IFL 3- PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Paulo Barbosa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pettis
vs
Barbosa

167 cm
28
144 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

166 cm
23
134 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
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, Paulo Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left lands for Pettis.
Pettis works over Barbosa's head and body with a nice combination.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pettis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pettis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pettis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pettis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pettis swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Pettis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pettis circles away quickly and effectively.
Pettis is looking to counter punch.
Pettis lands with a right hand.
Barbosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis catches Barbosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis scores with a leg kick.
Pettis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbosa tries to clinch up
and Pettis counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Pettis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Barbosa.
Nice sprawl there from Pettis as Barbosa shoots in.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pettis. Pettis obviously looking to wear him down.
Pettis cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Pettis tries to sprawl out of it but Barbosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pettis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa dives in and grabs Pettis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pettis pushes down on Barbosa's head and hops out.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pettis.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pettis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa fails with the takedown
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Pettis scores with a hook.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pettis to score with a decent uppercut.
Pettis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pettis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pettis.
Pettis misses with a wild body shot.
And Barbosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Pettis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pettis misses with a body shot.
Pettis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barbosa darts in looking for a takedown but Pettis gets double underhooks and turns Barbosa into the cage.
Pettis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Pettis slaps away a takedown attempt from Barbosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pettis stalks Barbosa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barbosa's face. Barbosa staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Pettis counters with a straight right hand.
Pettis thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pettis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pettis.
Pettis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Pettis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barbosa looks for a takedown but Pettis sprawls well.

Pettis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barbosa did well to prevent Pettis getting side control.
Barbosa is trying to escape back to his feet but Pettis uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pettis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pettis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa struggling a bit here.
Pettis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pettis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Barbosa for as long as he can get away with.
Pettis works to advance to full mount. Barbosa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two 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.
Pettis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barbosa tries to hold on but Pettis postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pettis.
Barbosa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pettis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pettis controlling the pace for now.
Barbosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four 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.
Barbosa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barbosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pettis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barbosa wants to hold on but Pettis pushes him away.
Pettis controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pettis lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis dominated that second round.
That's time! Pettis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pettis circles away quickly and effectively.
Pettis connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Pettis lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barbosa is defended easily by Pettis.
A nice combination there by Pettis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Pettis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
A cross from Pettis lands.
Pettis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Barbosa.
Pettis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pettis counters with a nice uppercut.
Paulo Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pettis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pettis finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
A shot to the liver by Pettis. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pettis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Barbosa. No joy for Pettis on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pettis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pettis throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Paulo Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Pettis does no damage.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Pettis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Pettis throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Pettis shows good takedown defense.
Barbosa darts in looking for a takedown but Pettis gets double underhooks and turns Barbosa into the cage.
Pettis scoring well with a low kick there.
Pettis throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis jabs at Barbosa's body.
Pettis throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pettis defends it well.
Barbosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Pettis sprawls well. He's pushed Barbosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pettis. That one must have hurt.
Pettis lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa tries to land a front kick but Pettis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pettis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pettis lands with a shot to the body.
Anthony Pettis is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pettis counters with a straight right hand.
Pettis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pettis scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
Paulo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Pettis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pettis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Pettis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pettis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniello Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Silva
vs
Pablo

163 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
36
144 lbs
20 - 28 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 28 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniello Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pablo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Pablo controlling him for the moment.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pablo manages to get himself to full guard.

Pablo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pablo wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pablo is keeping the position for now.
Pablo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Pablo is defending the position.
Silva trying to control the action but Pablo is working from the bottom.

Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Pablo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Pablo wants to get back to his feet.

Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Pablo is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Pablo won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Pablo is looking to improve his position.

Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pablo is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Pablo defends the submission attempt.

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.
Pablo gets back to full guard.
Silva trying to control but Pablo is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Pablo is keeping the position.

Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pablo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Pablo's legs - danger averted.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pablo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pablo is keeping the position for now.

Pablo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva pushes down on Pablo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pablo trying to control but Silva postures up.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva is looking to pass Pablo's guard but actually Pablo recovers to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Pablo is working from the bottom.
Pablo keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Pablo is controlling Silva's posture.
Pablo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniello Pablo! Daniello Pablo retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Daniello Pablo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gracie
vs
Junior

177 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Junior!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Junior shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Junior won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Junior with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.

Gracie postures up in Junior's guard and throws a big left but Junior blocks it.

Junior is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie 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.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Junior is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Junior won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Junior defending well though.
Junior gets back to full guard.
Junior tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Junior blocks nicely.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Junior blocks nicely.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie stands and throws Junior's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
Junior can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie has knee on belly momentarily but Junior bucks him off and regains half guard.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Junior won't allow it.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Junior avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Junior tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Junior because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Junior because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Junior is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Junior hang on?
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Junior is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Junior is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Junior is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Junior because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Junior is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Junior regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Junior bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Junior off and has taken his back!
Junior has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Gracie missing with strikes.
Gracie keeps control of the position as Junior tries to break free.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gracie here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gracie throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Junior covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gracie misses with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an elbow to the head.
Carlos Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Junior has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie missing with strikes from the back.
Gracie gets his hands free as Junior looks to control.
Gracie punches the canvas rather than the man.
Junior avoids the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie missing with strikes from the back.
Gracie has Junior flattened out and is raining down punches.
Gracie missing with strikes.
Gracie missing with strikes.
Gracie throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Gracie misses with an elbow to the head.
Gracie missing with punches from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes.
Junior covering up well and avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie punches the canvas rather than the man.
Junior avoids the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gracie struggling to land strikes to the head as Junior covers up.
Gracie throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Gracie misses with punches from the back.
Gracie missing with punches from the back.
Gracie thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gracie struggling to land strikes to the head as Junior covers up.
Junior covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie punches the canvas rather than the man.
Junior covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gracie struggling to land strikes to the head as Junior covers up.
Gracie lands strikes to the head.
Gracie throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Gracie throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Junior covering up well and avoiding damage.
Junior covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Gracie throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Junior finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Gracie punching from mount but Junior doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a strike there. Junior manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie is pressing down on Junior's thigh, looking to free his foot. Junior is holding on for now.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Junior's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Junior.
Junior tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Junior is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Junior tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Junior is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Gracie dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Junior shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.

Gracie passes Junior's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Junior is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie throws a strike but Junior avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Junior's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Junior.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Junior manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Junior's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Junior.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie throwing strikes here but Junior is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Junior avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Junior wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Junior because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Junior gets back to half guard.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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!
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Junior knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie with the ground and pound but Junior uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junior is keeping the position for now.
Gracie stands and throws Junior's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gracie in side control, throwing shots but Junior defends.
Gracie is trying to ground and pound but Junior uses the momentary lack of control by Gracie to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Junior defending well though.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Junior won't allow it.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gracie has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Junior avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Junior bucks and avoids them well.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junior can do to turn this around?
Junior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Junior because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Junior tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Gracie clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Junior swings widly with a right hand

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Junior knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Junior tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Junior's head.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Junior trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gracie avoids the attempt from Junior to control.
Junior blocking the ground and pound.
Junior working to try and regain half guard.
Junior blocking the ground and pound.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gracie throws a wild left hand from mount and Junior manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Junior blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Junior manages to avoid easily.
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Junior is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Junior because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Gracie punching from mount but Junior doing a good job of avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Junior because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Junior is trying desperately to improve position.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Junior holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Junior bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Junior holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie punching from mount but Junior doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Junior is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Junior avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Junior keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Junior is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Junior blocking the ground and pound.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Junior to control.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Junior manages to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Gracie had his way with Gustavo Junior in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Junior throws a lazy head kick

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Junior!
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Junior gets back to half guard.
Junior won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Junior avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Junior is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Junior avoid being mounted?
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Junior is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Junior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Junior because Gracie loaded up on that one.
Gracie punching from mount but Junior doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Junior to control.
Junior holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Junior is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Junior holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie punching from mount but Junior doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Junior because Gracie loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Junior is blocking nicely.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Gracie working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Junior slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Junior won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Junior is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Junior tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Junior manages to avoid easily.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Junior is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Junior working to try and regain half guard.
Gustavo Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:44
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:44
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Gracie!
Carlos Gracie retains his welterweight title!
Carlos Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jo jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hunt
vs
jo

179 cm
25
318 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
20
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Hunt!
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, jo jo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jo misses with a takedown attempt
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like jo jo has been cut.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
jo jo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunt closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops jo! Hunt dives in looking to finish! jo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Hunt!

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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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Montgomery

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Johnson!
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, Theodore Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Montgomery has taken the fight into the clinch.
Montgomery lands a left hand.
Montgomery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montgomery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Montgomery scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Montgomery lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montgomery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Montgomery.
A right handed body shot lands from Montgomery.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Montgomery lands a left hand.
Montgomery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
A hook to the body from Montgomery.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montgomery.
Montgomery stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Montgomery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a big uppercut that drops Johnson! More strikes from Montgomery and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johnson lies dazed against the cage as Montgomery celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theodore Montgomery!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Makaronelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Makaronelli
vs
Gracie

170 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

178 cm
19
171 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Makaronelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Makaronelli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Makaronelli throws a head kick that misses.
Makaronelli misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Despite the aggression on Gracie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Makaronelli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makaronelli connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Gracie to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Makaronelli!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Enzo Makaronelli!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long An San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunez comes to the cage accompanied by I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nunez
vs
An San

175 cm
23
168 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

166 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Nunez!
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, Long An San!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nunez.

Nunez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics San uses from the top position.
San stands up out of Nunez's guard for a moment - Nunez manages to land a nice upkick.
Nunez has San pulled in close to control his posture.
San would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nunez 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.
San is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nunez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Nunez landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

San is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Nunez has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - San taps out instantly and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Orlando Nunez!
A less than humble Orlando Nunez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.