BFC 25 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Johnson (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!

Thompson
vs
Johnson

180 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GRAND Royal Wear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benjamin Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Johnson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thompson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Johnson but great work by Thompson.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.

Thompson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.

Thompson tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.

Thompson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thompson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thompson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thompson is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.

Thompson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson struggling a bit here.

Thompson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thompson tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Benjamin Thompson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eirik Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislaw Drukarka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johansen
vs
Drukarka

182 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

163 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eirik Johansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislaw Drukarka!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drukarka doesn't seem bothered though.
Johansen misses with a body shot.
Johansen walks into a straight right hand from Drukarka.

It looks like Eirik Johansen has been cut.
Johansen throws a series of punches but Drukarka moves out of range.
Johansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Oooh a lovely combination from Drukarka sends Johansen down but not out. Drukarka dives into side control looking to finish.

Johansen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drukarka wants to stand but Johansen is controlling his arm.
Oh Johansen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drukarka lands an elbow.
Drukarka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johansen keeps working.
Johansen seems to have got his legs back now.
Johansen is trying to get back to his feet.
Drukarka tries to stand but Johansen controls the position and pulls Drukarka into his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Drukarka stops Johansen from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drukarka tries to stand but Johansen is controlling from the bottom.
Johansen wants to stand and escape but Drukarka is having none of it.
Drukarka throws a big right hand that misses.
Drukarka wants to stand but Johansen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Drukarka won't allow Johansen to get back to his feet.
Drukarka is looking to stand up but Johansen won't let him.

Drukarka wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Johansen's closed guard. He's half up but Johansen has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Johansen pivots and extends the arm, Drukarka falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Johansen! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eirik Johansen!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Rutkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jos Madela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutkowski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sobota gośc. chór Montu - Do góry łeb . The crowd seem to be enjoying Madela's choice of entrance music: Disturbed - Asylum. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rutkowski
vs
Madela

193 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

GRAND Royal Wear
KAISER

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateusz Rutkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jos Madela!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rutkowski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

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

Rutkowski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rutkowski in side control, throwing shots but Madela defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Rutkowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Rutkowski tries for a kimura but Madela is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mateusz Rutkowski!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balboa Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randjob Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiu Jitsu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iron Maiden - The longest day. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Batista
vs
Jiu Jitsu

200 cm
29
199 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

186 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

TWGC Champion
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balboa Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randjob Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batista throws a right hand that Jiu Jitsu ducks under and follows up with a left that Jiu Jitsu also avoids with ease.
Batista misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Batista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batista. Jiu Jitsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batista swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batista lands a really nice looking cross but Jiu Jitsu seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Batista.
Batista throws a series of punches but Jiu Jitsu moves out of range.
Batista really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Batista throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jiu Jitsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batista.
Batista misses with a few strikes there.
Batista scores with a jab to the body.
Batista looks to land a left hand but Jiu Jitsu moved out of range nicely.
Batista fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Batista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista lands an overhand right.

Jiu Jitsu is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batista throws a monster overhand right that drops Jiu Jitsu! Batista follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balboa Batista!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sir Digby Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namba Babakla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar comes to the ring accompanied by Sir Digby Chicken Ceasar Theme. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Digby Caesar
vs
Babakla

176 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
28
170 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sir Digby Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Namba Babakla!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babakla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caesar.
Babakla changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Caesar tries to avoid it but Babakla manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Caesar to the ground. Caesar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Caesar misses with a jab to the body

and Babakla counters with a nice double leg into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Caesar keeping moving, preventing Babakla from controlling successfully.
Caesar pulls Babakla in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Babakla trying to control but Caesar is working from the bottom.
Babakla postures up in Caesar's guard and throws a big left but Caesar blocks it.
Babakla trying to control the position from guard on top but Caesar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Namba Babakla hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Caesar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sir Digby Caesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar throws a poor cross that misses

and Babakla counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Caesar!
You can see the frustration on Caesar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caesar is not content to let Babakla control the position.
Caesar tries to buck Babakla off but Babakla is having none of it.
Babakla throws a strike aimed at the side of Caesar's head but Caesar avoids it well.
Babakla trying to control the position but Caesar is working away.
Babakla throws a strike aimed at the side of Caesar's head but Caesar avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is trying to get back to half guard.
Babakla tries to score with some ground and pound. Caesar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Caesar is not content to let Babakla control the position.
Caesar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar seems a little lost for a moment, as Babakla dominates the positioning.
Babakla is looking to take a break and control but Caesar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caesar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Babakla wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Babakla throws a strike aimed at the side of Caesar's head but Caesar avoids it well.
Caesar tries to buck Babakla off but Babakla is having none of it.
Babakla throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Caesar is trying to control Babakla's posture but Babakla avoids it.
Babakla trying to control the action but Caesar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is not content to let Babakla control the position.
Caesar seems a little lost for a moment, as Babakla dominates the positioning.
Caesar struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Babakla.
Babakla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caesar keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babakla misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Babakla wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Caesar, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Caesar misses with a body shot.
Babakla takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caesar shoots in for a takedown but Babakla shows good takedown defense.
Caesar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caesar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caesar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Babakla is fending him off so far but Caesar persists. Nope, Babakla circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caesar just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Babakla.
Caesar shoots in for a double leg but Babakla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Digby Caesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caesar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caesar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Babakla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Caesar misses with a wild body shot.

Caesar gets a takedown into half guard.
Babakla has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is trying to control. Babakla wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Caesar prevents Babakla from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Babakla manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Caesar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Babakla looking for a sweep. Not yet Babakla, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caesar prevents Babakla from getting back to his feet.
Babakla is pulling down on Caesar's head. It's preventing any offense from Caesar, at least for the moment.
Babakla throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Caesar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Babakla wants to get back to his feet but Caesar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakla is trying to keep Caesar in close.
Caesar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Babakla throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Babakla is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Babakla can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Caesar controls the pace.
Caesar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Babakla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caesar is one step ahead there.
Babakla throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Caesar stopping the sweep attempt from Babakla.
Caesar scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar tries to free his leg and advance position but Babakla is retaining full guard.
Babakla throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Babakla throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Caesar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Caesar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caesar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Babakla manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Caesar manages to get himself to full guard.
Caesar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Caesar tries to get out of the position.
Babakla looking to sit in guard and control but Caesar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Babakla looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caesar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Caesar scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sir Digby Caesar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Caesar misses the shot to the body.
Babakla is trying hard to land a takedown here. Caesar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Babakla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caesar lands with a good body shot.
Caesar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Babakla momentarily.
Babakla has his takedown stuffed
and Caesar counters with a left to the body.
Babakla fails with a takedown attempt.
Sir Digby Caesar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Namba Babakla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakla fails with a takedown attempt.
Caesar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Namba Babakla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babakla ducks under a wild hook from Caesar.
Caesar throws a big shot that misses.
Babakla misses with a combination
and Caesar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a wild body shot.
Caesar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Babakla momentarily.
Babakla walks into a left hand.
Babakla tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caesar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Babakla somewhat.
Caesar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Babakla moves out of range as Caesar strikes.
Caesar takes a swing at Babakla's ribcage but misses.
Babakla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caesar.
Babakla doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Caesar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Babakla!
Caesar working the ground and pound.
Babakla manages to get back to half guard.
Babakla is looking for a sweep. Caesar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Babakla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caesar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Babakla on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Babakla has hold of Caesar's hands but Caesar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Babakla wants to get back to his feet.

Caesar is trying to work for a kimura but Babakla is defending well.
Caesar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Caesar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Caesar slips a nice elbow through Babakla's hands, connecting with Babakla's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babakla tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Babakla wants to get back to full guard but Caesar has passed into side control.
Babakla can't do much from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sir Digby Caesar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Caesar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Digby Caesar!
Sir Digby Caesar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Fast Five - How We Roll (Fast Five Remix) - Don Omar ft. Busta Rhymes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paul White will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Herman
vs
White

170 cm
26
211 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Herman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for White.

Herman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. White did well to prevent Herman getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Herman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Herman looking to finish White with some ground and pound. This is bad for White!
Herman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Herman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but White manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Herman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for White!
White can't escape the position.

Herman is going oldschool here, as he tries to force White to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so White shrugs it off.

Herman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but White manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Herman swings around for an armbar but White sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Herman's guard.

White is posturing up here but Herman has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! White tries to roll out but it's too tight and White has to tap! Slick submission there by Herman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ernest Herman!
Ernest Herman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Howlingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Poletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Howlingate
vs
Poletto

185 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Howlingate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sandro Poletto!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poletto tries a head kick but it misses.
Howlingate lands a right hook to the body.
Howlingate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Howlingate finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poletto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Howlingate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howlingate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howlingate pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Poletto back to the ropes. Howlingate follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Sandro Poletto has been cut.

Howlingate catches Poletto napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Poletto to the canvas!
Poletto can't keep his opponent in guard - Howlingate advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Howlingate is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Poletto sees it coming and defends easily.
Howlingate wants to stand up but Poletto has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Poletto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howlingate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poletto is trying to get back to full guard.
Howlingate tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Howlingate stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Poletto to get to his feet.
Howlingate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Howlingate lands a jab.
Howlingate throws a right hand that Poletto ducks under and follows up with a left that Poletto also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Howlingate misses.

Poletto forces Howlingate back against the ropes and clinches.
Poletto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poletto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howlingate avoids it.
Poletto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Howlingate is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Poletto manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Poletto.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Howlingate looks to score with a jab to the body but Poletto is just out of range.
Poletto misses with a kick to the body.
Poletto dodges the punch combination from Howlingate.
Poletto connects with a high kick.

It looks like Roger Howlingate has been cut.
Howlingate tries to bum rush Poletto with a series of wild strikes but Poletto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poletto throws a head kick that misses.
Poletto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Howlingate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poletto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poletto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poletto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poletto misses with a head kick.
Howlingate throws a shot from downtown. Poletto moves away and avoids it.

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

Howlingate is rocked!
Howlingate is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Poletto Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Howlingate is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sandro Poletto!

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 Adam Peri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson has chosen WC - This is Los Angeles as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Peri
vs
Richardson

200 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

GRAND Royal Wear

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 Rio de Janeiro, Adam Peri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peri blocks a jab.
Richardson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeff Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peri dives in and grabs Richardson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richardson pushes down on Peri's head and hops out.

Richardson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Peri looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Richardson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peri keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Peri's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Richardson is working to tighten is grip on Peri's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Peri has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Richardson is really squeezing tight and eventually Peri passes out! Richardson breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jeff Richardson!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jarek Glaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balian Ibelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Glaz
vs
Ibelin

170 cm
27
165 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

175 cm
25
158 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarek Glaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balian Ibelin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Glaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Glaz working the head and body with strikes.
Ibelin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Glaz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Glaz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Glaz trying to control from half guard but Ibelin is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Glaz lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Ibelin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Glaz pulls his head out easily.

Ibelin looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibelin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Glaz scores with a couple of nice shots.

Ibelin actively working from the bottom here.
Glaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Glaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Glaz moves nicely into side control.
Glaz scoring with punches from side control.
Glaz lands some shots froms side control.
Ibelin is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Glaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ibelin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Glaz is putting a hurting on Ibelin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ibelin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Glaz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ibelin is looking to regain half guard here but Glaz keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Glaz cracks Ibelin with a big right hand but Ibelin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Glaz grinds an elbow into Ibelin's temple.
Glaz working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Glaz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Ibelin is rocked!
Glaz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ibelin some visible discomfort.
Ibelin is still in real trouble! Can Glaz finish him?
Glaz is looking to take a break and control but Ibelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ibelin seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibelin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ibelin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ibelin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Glaz connects with a decent elbow.
Glaz lands a nice forearm strike.

Glaz has hold of Ibelin's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ibelin seems comfortable defending it but Glaz has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ibelin is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ibelin is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Glaz couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jarek Glaz!
Our winner, Jarek Glaz, 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.