PPFL 1 - Martinez vs Brandao PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamison Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence has chosen Timebomb as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lesnar
vs
Lawrence

200 cm
19
276 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
225 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamison Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.

Lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
Lesnar moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Lesnar decides to stand back up.
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Lesnar moves away

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

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

Lesnar has an Americana. Lawrence didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lesnar is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lesnar hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sergio Lesnar!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Auron Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almasy comes to the cage accompanied by Ram Jam - Black Betty. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Almasy
vs
Gracie

180 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
184 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Auron Almasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almasy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Almasy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Almasy wants it to stay on the feet.
Almasy throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Almasy lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.

It looks like Eduardo Gracie has been cut.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Almasy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.

Almasy drops Gracie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gracie looks back up at him and smiles so Almasy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Gracie is rocked!
Almasy is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Gracie flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Gracie is out cold! Almasy holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Auron Almasy!

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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 Daniel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Santos
vs
Dai

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

5th Round
Rio Mma Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos throws a push kick but Dai slaps the foot to one side.
Dai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dai off to one side.

Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dai gets full guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Dai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dai looking to control.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Dai.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Dai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dai 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dai doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Daniel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dai.
Dai trying to control the position.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dai wants to control but Santos passes easily into half guard.
Santos wants to pass to mount but Dai is defending the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dai trying to control but Santos postures up.
Still in half guard, Santos seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Santos is thwarting Dai's attempts to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dai digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.

Dai drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Santos looking for a guillotine here but Dai defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dai looking to pass the guard.
Dai with a nice head shot there.
Dai stands up over Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dai thows a big elbow that misses.
Santos trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santos has momentary wrist control but Dai slips an elbow through the middle.
Dai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dai throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Dai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dai thows a big elbow that misses.
Dai stands up over Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Santos managing to control the position.
Dai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Dai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dai landing some decent shots from guard.
Dai landing with the ground and pound.
Dai cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
Dai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dai thows a big elbow that misses.
Dai working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dai is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Dai cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Dai dominated that round.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Santos tries to clinch but Dai is having none of it.
Dai fails with the takedown

and Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dai's guard.
Santos is looking to stand up but Dai won't let him.
Dai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Santos stands up and waves to Dai to follow him.
Dai shoots and misses

and Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dai's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dai trying to control the position.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Dai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Daniel Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dai wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dai throwing strikes but missing.
Dai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos managing to control the position.
Dai chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dai thows a big elbow that misses.
Dai stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Dai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dai distracts Santos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dai with a nice head shot there.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dai throws a big right hand that misses.
Dai postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.
Dai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dai postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.

Santos is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai working some strikes from top position.
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dai trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dai connects with a couple of short punches.
Dai cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
Dai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Dai landing some decent shots from guard.
Santos looking to control.
Dai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dai is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dai loads up on a big left hand. Santos felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Dai looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Santos can't hide his disappointment, as Dai celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Dai!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaique Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert Farnsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Quadros
vs
Farnsworth

175 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Kaique Quadros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herbert Farnsworth!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farnsworth jabs at Quadros's body.
Farnsworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farnsworth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Herbert Farnsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quadros takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quadros is breathing heavily.
Quadros avoids the head kick by Farnsworth.
A jab lands there for Farnsworth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Farnsworth cracks Quadros with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Farnsworth has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Quadros to stand back up!

Quadros is rocked!
Farnsworth darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Quadros's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Farnsworth before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Herbert Farnsworth!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between JP Flaim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Flaim
vs
Hernandez

173 cm
26
151 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

169 cm
22
149 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, JP Flaim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrian Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flaim as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Flaim misses the target.
Hernandez slips a jab from Flaim.
Decent striking displayed by Flaim there.
Flaim fails to land with a series of punches.

Flaim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flaim is trying to break the clinch but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Hernandez keeps control of Flaim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hernandez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flaim fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Flaim misses with a wild combination.
Flaim shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense.
JP Flaim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hernandez tries to keep at a distance but Flaim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hernandez misses with a knee to the head.

Flaim breaks from the clinch.
Flaim looks to land a right hand but Hernandez moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez drops his hands momentarily and Flaim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Flaim gets caught flat footed, as Hernandez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hernandez won't allow Flaim to sweep him here.
Hernandez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hernandez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flaim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flaim wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flaim is on top in guard.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
Flaim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hernandez is controlling Flaim's posture.
Flaim working some strikes from top position.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flaim wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hernandez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flaim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hernandez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flaim, into his guard.
Hernandez preventing the sweep.
Flaim trying to control the position here.
Flaim wants to stand and escape but Hernandez is having none of it.

That's four 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.

Flaim is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Flaim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flaim misses with a two punch combination.
Flaim scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hernandez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Flaim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
JP Flaim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Hernandez.

Flaim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Flaim dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Flaim moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Flaim misses with a double jab.
Flaim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crunch! Hernandez slams his shin into Flaim's torso.
Flaim throws a hook to the side of Hernandez's head but Hernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good shot there by Flaim.
Hernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Flaim circles away.
Flaim works Hernandez's body with a nice hook.
Flaim cracks Hernandez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hernandez is looking to clinch but Flaim is avoiding it.
Flaim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flaim scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Flaim lands with a cross.
Flaim is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Hernandez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flaim is trying to break free.
Flaim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaim is trying to break the clinch but Hernandez is controlling him.
Hernandez fails to pull guard.
Hernandez misses with a knee to the head.

Flaim breaks from the clinch.
Hernandez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flaim finds it's way round the side to connect with Hernandez's head.
A jab from Flaim finds it's way through Hernandez's defenses.
Hernandez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Flaim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
JP Flaim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Hernandez.
Hernandez shoots in but no luck this time.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flaim as he avoids it easily.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.

Flaim takes the fight into the clinch.

Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
Flaim scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Flaim scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaim looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Flaim lands with an uppercut that bounces Hernandez off the cage and back into rage.

Flaim moves into range and clinches up with Hernandez.
Hernandez tries a body shot but Flaim blocks it.
Hernandez keeps control of Flaim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hernandez wants to break free but Flaim has control.

Flaim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flaim looks to land a combination. Hernandez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flaim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hernandez in his tracks.
Flaim throws out a powerful jab.
Flaim swinging wildly here.
Hernandez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Flaim.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Flaim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flaim misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaim tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flaim stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hernandez gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Flaim rushes Hernandez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hernandez is trying to break free.

Flaim breaks the clinch.

Flaim clinches up against the cage.
Flaim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hernandez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flaim's efforts to push away.
Flaim is looking to break free of the clinch but Hernandez has double underhooks.

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

Flaim rushes Hernandez and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flaim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flaim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice jab there from Flaim.
Hernandez closes the distance but Flaim moves to the side
and Flaim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flaim stalks Hernandez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hernandez's face. Hernandez staggers backwards, shaken.
Hernandez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hernandez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Flaim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Flaim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Flaim lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Flaim looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Flaim is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Flaim dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flaim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flaim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hernandez sprawls well. Hernandez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flaim gets slowly back to his feet.
Flaim misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flaim darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flaim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Flaim is having none of it.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Flaim pushes him off.
Flaim fails with a takedown attempt.
Hernandez with a poor takedown
and Flaim counters with a series of strikes. Hernandez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Flaim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hernandez slips a jab from Flaim.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Flaim.
Flaim lands a really nice looking cross but Hernandez seems unphased.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernandez has his takedown stuffed
and Flaim counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Flaim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
JP Flaim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Hernandez.
Flaim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Flaim.
Hernandez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Flaim throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hernandez was covering up waiting for the punch and Flaim finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Hernandez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Flaim has passed into half guard!

Flaim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hernandez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Flaim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Flaim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaim trying to mount his opponent but Hernandez defends it.

Flaim wants to work for an arm triangle but Hernandez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hernandez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hernandez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flaim controls from within his opponent's guard.
Flaim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hernandez's head.
Flaim scoring with punches to the head and body.

Flaim drops back looking for a leg! Hernandez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hernandez manages to kick Flaim off! Flaim jumps back into Hernandez's guard.
Flaim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaim won't allow Hernandez to sweep him here.
Flaim pushes down on Hernandez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Flaim wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is defending well.
Flaim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hernandez has hold of Flaim's hands but Flaim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Flaim is thwarting Hernandez's attempts to control the position.
Flaim wants to advance to full mount but Hernandez doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

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.
Flaim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Flaim throwing strikes but missing.
Hernandez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Adrian Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Flaim cracks a nice hook into Hernandez's ribs.
JP Flaim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Flaim works Hernandez's body with a nice hook.

Flaim drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hernandez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
JP Flaim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flaim working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
JP Flaim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flaim 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JP Flaim!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philippe Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marijan Matijevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marijan Matijevic looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Chuteboxe
vs
Matijevic

210 cm
18
273 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
231 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philippe Chuteboxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marijan Matijevic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuteboxe lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Marijan Matijevic has been cut.
Matijevic looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Chuteboxe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chuteboxe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matijevic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matijevic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Chuteboxe lands a big head kick that sends Matijevic tumbling to the mat! Chuteboxe takes a step backwards and waves Matijevic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chuteboxe closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Matijevic out cold! Matijevic corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Philippe Chuteboxe!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Machida
vs
Requina

186 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
223 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Requina!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Requina pinned against the cage. Requina gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Requina stuffs the takedown.
Machida fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Machida missing with a left hand there. Requina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Requina as he jumps to the side.
Lyoto Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida closes the distance and clinches up with Requina, looking for a takedown. Machida pushes Requina against the cage but Requina circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, jab by Requina - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Requina blocks the leg kick.
Requina explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Requina lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Requina lands a big right hand that sends Machida crashing to the mat! Requina stays standing though and waves Machida back to his feet!
Machida circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Requina. Machida falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Requina!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Requina!

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 Ireneo Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Requina
vs
Silva

182 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ireneo Requina!
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, Ed Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Requina darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Requina uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Requina smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Requina has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Requina postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Requina lands a heavy elbow.

Silva is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big strike lands for Requina! That's really hurt Silva and he's turned his back - Requina keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Requina jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ireneo Requina!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between NS PitBull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlademir Coimbra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

PitBull
vs
Coimbra

180 cm
25
211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, NS PitBull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vlademir Coimbra!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coimbra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but PitBull moves away.
Coimbra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from PitBull.
Coimbra misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Coimbra.

It looks like NS PitBull has been cut.
PitBull avoids a punch combination nicely.

Coimbra drops PitBull with a right and a left! Coimbra comes rushing in but PitBull regains his composure and manages to keep Coimbra in guard.

PitBull is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coimbra is looking to stand up but PitBull won't let him.
Coimbra controlling from the top position.
PitBull wants to sweep but no luck.

PitBull is looking for a triangle but Coimbra pushes his legs off easily.

Coimbra gets to his feet - PitBull follows without any prompting.

PitBull drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Coimbra is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Coimbra throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coimbra throws a good cross that connects.
PitBull will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
PitBull is breathing heavily.
PitBull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vlademir Coimbra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coimbra throws a nice looking combination but PitBull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Coimbra.
Coimbra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. PitBull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Coimbra punishes PitBull's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Coimbra.

PitBull scores with a takedown into Coimbra's guard.

Coimbra is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A shot in the inside from Coimbra.
Coimbra is struggling to control the position.
PitBull is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Coimbra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for NS PitBull. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coimbra is trying to break the clinch but PitBull is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Coimbra.
Coimbra lands a hook that snaps the head of PitBull backwards.
Coimbra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coimbra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of PitBulls head.
Coimbra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coimbra lands an uppercut.
PitBull jumps guard but Coimbra stands there with PitBull around his waist. PitBull gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coimbra pushes PitBull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coimbra is trying to break the clinch but PitBull is controlling him.
Coimbra digs a right hand into PitBull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on PitBull's gas tank.
Coimbra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Coimbra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Coimbra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of PitBull backwards.
Coimbra has had enough of the clinch but PitBull keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Coimbra.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coimbra is trying to force a seperation but PitBull has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Coimbra to work.
PitBull fails to pull guard.
PitBull drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coimbra effectively controlling the action here.
PitBull looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coimbra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
PitBull jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Coimbra walks away with a smile on his face. PitBull gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
PitBull gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Coimbra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice shot by Coimbra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coimbra lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and PitBull falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vlademir Coimbra!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

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

Martinez
vs
Brandao

193 cm
25
255 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
245 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramon Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brandao checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Brandao coming out on top.
Brandao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez.
Brandao scores with a hook to the body. Martinez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez blocks a jab.

Brandao throws a left that rocks Martinez and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Brandao dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Martinez regain composure!

Martinez is rocked!

It looks like Jackson Martinez has been cut.

Brandao stands up.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brandao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Brandao drops Martinez with a straight right hand, right on the button! Brandao follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Brandao!