CCR1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ion Creanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burns
vs
Creanga

200 cm
28
258 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

194 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Machine Fight Gear

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Burns!
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, Ion Creanga!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burns instigates a clinch.
Creanga is looking to break free of the clinch but Burns has double underhooks.
Creanga takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Ion Creanga has been cut.

Creanga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creanga fails to land the takedown.

Burns gets a clinch.
Creanga drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burns pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burns tries to clinch up but Creanga circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Creanga scores with a jab. Burns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like James Burns has been cut.

Burns forces Creanga back against the cage and clinches.
Burns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Creanga's efforts to push away.
Burns displaying some good clinch control by pressing Creanga up against the cage.
Creanga can't get the takedown.
James Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ion Creanga.

Creanga decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Creanga wants to stand up but Burns is controlling him.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burns stands up over Creanga, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Creanga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burns throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creanga keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Creanga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burns is controlling him.
Burns throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Creanga wants to stand up but Burns is controlling him.
Burns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Creanga can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burns cracks Creanga with a solid left hand.
Burns trying to control but Creanga is working from the bottom.
Burns 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.
Burns postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Burns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burns scoring with some ground and pound.
Creanga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burns's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Burns stops Creanga from standing up.
Burns with a nice head shot there.
Burns keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Creanga's head.
Burns chips away with some ground and pound.

Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Creanga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burns working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Creanga's head.
Creanga wants to get back to his feet but Burns is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Creanga is looking to stand up but Burns isn't so interested in that idea.

Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Burns 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.
Burns loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Burns dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Burns has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns is pressed up against the cage. Creanga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Burns down to the mat. Burns avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Creanga lands a jab to the nose.
Creanga throws a low kick, looking for Burns's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
Burns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creanga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns shoots in and drives through. Creanga sprawls well.
Creanga throws a low kick, looking for Burns's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
Creanga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burns circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Creanga. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Burns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Creanga can do to turn this around?
Creanga working hard to break the clinch.

Burns has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Creanga uses from the top position.
Burns managing to control the position.
Burns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns has a closed guard, preventing Creanga from standing up.
Creanga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Creanga wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.

Burns has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Creanga has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Burns displaying some good clinch control by pressing Creanga up against the cage.
Burns tries to work over Creanga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Creanga wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Creanga is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Creanga's head.
Creanga taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Creanga tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the cage.
Creanga is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
Creanga has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment.
Burns has Creanga pressed against the cage, preventing Creanga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Creanga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Burns.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Creanga backwards.
Creanga is breathing heavily.
Burns prevents Creanga from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Burns.
Creanga blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but Creanga blocks with his arms.
Creanga misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Creanga shrugs off.
Burns blocks an elbow strike from Creanga.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Creanga tries to circle away but Burns has him pinned against the cage.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Creanga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Creanga is trying to break free.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Creanga controls his hands.
Creanga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Creanga working hard to break the clinch.
Creanga has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Creanga smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creanga swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creanga dives in and grabs Burns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes down on Creanga's head and hops out.
Creanga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns stuffs the takedown.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Creanga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burns.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creanga moves away.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Creanga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creanga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creanga dives in for a single leg takedown but Burns sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Creanga closes the distance and clinches.
Creanga is trying to break free.
Creanga takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Burns dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Creanga tries to keep at a distance but Burns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Ion Creanga's cut even more.
Burns has Creanga pressed against the cage, preventing Creanga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burns lands a good knee to the midsection. Creanga won't want to take too many of those.
Creanga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creangas head.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Creanga backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Creanga is trying to break the clinch but Burns is controlling him.

Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Creanga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creanga shoots and misses

and Burns counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burns.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body.
Creanga gets underhooks to prevent Burns's takedown attempt.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creanga blocks an uppercut.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creanga blocks an uppercut.
Creanga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
James Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Creanga tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Creanga throws a series of strikes that have Burns backpedaling.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creanga keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns tests Creanga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Creanga shoots for a takedown but Burns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns wants to clinch up but Creanga keeps it at a distance.
Creanga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Creanga pinned against the cage. Creanga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Creanga.
Creanga tries for a takedown but Burns manages to get underhooks.

Burns manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Creanga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Creanga throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.

Burns has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Creanga has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Creanga is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Burns.
Burns digs a right hand into Creanga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Creanga's gas tank.
Burns with a knee to the head.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Creanga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Creanga backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creanga.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Creanga in his tracks for a moment.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Creanga's elbow.
Burns is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Creanga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Creanga takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Ion Creanga's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creanga with a hook.

Burns scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Burns drops an elbow to the side of Creanga's head.
Ion Creanga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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. Burns connects with a nice short shot to Creanga's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burns, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Burns!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asano Kana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ovidiu Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asano Kana had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.8lbs, 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. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kana
vs
Roman

195 cm
24
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asano Kana!
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, Ovidiu Roman!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kana moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kana.
Kana lands a knee to the head.
Kana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roman misses with the head strike.
Kana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Kana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kana rushes Roman and presses him up against the cage.
Kana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roman looks winded!

Kana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kana takes the fight into the clinch.
Kana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman letting Kana take a breather here.
Kana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roman's elbow.
Roman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kana avoids it.
Kana content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Roman misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Kana.
Kana crunches a lovely knee into Roman's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kana connects with a knee to the head.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kana lands a knee to the body.
Kana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kana lands with a right to the head.
Roman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kana landing knees to the body.
Roman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kana working Roman over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kana with a knee to the head.
Kana with a knee to the head.
Kana lands a damaging elbow.
Kana tries a knee to the head but Roman blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kana lands an elbow inside.
Kana stalling the fight.
Roman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kana avoids the damage to the body.
Kana wants to stall.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kana dodges an elbow strike from Roman.
Kana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roman missing with knees to the body.
Roman avoiding damage as Kana throws knees to the body.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kana tries to break free but Roman pushes him back against the cage.
Kana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kana.
Kana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roman trying to land knees to the body.
Kana really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.
Roman has a couple of punches blocked by Kana.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kana throws a punch but it's blocked by Roman.
Roman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roman misses with a punch on the inside.
Kana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roman avoids it.
Roman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kana avoids it.
Kana looking to throw knees to the head but Roman is blocking nicely.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman misses with the head strike.
Roman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roman avoids the elbow strike from Kana, against the cage.
Roman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roman misses with some punches.
Roman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roman working aggressively here.
Roman misses with some punches.
Roman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kana blocking some punches.
Roman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kana blocks an elbow strike.
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!
Roman working aggressively here.
Kana missing with knees to the body.
Kana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asano Kana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Roman has closed the distance and engaged Kana in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kana.
Kana with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ovidiu Roman has been cut.
Kana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kana lands a knee to the head.
Kana lands an elbow that stopped Roman in his tracks for a moment.
Kana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roman.
Kana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Roman - that landed with a thud.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roman tries a knee to the head but Kana blocks it.
Roman missing with knees to the body.
Kana just leaning against Roman, taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kana landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kana slowing the pace effectively.
Roman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Roman gets tackled into the cage by Kana. Kana maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roman.
Kana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kana blocks an uppercut.
Kana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roman managing to block the knees to the body from Kana.
Roman missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roman throws an elbow but misses.
Roman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roman throws a punch but it's blocked by Kana.
Kana avoids a wild elbow strike from Roman.
Roman tries a body shot but Kana blocks it.
Kana working aggressively here.
Roman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kana misses with a knee strike.
Roman misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kana's brow.
Kana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kana avoids the damage to the body.
Roman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kana managing to block the knees to the body from Roman.
Kana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kana avoids the damage to the body.
Roman throws an elbow but it misses.
Kana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roman blocks it with crossed arms.
Roman misses with a knee strike.
Asano Kana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kana blocks a body shot from Roman.
Roman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roman throws a head punch that misses.
Kana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kana's brow.
Kana dodges an elbow strike from Roman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman pushes off an throws an elbow but Kana leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kana.
Kana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roman is keeping busy.
Roman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kana.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kana avoids the damage to the body.
Kana prevents a body shot from Roman.
Kana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roman looking to throw knees to the head but Kana is blocking nicely.
Kana blocks an uppercut.
Kana blocks a body shot from Roman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kana looking to throw knees to the head but Roman is blocking nicely.
Roman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roman misses with a punch on the inside.
Roman throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kana's brow.
Roman trying to land knees to the body.
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kana avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman working aggressively here.
Kana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kana avoids it.
Kana tries to stall but Roman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ovidiu Roman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ovidiu Roman's cut.
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!

Roman shoots in for a takedown but Kana shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Kana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kana controlling the action here for a moment.
Kana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roman can do to turn this around?
Roman misses with some punches.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kana.
Kana misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kana breaks the clinch.

Roman darts in and clinches Kana up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kana.
Roman looking to throw knees to the head but Kana is blocking nicely.
Roman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roman misses with a knee to the head.
Kana lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kana landing knees to the body.
Kana blocks an uppercut.
Kana content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roman blocks it with crossed arms.
Kana lands a knee to the head.
Roman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roman misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roman.
Roman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roman throws a head punch that misses.
Roman misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kana throws a head punch that misses.
Roman misses with an elbow strike.
Kana misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kana's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kana.
Kana prevents a body shot from Roman.
Kana blocks an elbow strike.
Roman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roman throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kana avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kana.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.
Kana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kana controls his hands.
Roman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Roman as the two fighters clinch.
Kana blocks an uppercut.
Roman misses with a knee to the head.
Roman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roman tries a knee to the head but Kana blocks it.
Roman tries to work over Kana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kana misses with a knee to the head.
Roman misses with a punch to the body.
Roman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kana avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kana avoids it.
Roman misses with a punch on the inside.
Roman working aggressively here.
Kana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roman has a couple of punches blocked by Kana.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.
Kana tries a knee to the head but Roman blocks it.
Kana blocks a body shot from Roman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kana.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roman throws a head punch that misses.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ovidiu Roman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roman 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ovidiu Roman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maicol Raul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maicol Raul is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lamotta
vs
Raul

185 cm
25
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Lamotta!
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, Maicol Raul!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raul fails with the takedown

and Lamotta counters with a nice right hand that sends Raul toppling to the canvas! Raul scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lamotta finish him?!

Raul is rocked!

It looks like Maicol Raul has been cut.
Raul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamotta swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Raul tries a low kick but Lamotta avoids it.
Raul has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Lamotta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raul moves to clinch but Lamotta breaks away
and Lamotta rattles Raul with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Raul tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Lamotta dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Raul stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Lamotta!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dias
vs
Reid

200 cm
25
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Uriel Dias!
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, Ryan Reid!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid misses with a looping right.
Reid looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dias swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Reid tries to sprawl but Dias drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Dias is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Dias is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid looks like he's trying to stand up.

Dias is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reid sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reid looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reid wants to get back to full guard.

Dias is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reid doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dias.
Dias really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reid is trying to maintain the position but Dias is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Dias seems to be looking for submissions.

Reid is defending against the submission attempts here by Dias.

Dias is trying to work for a kimura but Reid is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reid throws strikes from the bottom but it's allowed Dias to grab hold of an arm and go for an armbar! It's tiiiiiiiiight! Reid is forced to tap! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uriel Dias!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Joe

183 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randolph Gracie!
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, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a right hand

so Joe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Joe lands a couple of elbows.
Joe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Joe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Joe defends well.

Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Joe uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Joe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Gracie is rocked!
Gracie taking a bit of punishment here - Joe scoring with strikes.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Joe tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Gracie looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Joe turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glass Joe!
After the fight, Glass Joe 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.