PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Ruel Flaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Mercer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fabio Ruel Flaco's chin.

Ruel Flaco
vs
Mercer

188 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
234 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fabio Ruel Flaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruel Flaco looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Ruel Flaco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mercer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercer with the counter takedown but Ruel Flaco avoids it easily.
Ruel Flaco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercer fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruel Flaco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Ruel Flaco misses.
Mercer looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Ruel Flaco clinches with his opponent.
Ruel Flaco gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mercer.
Mercer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruel Flaco gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fabio Ruel Flaco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Mercer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Ruel Flaco.
Ruel Flaco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ruel Flaco gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruel Flaco is trying to push Mercer away but Mercer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruel Flaco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruel Flaco can't break the clinch.
Ruel Flaco could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mercer gets through Ruel Flaco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercer is trying to pull guard but Ruel Flaco turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ruel Flaco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruel Flaco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruel Flaco misses with a knee strike.
Ruel Flaco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Ruel Flaco working aggressively here.
Ruel Flaco looking to throw knees to the head but Mercer is blocking nicely.
Ruel Flaco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
A frustrated look appears on Ruel Flaco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruel Flaco tries to land a knee to the head but Mercer blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruel Flaco misses with some punches.
Ruel Flaco lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercer won't want to take too many of those.
Ruel Flaco tries to break free but Mercer pushes him back against the cage.

Mercer jumps guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Ruel Flaco stands and steps away. Mercer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mercer is looking to clinch but Ruel Flaco is avoiding it.
Mercer moves out of range as Ruel Flaco strikes.
Mercer wants to counter with a clinch but Ruel Flaco pushes him away.
Ruel Flaco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruel Flaco.
Ruel Flaco moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruel Flaco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruel Flaco. That snapped Mercer's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruel Flaco. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Mercer tries to counter it with a takedown but Ruel Flaco pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruel Flaco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruel Flaco avoids it really well and circles away.
Ruel Flaco closes the distance but Mercer moves to the side
and Mercer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Ruel Flaco.
Fabio Ruel Flaco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruel Flaco misses with a left hand

and Mercer counters with a crisp one two that drops Ruel Flaco! Mercer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ruel Flaco to his feet! Ruel Flaco is in big trouble!

Ruel Flaco is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Ruel Flaco as Mercer shoots in.
Ruel Flaco throwing a counter right hand but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Oh Ruel Flaco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Mercer instigates a clinch.
Ruel Flaco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Mercer manages to break the clinch.
Mercer is looking to clinch.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Ruel Flaco.
Ruel Flaco slaps away a takedown attempt from Mercer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fabio Ruel Flaco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer fails to land the takedown.
Ruel Flaco seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruel Flaco slaps away a takedown attempt from Mercer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Ruel Flaco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mercer looks winded!
Mercer takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruel Flaco takes a swing at Mercer's ribcage but misses.
Mercer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruel Flaco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mercer drops his hands momentarily and Ruel Flaco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruel Flaco punishes Mercer's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruel Flaco misses with a hook. Mercer ducked under it nicely.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruel Flaco.
Ruel Flaco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ruel Flaco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mercer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruel Flaco scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Ruel Flaco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercer slips under a jab from Ruel Flaco.
Ruel Flaco dips to his left and cracks Mercer with an uppercut!
Ruel Flaco misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Ruel Flaco misses its intended target.
Ruel Flaco sets himself, and Mercer steps forward looking for the clinch! Ruel Flaco avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ruel Flaco jabs Mercer right on the nose. Mercer blinks but takes it well.
Mercer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruel Flaco momentarily.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruel Flaco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Randy Mercer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercer lands a body shot.
Mercer dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruel Flaco sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ruel Flaco misses with a hook. Mercer ducked under it nicely.
Ruel Flaco misses with a hook. Mercer ducked under it nicely.
Mercer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ruel Flaco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mercer somewhat.
Sloppy strikes from Mercer. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruel Flaco looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Ruel Flaco misses with an uppercut. Mercer saw that one coming.
Ruel Flaco misses with a hook. Mercer ducked under it nicely.
Mercer feints the counter takedown.
Mercer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruel Flaco throws a looping overhand right but Mercer ducks down to avoid it.
Mercer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ruel Flaco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercer can do to turn this around?
Ruel Flaco throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.

Mercer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruel Flaco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruel Flaco misses with the head strike.
Ruel Flaco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mercer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Mercer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ruel Flaco with a nice head shot there.
Ruel Flaco wants to pass the guard but Mercer is keeping the position.
Ruel Flaco throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruel Flaco postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruel Flaco works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mercer is looking to get back to full guard here but Ruel Flaco has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mercer is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ruel Flaco is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ruel Flaco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mercer is looking to escape.
Ruel Flaco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mercer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mercer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer is bucking up trying to escape but Ruel Flaco cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ruel Flaco content just to control the position here.
Ruel Flaco is stalling here but it's allowed Mercer to get half guard.
Mercer keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ruel Flaco is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ruel Flaco stops Mercer from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ruel Flaco in particular looking to stall.

Ruel Flaco postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mercer to stand up.
Ruel Flaco connects with a jab.
Ruel Flaco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ruel Flaco wants it to stay on the feet.
Fabio Ruel Flaco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Mercer.
Mercer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mercer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ruel Flaco just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruel Flaco throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
Ruel Flaco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruel Flaco cracks Mercer with an open hand slap.
Ruel Flaco takes a swing at Mercer's ribcage but misses.
Mercer wants to counter with a clinch but Ruel Flaco pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Ruel Flaco dominated that second round.
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!

Mercer shoots in and drives through. Ruel Flaco sprawls well.

Mercer closes the distance and clinches.
Ruel Flaco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Mercer manages to break the clinch.
Ruel Flaco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruel Flaco blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Ruel Flaco fails to land with a series of punches.
Mercer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruel Flaco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruel Flaco ducks under a wild hook from Mercer.
Fabio Ruel Flaco is winning the standup battle so far.

Ruel Flaco has managed to clinch.
Ruel Flaco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mercer is working for takedown but Ruel Flaco is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ruel Flaco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruel Flaco misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ruel Flaco fails to land.
Ruel Flaco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruel Flaco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruel Flaco misses with a knee to the head.
Mercer is trying to pull guard but Ruel Flaco turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fabio Ruel Flaco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Mercer.
Ruel Flaco misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ruel Flaco lands with a light punch inside.
Mercer tries to score a body lock takedown but Ruel Flaco shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Mercer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Ruel Flaco.
Ruel Flaco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruel Flaco misses with a left hand
and Mercer counters with a three punch combo that has Ruel Flaco backing up. Ruel Flaco nods at Mercer to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruel Flaco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ruel Flaco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruel Flaco letting Mercer take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Ruel Flaco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruel Flaco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mercer blocks it with crossed arms.
Mercer is trying to pull guard but Ruel Flaco turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ruel Flaco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruel Flaco has had enough of the clinch but Mercer keeps him there for the moment.
Ruel Flaco tries to break the clinch but Mercer is controlling the position.

Mercer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercer tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Ruel Flaco finds it's target.
Ruel Flaco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
Ruel Flaco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ruel Flaco as Mercer shoots in.
Ruel Flaco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mercer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mercer shoots in for a double leg but Ruel Flaco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ruel Flaco throws a right and a left that Mercer avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Ruel Flaco.
Ruel Flaco looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruel Flaco.
Mercer takes one to the chin there.
Ruel Flaco throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
Mercer feints a counter leg kick.
Nice shot by Ruel Flaco.
Ruel Flaco throws out a loose jab but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ruel Flaco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mercer somewhat.
Ruel Flaco leaves Mercer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruel Flaco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruel Flaco scores with a shot to the body.
Ruel Flaco misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruel Flaco loads up on a big right hand but Mercer slips the punch.
Ruel Flaco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruel Flaco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mercer walks into a left hand.
Ruel Flaco looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Mercer wants to counter with a clinch but Ruel Flaco pushes him away.
Nice uppercut there from Ruel Flaco.
Ruel Flaco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruel Flaco throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Ruel Flaco as Mercer shoots in.
Mercer misses the shot to the body.
Randy Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Ruel Flaco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruel Flaco 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Ruel Flaco!