PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Valentin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem feat. Ludacris - Second Chance. Goran Lovric has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lovric
vs
Valentin

170 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

GRAND Royal Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Goran Lovric!
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, Ricardo Valentin!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lovric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valentin.
Valentin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lovric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valentin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lovric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Lovric.
Lovric will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lovric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lovric misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lovric throws a series of punches but Valentin moves out of range.
Lovric looks to land a combination but Valentin avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lovric.

It looks like Ricardo Valentin has been cut.
Valentin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lovric.
Some wild striking there from Lovric.
Lovric misses with a combination
and Valentin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lovric misses with a two punch combination.
Lovric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lovric tries to bum rush Valentin with a series of wild strikes but Valentin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lovric throws a nice looking combination but Valentin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lovric throws a series of punches but Valentin moves out of range.
A punch combination from Lovric misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valentin circles away quickly and effectively.
Valentin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovric throws out the jab.
Lovric throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valentin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lovric throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lovric misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goran Lovric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Lovric both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Lovric - just one landing.
Lovric misses with a few strikes there.
Lovric throws a right hand that Valentin ducks under and follows up with a left that Valentin also avoids with ease.
Valentin avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovric swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valentin counters with an inside leg kick.
Lovric misses with a combination
and Valentin counters with a leg kick.
Lovric will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lovric throws a series of punches but Valentin avoids them all with ease.
Lovric misses with a double jab.
Lovric misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Lovric. Those never looked like landing.
Lovric throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valentin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lovric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valentin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lovric swinging wildly here.
Lovric falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valentin counters with an outside leg kick.
Lovric scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Valentin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lovric.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovric fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Lovric misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goran Lovric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Valentin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Valentin avoids the head kick by Lovric.

Lovric gets the takedown into side control.

Lovric is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valentin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lovric throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Lovric is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valentin has escaped the position, nice work there.

Lovric wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valentin, who protects the arm well.
Valentin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lovric tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lovric has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lovric working the ground and pound but Valentin is defending the strikes.
Valentin dodges the ground and pound from Lovric.

Lovric thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lovric tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lovric wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valentin, who protects the arm well.

Lovric working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lovric is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Valentin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lovric is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Valentin looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lovric gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Valentin is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lovric lets go of the hold and Valentin can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Goran Lovric!
Goran Lovric took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks you fans. I'm ready to realy MMA fights against the best fighters in BFC!. I'm be the best. Thanks!'.