowsky back to the cage. Tiberio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Matt Pizdowsky has been cut.
Pizdowsky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiberio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pizdowsky shoots in but no luck this time.
Pizdowsky tries to move into range but Tiberio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Pizdowsky is rocked!
Pizdowsky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pizdowsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiberio finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tiberio! Pizdowsky is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valmir Tiberio!
Valmir Tiberio retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Valmir Tiberio 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.