PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Flowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Grayson Fabrice Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fabrice Fernandez's choice of entrance music: Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Flowers
vs
Grayson Fabrice Fernandez

151 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

177 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Flowers!
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, Rodrigo Grayson Fabrice Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fabrice Fernandez gets a double leg takedown into Flowers's guard.
Flowers is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fabrice Fernandez dives into side control.

Fabrice Fernandez working the head with strikes.
Flowers is looking to regain half guard here but Fabrice Fernandez keeps moving and retains side control.
Fabrice Fernandez scoring with punches from side control.

Fabrice Fernandez stands up.

Fabrice Fernandez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Flowers to the ground. Fabrice Fernandez is now in Flowers's guard.
Flowers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flowers is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fabrice Fernandez prevents the takedown attempt.
Flowers fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Fabrice Fernandez drags the fight down to the ground.
Flowers with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flowers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flowers really is a fat lump.
Fabrice Fernandez wants to get back to his feet but Flowers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Flowers stands and steps away. Fabrice Fernandez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Flowers has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Flowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Flowers tries to keep at a distance but Fabrice Fernandez has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fabrice Fernandez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Flowers uses from the top position.
Flowers throwing strikes but missing.
Flowers trying to control the position from guard on top but Fabrice Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flowers throws a big right hand that misses.

Flowers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Fabrice Fernandez takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fabrice Fernandez breaks from the clinch.

Fabrice Fernandez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Flowers sprawls well initially but Fabrice Fernandez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fabrice Fernandez looks winded!
Flowers is concentrating on defense, preventing Fabrice Fernandez from advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabrice Fernandez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flowers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Flowers makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Fabrice Fernandez dives in and scores a takedown into Flowers's guard.

Flowers manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Flowers lands a takedown into guard.

Fabrice Fernandez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Flowers.
Fabrice Fernandez is looking for a sweep.
Flowers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fabrice Fernandez is still trying to improve position.
Flowers wants to control but Fabrice Fernandez is keeping him busy.
Fabrice Fernandez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabrice Fernandez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Flowers stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fabrice Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flowers swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Flowers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Flowers lands in his opponent's guard.
Flowers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fabrice Fernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Fabrice Fernandez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Flowers defends it easily.
Flowers with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Junior Flowers will probably get the nod.
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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Flowers.
Flowers connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fabrice Fernandez some visible discomfort.
Flowers working away.
Flowers scoring with punches and elbows.
Flowers is putting a hurting on Fabrice Fernandez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Flowers throws an elbow but Fabrice Fernandez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Flowers looks up at the clock and then as Fabrice Fernandez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Flowers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Flowers looks up at the clock and then as Fabrice Fernandez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Flowers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fabrice Fernandez is trying to get back to half guard.

Flowers tries for a kimura but Fabrice Fernandez is defending well.
Fabrice Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Flowers throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Fabrice Fernandez works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Fabrice Fernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Flowers working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Flowers decides to return to a standing position.

Flowers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fabrice Fernandez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Flowers scoring with punches and elbows.

Flowers has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Fabrice Fernandez is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Flowers yanks on the arm and Fabrice Fernandez is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Flowers.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Junior Flowers!
Rodrigo Grayson Fabrice Fernandez was interviewed post fight and said 'i wasnt good enough on the night, this wont happen again'.