UVT 2: THE TOURNAMENT PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blair Howatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kees Kietelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kees Kietelaar looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Howatt
vs
Kietelaar

180 cm
22
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

162 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blair Howatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kees Kietelaar!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kietelaar closes the distance and clinches.
Kietelaar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kietelaar has a couple of punches blocked by Howatt.
Kietelaar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kietelaar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Howatt blocking some punches.
Howatt blocks an uppercut.
Kietelaar gets through Howatt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kietelaar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howatt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kietelaar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kietelaar.
Howatt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kietelaar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Howatt blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Howatt.
Howatt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kietelaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Howatt avoids the damage to the body.
Kietelaar working aggressively here.
Howatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kietelaar throws an elbow but misses.
Howatt can't break the clinch.
Kietelaar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howatt jumps guard but Kietelaar stands there with Howatt around his waist. Howatt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blair Howatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howatt tries to pull guard but Kietelaar won't allow it.
Kietelaar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kietelaar tries to pull guard but Howatt won't allow it.
Howatt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kietelaar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kietelaar misses with the head strike.
Kietelaar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howatt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howatt blocks an elbow strike from Kietelaar.
Kietelaar working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kietelaar.
Kietelaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howatt tries to break the clinch but Kietelaar is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Kietelaar.
Kietelaar misses with some punches.
Kietelaar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kietelaar looks gassed!
Howatt blocking some punches.
Kietelaar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kietelaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howatt can't break the clinch.
Howatt has had enough of the clinch but Kietelaar keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kietelaar.
Howatt is trying to break free.
Kietelaar is leaning against Howatt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Howatt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Howatt.
Howatt looking to slow down the pace here.
Howatt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kietelaar smiles and moves away.
Howatt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howatt closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Kietelaar is rocked!
Kietelaar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kietelaar is still on wobbly legs! Can Howatt finish him?
Howatt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kietelaar tries to clinch but Howatt moves out of range.
Kietelaar doesn't manage to clinch there - Howatt circles away.
Kietelaar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kietelaar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howatt.
Kietelaar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kietelaar seems to have recovered his senses.
Kietelaar tries to clinch up.
Howatt throws a wild body kick that Kietelaar sees coming a mile off.
Howatt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Kees Kietelaar has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howatt throws a series of punches but Kietelaar moves out of range.
Kees Kietelaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kietelaar is looking to clinch but Howatt is avoiding it.
Howatt swats away the attempt to clinch by Kietelaar.
Howatt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kietelaar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howatt stalks Kietelaar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kietelaar's face. Kietelaar staggers backwards, shaken.
Howatt is working the combinations to good effect here.
Howatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howatt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kietelaar moves in looking to clinch but Howatt pushes him off.
A punch combination from Howatt misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kietelaar darts in and clinches Howatt up against the cage.
Kietelaar throws a head punch that misses.
Howatt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Howatt pulls guard.

Kietelaar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Howatt throws a series of punches but Kietelaar avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Howatt.
Howatt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Kietelaar moves into range and clinches up with Howatt.
Howatt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howatt takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kietelaar jumps into guard, dragging Howatt to the mat.

Kietelaar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Howatt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kietelaar tries to clinch but Howatt moves out of range.
Kietelaar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kietelaar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howatt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Howatt misses with a head kick.

Howatt tries to keep at a distance but Kietelaar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Howatt blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kietelaar fails to land.
Howatt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kietelaar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howatt blocks an uppercut.
Howatt fails to pull guard.
Kietelaar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Howatt backwards.
Kietelaar lands a nice shot to the body.
Howatt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Howatt wants to break free but Kietelaar has control.
Kietelaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kietelaar gets through Howatt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Howatt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Howatt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kietelaar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kietelaar fails to land.
Kietelaar is leaning against Howatt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kietelaar lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Howatt.
Kietelaar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kietelaar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kietelaar fails to land.
Howatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kietelaar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Howatt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kietelaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howatt tries to break the clinch but Kietelaar is controlling the position.
A short right from Kietelaar.
Howatt blocking some punches.
Kietelaar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Howatt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howatt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blair Howatt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kees Kietelaar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kietelaar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Howatt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Howatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howatt throws a right hand that Kietelaar ducks under and follows up with a left that Kietelaar also avoids with ease.
Kietelaar tries to clinch up.
Kietelaar doesn't manage to clinch there - Howatt circles away.
Kietelaar is looking to clinch but Howatt is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Howatt or perhaps it was just good defense by Kietelaar which made him look bad.
Howatt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howatt throws a head kick but Kietelaar moves out of range.
Kietelaar stuffs the takedown attempt from Howatt. Howatt gets slowly back to his feet.
Kietelaar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howatt swats away the attempt to clinch by Kietelaar.
Howatt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kietelaar tries to clinch there but Howatt circles away.
Kietelaar wants to clinch up but Howatt keeps it at a distance.
Howatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howatt throws a series of punches but Kietelaar avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Howatt or perhaps it was just good defense by Kietelaar which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blair Howatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kietelaar tries to clinch there but Howatt circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howatt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kietelaar's waist but Kietelaar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Howatt off to one side.
Howatt scores with a three punch combo!
Howatt lands a hook that stumbles Kietelaar back into the cage. Howatt follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Kietelaar to the canvas! Howatt pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Kietelaar has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Blair Howatt!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwane Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Carolla
vs
Little

198 cm
22
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwane Little!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla throws an overhand right that has Little reeling! Carolla follows up with a more punches and Little is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adam Carolla!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Apaga mais não bate. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Davis
vs
Belo

187 cm
22
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Fight King Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phillip Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filipe Belo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Belo gets the takedown into side control.
Davis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Belo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Davis is looking to regain half guard here but Belo keeps moving and retains side control.
Davis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Belo is controlling him well.

Belo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Belo taking a breather here.
Davis tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Belo drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is looking to stand up but Belo isn't so interested in that idea.
Belo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Belo prevents Davis from getting back to his feet.
Davis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Belo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belo wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Belo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Belo feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Belo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belo controlling from the top position.
Belo trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis wants to stand up but Belo is controlling him.
Belo wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
Belo trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis wants to stand up but Belo is controlling him.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Belo manages to get himself to full guard.
Belo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Davis stands up from Belo's guard - Davis perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis feints and as Belo raises his hands in defense, Davis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis landing some decent shots from guard.

Belo working for a triangle but Davis defends it easily.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis is looking to stand up but Belo won't let him.
Belo controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis advances position into side control!
Belo tries to improve position but can't.
Belo wants to control but Davis postures up.
Belo is trying to get back to half guard.
Davis scores with punches from side control.

It looks like Filipe Belo has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Belo is rocked!

Davis stands up and beckons Belo to his feet.
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!
Davis misses with a takedown

and Belo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Belo.
Belo trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis wants to sweep here but Belo controlling him for the moment.
Belo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Belo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Belo slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Davis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Belo seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Filipe Belo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Filipe Belo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Davis is looking to clinch but Belo is avoiding it.
Davis has his takedown stuffed

and Belo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Belo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Belo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Belo won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Belo won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.
Belo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belo content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Belo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looking to control.
Belo wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Belo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davis's guard.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Belo is controlling him.
Belo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Belo drags him back down.
Belo happy to just control the position for now.
Belo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Davis's legs.
Davis being controlled for a moment.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis can't do much from the bottom here.
Davis manages to get back to half guard.
Davis tries to roll over but Belo keeps him under control.
Davis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Belo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Belo's back!
Belo is taking damage to the body and head.
Davis scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Davis keeps control of the position as Belo tries to break free.
Davis not allowing Belo to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belo covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Davis tries to keep control of the position but Belo is staying busy.
Davis not allowing Belo to control his hands.
Davis landing with strikes.

Belo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Davis's arms.
Davis doesn't have the hooks in and Belo manages to turn into his guard.
Belo stops Davis from standing up.
Belo tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.
Davis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Belo stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Belo from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Belo trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Belo misses with a takedown

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Belo won't be happy with that.
Belo manages to get back to half guard.

Davis stands up from half guard.
Davis throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Belo stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Davis follows into mount!
Belo is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
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!
Davis lands a big elbow.
Belo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
Davis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis landing punches.
Davis avoids the attempt from Belo to control.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Filipe Belo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Belo counters with a takedown into side control.
Belo trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Belo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Davis!
Belo seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis really wants to buck Belo off and get back to his feet.
Belo moves to take his opponent's back.
Belo tries to get the hooks in deep but Davis pushed the leg off.
Belo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belo has the hooks in. Davis is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Davis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Davis tries to roll over but Belo keeps him under control.
Davis pushes Belo off looking to stand but Belo dives back in and keeps control.
Belo trying to control from half guard but Davis is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo prevents Davis from standing back up.
Belo is tying to control. Davis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davis 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Davis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Davis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Davis looking to control but Belo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Belo is in all sorts of trouble here.

Davis working for a guillotine from mount but Belo is in no mood to give up.
Belo regains half guard.
Davis uses his free foot to push down on Belo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Belo.
Davis lands a heavy elbow.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.

That has opened up Filipe Belo's cut even more.
Davis landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to control the pace but Belo is squirming around nicely.

Davis working for a submission but Belo is keeping him at bay.
Davis dominating with strikes here.
Belo tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

The cut above Filipe Belo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Belo tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belo regains half guard.
Belo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Belo wants to control but Davis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Belo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Belo wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belo has his hands on Davis's head, controlling the position.

Davis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Belo, up you get!
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belo shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Davis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Davis working Belo over with strikes.
Belo wants to control but Davis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Belo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Davis trying to control but Belo is working from the bottom.

Belo is looking to sinch up a triangle. Davis throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Belo's body to avoid the submission. Belo has instead reached around Davis's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Belo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Filipe Belo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Mackie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calico James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roland Mackie looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Mackie
vs
James

175 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Fight King Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Mackie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calico James!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James slips a straight right by Mackie.
Mackie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Mackie misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackie misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James avoids the head kick by Mackie.
Mackie throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
Mackie throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mackie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mackie misses with a head kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - James has eaten all the pies!
James avoids the head kick by Mackie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mackie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mackie throws a hook but James blocks it.
James slips a straight right by Mackie.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James defending well as Mackie loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That round was too close to call.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big right from Mackie misses.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackie jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James blocks a head kick by Mackie.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mackie.
Mackie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mackie fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mackie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Mackie misses.
James moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mackie misses with a hook.
Mackie wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mackie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A very close round there. Could go either way on the judges scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mackie misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackie moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackie misses the jab.
Mackie throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Mackie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roland Mackie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two 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.
James blocks a head kick by Mackie.
James avoids the head kick by Mackie.
Mackie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mackie misses.
The fighters circling - Mackie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mackie throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Roland Mackie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calico James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mackie misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A choreographed right hand from Mackie misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That round was too close to call.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calico James!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Angle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alpha Dog's chin.

Angle
vs
Dog

178 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Angle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpha Dog!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dog gets caught flat footed, as Angle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dog thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Dog working for a triangle but Angle defends it easily.
Angle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dog on the ground.
Angle advances position into side control!
Angle working the head with strikes.
Dog is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Angle is controlling him well.
Angle scoring with punches and elbows.

Dog is rocked!

It looks like Alpha Dog has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angle is putting a hurting on Dog here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dog is still on wobbly legs! Can Angle finish him?
Angle misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Angle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Angle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Angle throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Angle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Angle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dog sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Angle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle throws an elbow but Dog slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dog seems to have recovered his senses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dog gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Angle counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dog!
Angle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Angle is breathing heavily.
Dog is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Angle.
The referee warns Dog that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Angle.

That has opened up Alpha Dog's cut even more.
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!
Dog working to try and regain half guard.
Dog is in a horrible position here. Angle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Angle cracks Dog with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Angle prevents Dog from getting the reversal.
Angle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dog is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dog takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to hold on but Angle postures up.
Angle won't let Dog get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Angle cracks Dog with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dog is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dog gets back to half guard.
Dog is trying to stand up here but Angle is controlling him well.
Angle is nestled in close to Dog, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dog gets full guard.
Dog wants to stand and escape but Angle is having none of it.
Dog is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dog wants to stand and escape but Angle is having none of it.

Dog is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Angle frees his head nicely. Oh but Dog has switched to an armbar! Angle is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alpha Dog!
Alpha Dog is the new heavyweight champion!

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Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romanko Mostich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Cowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanko Mostich has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mostich
vs
Cowell

225 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Boondock Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romanko Mostich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Cowell!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mostich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cowell - the referee stops the clock and Mostich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cowell. Mostich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mostich looks for a takedown but Cowell sprawls well.
Mostich misses with a takedown attempt - Cowell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Cowell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cowell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mostich looking for a sweep. Not yet Mostich, not yet.
Cowell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cowell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mostich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mostich is working hard here to advance position.

Mostich is looking for a triangle but Cowell pushes his legs off easily.
Mostich is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mostich has his takedown stuffed

and Cowell counters with a shoot takedown. Mostich fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romanko Mostich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mostich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cowell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cowell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mostich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mostich throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cowell passes Mostich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Cowell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mostich trying to get back to full guard but Cowell takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mostich is trying desperately to improve position.
Cowell trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mostich working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cowell with good strikes from the mount here!
Mostich is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mostich throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cowell wants to control the pace but Mostich is squirming around nicely.
Mostich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mostich tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mostich is looking to improve his position but Cowell isn't that keen on the idea.
Cowell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mostich is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cowell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mostich is trying desperately to improve position.
Mostich gets back to half 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.
Mostich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mostich scores with a few weak punches.
Mostich tries to roll over but Cowell keeps him under control.
Mostich throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Cowell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mostich defends it well.
Cowell wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Mostich uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Cowell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cowell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cowell wants to control but Mostich is keeping him busy.
Cowell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mostich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cowell is keen to just control but Mostich is a slippery customer.
Mostich moves into full guard.
Cowell won't allow Mostich to sweep him here.
Cowell trying to control the position from guard on top but Mostich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cowell preventing the sweep.
Cowell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mostich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cowell manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowell keeping full guard, as Mostich tries to pass.

Cowell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mostich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cowell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mostich with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mostich wants to pass the guard but Cowell is keeping the position.

Cowell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mostich passes Cowell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cowell tries to get to full guard but Mostich has control of the leg.

Mostich is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowell wants to control but Mostich is keeping busy.
Cowell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cowell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mostich.
Cowell is looking to control Mostich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cowell avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Cowell gets a takedown into half guard.
Mostich gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowell stopping the sweep attempt from Mostich.

Cowell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mostich, up you get!
Romanko Mostich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cowell gets a takedown into half guard.
Cowell is trying to control the action in half guard but Mostich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mostich is trying to get back to full guard.
Mostich manages to get to full guard.
Mostich tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mostich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cowell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mostich tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Mostich is looking for a triangle but Cowell pushes his legs off easily.
Mostich throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mostich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cowell manages to get himself to full guard.
Cowell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mostich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Cowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cowell clinches.

Cowell pulls guard.
Cowell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Cowell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mostich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cowell's head.

It looks like Anderson Cowell has been cut.
Mostich won't allow Cowell to sweep him here.
Mostich works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mostich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Mostich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mostich wants to pass to mount but Cowell is defending the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cowell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mostich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mostich is nestled in close to Cowell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mostich working Cowell over with strikes.
Cowell looks like he's trying to stand up.

Mostich is looking for a kimura here.
Cowell punching from the bottom.
Mostich prevents Cowell from improving his position.
Mostich not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mostich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mostich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mostich connects with a nice short shot to Cowell's temple.

Cowell is rocked!

That has opened up Anderson Cowell's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mostich lands a nice short elbow.
Cowell is still on wobbly legs! Can Mostich finish him?

The cut above Anderson Cowell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cowell taking some punishment here, with Mostich in his half guard.
Mostich works his way into side control.

Mostich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mostich scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostich lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cowell seems to have recovered his senses.

Anderson Cowell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anderson Cowell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Romanko Mostich!
Romanko Mostich is the new super heavyweight champion!