PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Rando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores has chosen Mr vegas HOT FUK as his entrance music. Omar Flores has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rando
vs
Flores

185 cm
22
181 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Rando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Omar Flores!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rando tries to clinch there but Flores circles away.

Flores shoots in and bounces Rando off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Flores trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rando is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Flores must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Flores throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rando works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flores lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Rando is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Flores throws a strike but Rando rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rando trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flores is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rando has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flores is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flores tries to pull guard but Rando holds him up against the cage and eventually Flores drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flores.
Flores prevents the takedown attempt.
Flores is pressed up against the cage. Rando has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Flores down to the mat. Flores avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Rando. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flores shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rando but Rando pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rando throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Flores looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rando!
Rando is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rando bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Flores working a defensive guard here.
Flores has his hands on Rando's head, controlling the position.
Rando trying to control the position from guard on top but Flores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rando scoring with some ground and pound.

Rando decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Flores, up you get!
Flores slips a jab and a cross from Rando.
Rando stuffs the takedown attempt from Flores. Flores gets slowly back to his feet.
William Rando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Flores with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rando checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Rando has closed the distance and engaged Flores in a clinch.
Rando can't break the clinch.
Rando stops a takedown attempt from Flores.
Rando is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flores wants to get back to striking at distance but Rando won't allow it.

Rando manages to break the clinch.
Flores fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rando lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Flores shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rando's guard.
Flores missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flores lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Flores throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rando works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flores missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flores decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rando, up you get!
Flores fails with a takedown attempt.
Omar Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores shoots in but Rando avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rando throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flores throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rando's waist but Rando gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flores off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Flores or perhaps it was just good defense by Rando which made him look bad.
Flores has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rando finds it's way round the side to connect with Flores's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flores.

Flores gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rando has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Flores is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flores is looking to advance position but Rando won't allow it.
Rando is looking to control Flores's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rando avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Flores dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Flores looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rando ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rando throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rando moves in looking to clinch but Flores pushes him off.
Flores takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rando with a jab.
Flores fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Rando does no damage.
Flores shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rando but Rando pushes him off and we're back to square one.
William Rando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Flores.

Rando moves into range and clinches up with Flores.

Rando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flores is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rando.
Rando throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flores is breathing heavily.
Rando misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flores shoots for a double leg takedown but Rando sprawls well. He's pushed Flores's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rando displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rando misses with a wild combination.
Rando tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rando looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rando is looking to clinch.
Flores shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rando pinned against the cage. Rando gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rando tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rando drives through and clinches with Flores against the cage.

Rando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flores shoots in and drives through. Rando sprawls well.
A punch combination from Rando misses.
Rando fails to land with a series of punches.
Flores wants to clinch but Rando slips to the side
and Rando counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rando misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flores fails with the takedown
and Rando counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rando swinging wilding here.
Flores doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rando counters with a left to the body.
Flores shoots in and drives through. Rando sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flores drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Flores stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rando swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rando is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flores wants to control from the top but Rando keeps moving.
Omar Flores has got the better of the ground game so far.

Rando pushes Flores off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rando will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Rando misses.
William Rando is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rando scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rando misses with a wild combination.
Rando tries to clinch up but Flores circles away and keeps his distance.
Rando moves in looking to clinch but Flores pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rando counters with a two punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Rando scores with a four punch combination!
Rando displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rando slow jab from Flores misses its intended target.
Rando throws a nice looking combination but Flores bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flores tries to clinch up
and Rando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flores shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rando but Rando pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flores tries for a takedown but Rando sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flores shoots in and drives through. Rando sprawls well.
Flores shoots in looking for a takedown. Rando tries to sprawl out of it but Flores keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rando manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flores tries for a takedown but Rando circles away easily
and Rando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flores tries for a takedown but Rando circles away easily
and Rando counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rando bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flores's head backwards.
Rando misses with the combination.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt

and Rando holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rando gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Flores.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flores breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flores lands with a thumping leg kick.
No luck for Flores with that takedown attempt.
Rando tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Flores keeps the fight on the outside.
Rando looks to land a combination. Flores sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rando looks to land a combination but Flores avoids it well.
Flores closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rando circles away.
Rando ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rando scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rando blocks a head kick by Flores.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rando doesn't manage to clinch there - Flores circles away.
Rando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flores swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rando dips to his left and cracks Flores with an uppercut!
Flores shoots in but no luck this time.
Rando is working the combinations to good effect here.
Flores takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flores fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Rando dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rando has Flores up against the cage in a clinch.
Flores is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rando is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Flores drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rando gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Flores tries for a takedown but Rando manages to get underhooks.
William Rando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Flores.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flores takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Rando moves into the clinch.
Rando wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flores has him pressed against the cage.
Rando wants to get back to striking at distance but Flores won't allow it.
Rando lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Rando.
Flores will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rando up against the cage.
Rando is trying to break free.
Flores is trying to break the clinch but Rando has him pressed against the cage.
Rando tries to break the clinch but Flores is controlling the position.
Flores prevents Rando from breaking the clinch.
Flores tries for a takedown. No joy.

Rando manages to break the clinch.
Flores takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rando lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rando lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Flores backs up against the cage.
Rando scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Rando.
Flores takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rando circles away.
Rando fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Flores.
Flores has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rando swings for the body but Flores moves out of range.

Flores scores a takedown into full mount!
Flores wants to control the pace but Rando is squirming around nicely.
Flores lands a big shot there that rocks Rando but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flores lands a big elbow.
Flores working the ground and pound effectively.
Flores scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rando?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rando slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rando trying to control from the bottom.

Flores is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rando makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rando.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rando working for submissions but it's allowed Flores to get to half guard.
Flores seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Flores wants to pass to mount but Rando is defending the position.
Rando blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flores.
Flores is trying to control the action in half guard but Rando is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Flores slips a nice elbow through Rando's hands, connecting with Rando's forehead.

Flores is looking for a kimura here.
Flores with the ground and pound but Rando uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rando is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Flores advances position into side control!
Flores in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rando wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Flores in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rando tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Flores wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Flores crashes against the mat.
Rando tries to escape but Flores is in control.
Rando is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rando is looking for a sweep. Flores is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William Rando.
I think Rando has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Omar Flores!