PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joliver Genetia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genetia has chosen Remain Nameless as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Equinox
vs
Genetia

172 cm
34
153 lbs
33 - 19 - 0

172 cm
30
159 lbs
19 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joliver Genetia!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genetia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Genetia throws a body punch but Equinox moves out of range.
Equinox tries to clinch up but Genetia circles away and keeps his distance.
Equinox wants to clinch up but Genetia keeps it at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Genetia.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Genetia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Equinox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Genetia.
Equinox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joliver Genetia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Equinox stuns Genetia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Equinox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Equinox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Equinox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Genetia on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a double jab.
Genetia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Equinox.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Genetia misses with a hook
and Equinox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Equinox fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Genetia misses.
Genetia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Equinox was well out of range. Poor timing from Genetia.
Equinox misses with a lunging right hand
and Genetia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Equinox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Genetia cracks Equinox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Genetia.
Equinox blocks a head kick by Genetia.
Genetia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Genetia throws a nice looking combination but Equinox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Genetia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Equinox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genetia.
Equinox misses with a two punch combination.
Genetia misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Genetia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genetia. Equinox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Equinox scores with a four punch combination!
Equinox tries to clinch up
and Genetia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Genetia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Equinox's head.
John Equinox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Equinox dodges the punch combination from Genetia.
Equinox closes the distance but Genetia moves to the side
and Genetia counters with a slapping leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Genetia working aggressively here.
Genetia tries a knee to the head but Equinox blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Genetia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Genetia blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Genetia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Equinox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circle momentarily. Equinox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Genetia throws an overhand right that lands on Equinox's shoulder, as Equinox tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Genetia pushes him off.
Equinox wants to clinch up but Genetia keeps it at a distance.
Equinox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Equinox dominated that 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.

Equinox tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Genetia counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Equinox tries to buck Genetia off but Genetia is having none of it.
Genetia trying to control the position but Equinox is working away.
Genetia is chipping away with strikes.
Genetia trying to control the position but Equinox is working away.
Genetia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Equinox tries to bench press Genetia off him but Genetia keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Genetia.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Equinox tries to bench press Genetia off him but Genetia keeps the position.
Genetia wants to control but Equinox is keeping him busy.
Genetia tries to move to mount but Equinox blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox is not content to let Genetia control the position.
Genetia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Genetia trying to control the action but Equinox is working from the bottom.
Equinox managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Genetia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox struggling a bit here.
Equinox is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Genetia is controlling the pace.
Genetia is just content to waste time from the top position. Equinox takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genetia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Genetia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Genetia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Genetia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joliver Genetia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Equinox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Equinox takes a swing at Genetia's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Equinox misses.
Genetia connects with an inside leg kick.
Equinox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Equinox blocks a head kick by Genetia.
Genetia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Equinox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Genetia is avoiding it.
Genetia lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Genetia lands with a right hand.
Genetia swinging wildly here.
Genetia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Equinox.
Genetia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Genetia.
Equinox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Equinox tries to clinch up but Genetia circles away and keeps his distance.
Genetia is looking to land body kicks.
Genetia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Equinox misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox scores with a jab to the head.
Genetia throws a nice looking combination but Equinox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Equinox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Equinox blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox misses the shot to the body.
Equinox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Genetia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Equinox was well out of range. Poor timing from Genetia.
Equinox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Genetia circles away quickly and effectively.
Equinox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Horrible takedown by Genetia or perhaps it was just good defense by Equinox which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genetia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Equinox.
Genetia misses with a double jab.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Genetia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Genetia misses its intended target.
Equinox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Genetia misses with a double jab.
Equinox tries to clinch but Genetia moves out of range.
Genetia swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
Genetia swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tries to clinch there but Genetia circles away.
Genetia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Equinox circles away.
Genetia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Equinox.

Equinox rushes Genetia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
Genetia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Genetia is trying to push Equinox away but Equinox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Genetia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Genetia blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Equinox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Equinox 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Equinox!
An out of breath John Equinox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.