WCC 11: Wanted PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finrod Felagund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Amare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Amare's choice of entrance music: Sky Skrapin-Jon Young. 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.

Felagund
vs
Amare

225 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

215 cm
22
290 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Finrod Felagund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Amare!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amare looks to land a combination but Felagund avoids it well.
Amare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Felagund.
Amare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amare throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Felagund counter with a right hand.
Amare swinging wilding here.
Felagund misses with the combination.
Amare misses with a combination

and Amare is countered with a crisp right hand from Felagund that sends him to the canvas! Felagund follows him to the mat into side control.

Amare is rocked!
Felagund takes a little break here. Amare wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Amare is still in real trouble! Can Felagund finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felagund lands a few punches from side control.

Felagund stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Amare seems to have recovered his senses.
Amare throws a left and a right that both miss
and Felagund counters with a left and a right... And another left! Amare is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finrod Felagund!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jos Bos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jos Bos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Christopher Reyes's chin.

Reyes
vs
Bos

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
188 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Liberty Fight Gear

Gifts of the Rainforest
S.W.A.T.

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jos Bos!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reyes throws a shot to the body.
Reyes throws a series of strikes that have Bos backpedaling.

Bos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bos is looking to work some ground and pound but Reyes has wrist control.
Bos tries to free his leg and advance position but Reyes is retaining full guard.
Bos pushing down on Reyes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bos prevents Reyes from improving his position.
Bos trying to control the action but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Bos drops an elbow to the side of Reyes's head.
Reyes is breathing heavily.

Reyes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reyes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Bos seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bos tries to stand and escape but Reyes is controlling the position.
Bos stalling.
Reyes is staying active underneath Bos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reyes defending well though.
Bos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bos lands with a punch from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Reyes lands with a nice combination. Bos backs away looking to recover.
Bos throws a series of punches but Reyes moves out of range.

Bos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Reyes is not content to let Bos control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reyes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christopher Reyes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Booka Shade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cavalcante 's choice of entrance music: Sons of Plunder-Disturbed. Ricardo Cavalcante struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shade
vs
Cavalcante

190 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

S.W.A.T.

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Booka Shade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Cavalcante !
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalcante throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Shade does no damage.
Shade swats away the attempt to clinch by Cavalcante .
Cavalcante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cavalcante .
Cavalcante moves out of range of the body kick.
Cavalcante throws a sloppy head kick and Shade moves out of range easily.
Cavalcante avoids the body shot from Shade.
Cavalcante throws a series of punches but Shade moves out of range.
Shade misses with a double jab.
Shade with a nice cross.
Shade misses with the combination.
Cavalcante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shade circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Cavalcante drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Shade follows Cavalcante to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Booka Shade!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Calvaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Vic Romano has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vic Romano seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Romano
vs
Calvaho

177 cm
22
186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vic Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Calvaho!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Calvaho shoots in and bounces Romano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Romano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Romano keeping moving, preventing Calvaho from controlling successfully.
Calvaho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romano is looking to stand up but Calvaho isn't so interested in that idea.
Calvaho trying to control but Romano is working from the bottom.
Calvaho thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvaho wants to stand but Romano is controlling his posture from full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Romano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romano wants to clinch but Calvaho slips to the side

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

Calvaho tries for a kimura but Romano is defending well.
Calvaho misses with the ground and pound.
Romano is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Calvaho is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Romano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Romano tries to get out of the position.
Romano prevents Calvaho from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Calvaho in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Romano is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ronaldo Calvaho!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustaffa Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf comes to the cage accompanied by Wolfpack. Nate Wolf has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wolf
vs
Koc

205 cm
22
273 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
247 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mustaffa Koc!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf misses with a wild combination.
Wolf fails to land with a series of punches.

Wolf tries to keep at a distance but Koc has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koc goes for a takedown attempt but Wolf pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wolf misses with a few strikes there.
Wolf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolf.
Koc dodges the punch combination from Wolf.
Wolf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koc.

Koc has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koc pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Koc.
Koc wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf is trying to break free.
Koc stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Koc is pressed up against the cage. Wolf has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koc down to the mat. Koc avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nate Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Koc moves into the clinch.
Wolf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Koc pulls guard effortlessly.
Koc controlling Wolf's posture.
Let's hope that Koc has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wolf has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Koc looking for a sweep. Not yet Koc, not yet.
Wolf throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koc works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is fighting to break Koc's control of his arms but Koc is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Koc manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wolf is breathing heavily.
Wolf takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wolf is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wolf is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koc sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koc blocks Wolf's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Koc controlling from mount.
Wolf is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koc sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koc looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koc jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wolf manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wolf is looking to regain half guard here but Koc keeps moving and retains side control.
Koc in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wolf wants to get back to his feet.
Koc scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wolf to see if he's OK.
Koc scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Koc works to advance to full mount. Wolf defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Koc sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wolf on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wolf tries to get out of the position.
Wolf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wolf wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wolf is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koc avoids the attempt from Wolf to control.
Koc has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wolf keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koc trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustaffa Koc 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.

Wolf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Koc. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wolf throws a right hand that Koc ducks under and follows up with a left that Koc also avoids with ease.
Wolf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koc.
Wolf throws a series of punches but Koc moves out of range.
Wolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koc.
Wolf misses with a wild combination.
Koc throws a head kick that Wolf semi-blocks.
Koc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolf looks to land a combination but Koc avoids it well.

Koc moves into the clinch.
Wolf wants to get back to striking at distance but Koc won't allow it.
Wolf throws an elbow that misses.

Wolf jumps guard.

Wolf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koc doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koc manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wolf 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.
Wolf looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf is controlling Koc's posture.
Koc is breathing heavily.
Koc trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Koc stands and throws Wolf's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wolf is trying to get back to half guard.
Koc staying calm.
Koc working the ground and pound but Wolf is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wolf is trying to get back to his feet.
Wolf struggling a bit here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wolf throws a right hand that Koc ducks under and follows up with a left that Koc also avoids with ease.
Koc misses with a takedown attempt - Wolf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koc will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wolf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Koc shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Koc controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wolf wants to control but Koc is having none of it.
Koc controlling the pace for now.
Koc in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Koc looking to finish Wolf with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wolf!

Koc working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Koc connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wolf working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf wants to control but Koc is having none of it.
Koc landing strikes from the mount and Wolf is in trouble!
Koc tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koc avoids the attempt from Wolf to control.
Wolf is desperately trying to improve his position but Koc has a good base and remains in mount.
Wolf is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wolf is looking to improve his position but Koc isn't that keen on the idea.
Koc takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koc blocks Wolf's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustaffa Koc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Wolf misses with a double jab.
Wolf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Wolf manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Koc controlling from the top position.
Koc wants to pass the guard but Wolf is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Koc's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Koc sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Koc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Koc passes Wolf's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wolf is trying to get back to full guard.

Wolf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wolf has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koc is working away from the top position though.
Koc controlling the action here.
Wolf is looking to improve his position.
Koc stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mustaffa Koc just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wolf looks to land a combination but Koc avoids it well.
Koc connects with a high kick.
Wolf throws an overhand right that has Koc reeling! Wolf follows up with a more punches and Koc is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nate Wolf!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen It's My Time-Fabulous as his entrance music. Paolo Santa Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Santa Cruz
vs
Torres

170 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
162 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolo Santa Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Torres!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres misses with a leg kick.
Torres throws a right and a left that Santa Cruz avoids nicely.
Torres throws a leg kick but Santa Cruz checks it.
Torres swinging wilding here.

Santa Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Santa Cruz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Torres slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Santa Cruz prevents Torres from improving his position.
Santa Cruz passes to side control.

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

Santa Cruz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Torres knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Torres is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Santa Cruz off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santa Cruz tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Santa Cruz is desperately trying to improve his position but Torres has a good base and remains in mount.
Torres scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Santa Cruz prevents Torres from taking his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Torres is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Santa Cruz is surviving well by controlling Torres's body position as best he can.
Santa Cruz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santa Cruz is breathing heavily.

Torres looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Santa Cruz is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Torres is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santa Cruz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Santa Cruz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Santa Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Torres passes Santa Cruz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Santa Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.

Torres is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santa Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Torres.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santa Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torres passes into half guard.

Torres is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santa Cruz defends it well.
Santa Cruz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Felipe Torres! Felipe Torres retains his lightweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall comes to the cage accompanied by You Don't Know-50 Cent, Eminem. Solomon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Face It-Phrase. 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.

Randall
vs
Solomon

213 cm
22
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antoine Randall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randall fails to land with a series of punches.
Randall throws a sloppy head kick and Solomon moves out of range easily.
Randall misses with the combination.
Randall swinging wilding here.
Randall throws a right and a left that Solomon avoids nicely.
Randall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick from Solomon lands but Randall takes it in his stride.
Solomon misses with a two punch combination.
Randall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Solomon's head.
Randall throws a head kick that misses
and Solomon counters with a three punch combo that has Randall backing up. Randall nods at Solomon to acknowledge the strikes.
Randall throws a sloppy head kick
and Solomon counters with a head kick. That will keep Randall thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Solomon misses with a head kick.
Randall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solomon counters with a three punch combo that has Randall backing up. Randall nods at Solomon to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice combination there by Randall.
Randall is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randall throws a sloppy head kick
and Solomon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Antoine Randall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randall misses with a double jab
and Solomon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Randall is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall misses with the body kick
and Solomon counters with a three punch combo that has Randall backing up. Randall nods at Solomon to acknowledge the strikes.
Solomon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Randall throws a lazy head kick
and Solomon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Randall is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Randall is rocked!
Solomon is working the combinations to good effect here.
A head kick by Randall misses
and Solomon counters with a big head kick but Randall shrugs it off.
Oh Randall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Randall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Solomon counters with a big head kick but Randall shrugs it off.
Randall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Solomon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Randall throws a head kick that misses
and Solomon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Randall is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Solomon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randall seems to have got his legs back now.
Randall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solomon counters with a head kick. That will keep Randall thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Randall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Solomon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Randall is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solomon throws a sloppy head kick and Randall moves out of range easily.
Randall throws a combination that misses
and Solomon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Randall is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Randall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Randall throws a sloppy head kick
and Solomon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Randall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solomon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall throws a sloppy head kick
and Solomon counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Solomon looks at the referee who does nothing so Solomon lands a crushing right that sends Randall to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Solomon! Roy Solomon retains his heavyweight title!