WFXC I - First Blood PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maynard Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko comes to the cage accompanied by Holocausto. Cain Marko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Marko
vs
Vega

210 cm
18
267 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Inexperienced

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Marko!
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, Maynard Vega!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marko not doing much here.
Marko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vega!
Marko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marko landing strikes from the mount.
Marko landing shots from mount.

Vega is rocked!
Marko cracks Vega with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Marko!

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 Dwayne Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe BLS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Soprano
vs
BLS

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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, Dwayne Soprano!
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, Moe BLS!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BLS tries to clinch up.
Moe BLS seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Soprano gets a takedown into half guard.
BLS pushes Soprano off looking to stand but Soprano dives back in and keeps control.
BLS has hold of Soprano's hands but Soprano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Soprano prevents BLS from standing back up.
Soprano 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.

Soprano decides to stand and escape the position.
BLS tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soprano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
BLS moves in looking to clinch but Soprano pushes him off.

Soprano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Soprano prevents BLS from standing back up.
Soprano lands with a punch from half guard.
BLS taking some punishment here, with Soprano in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Soprano lands a nice short elbow.
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!
Soprano working over BLS with some ground and pound. BLS looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Soprano works his way into full mount!
Soprano unloads with some vicious shots from mount and BLS wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Soprano celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Soprano!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and antonio silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fertit's entrance music is Chop Suey. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fertit
vs
silva

175 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lou Fertit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, antonio silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fertit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fertit shoots for a takedown but silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Fertit throws a right and a left that silva avoids nicely.
Fertit tries to clinch up.
Fertit fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Fertit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fertit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fertit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. silva tries to avoid it but Fertit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag silva to the ground. silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
silva wants to pass the guard but Fertit is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva preventing the sweep.
Fertit throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Fertit is looking for a triangle but silva pushes his legs off easily.
silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
silva passes Fertit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fertit tries to get to full guard but silva has control of the leg.
silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
silva looks gassed!
Fertit is desperately trying to improve his position but silva has a good base and remains in mount.

silva has hold of Fertit's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fertit manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fertit bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fertit is pushing down on silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Fertit has managed to sneak the leg through.

silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fertit pulls his head out easily.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fertit is pressing down on silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. silva is holding on for now.
silva is trying to get back to full guard.
silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fertit stands and throws silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
silva tries to bench press Fertit off him but Fertit keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertit cracks silva with a big right hand but silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fertit has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for silva!
Fertit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Fertit working for a submission but silva is keeping him at bay.
silva is looking to get to half guard.

Fertit is working for a guillotine from mount but silva frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fertit is working for a guillotine from mount but silva frees his head quite easily.
silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fertit tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fertit wants to finish this one by submission but silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fertit.
silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fertit works his foot free and advances to mount.

Fertit is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Fertit looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Fertit with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
silva regains half guard.
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 Lou Fertit 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.

Fertit drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fertit landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
silva gets back to half guard.

silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Fertit.
Fertit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lou Fertit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fertit's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fertit's back!
Fertit manages to reverse the position and now he's in silva's guard. Nice work there by Fertit.
Fertit forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
silva gets full guard.
Fertit passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit working over silva with some ground and pound. silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

silva looking for submissions off his back.

Fertit is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, silva has managed to free his arm - good work.

silva looking for submissions off his back.
silva is pressing down on Fertit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fertit stands and throws silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
silva manages to get back to half guard.
Fertit is looking to advance position but silva won't allow it.

silva actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

silva actively working from the bottom here.
Fertit working silva over with strikes.
silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fertit stopping the sweep attempt from silva.

silva has his foot on Fertit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fertit works his way back into a safe position though.

Fertit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fertit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertit wants to pass the guard but silva is keeping the position.
silva has a closed guard, preventing Fertit from standing up.
silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fertit is one step ahead there.

silva has his foot on Fertit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fertit works his way back into a safe position though.
Fertit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. silva is keeping the position for now.
Fertit advances to half guard.

silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
silva is trying to get back to full guard.

Fertit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so silva is just riding it out for now. Fertit eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Fertit wants to work for an arm triangle but silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fertit scoring with some ground and pound.
Fertit pushes down on silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fertit trying to pass the guard but silva defending well.
Fertit prevents silva from improving his position.
Fertit is nestled in close to silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Fertit 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fertit wants to clinch up but silva keeps it at a distance.

Fertit closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming silva to the mat! silva manages to get full guard.

silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fertit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fertit forces his way into half guard.
silva is looking to improve his position.
silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fertit working the head and body with strikes.

silva looking for submissions off his back.
silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
silva wants to get back to full guard.

Fertit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit lands strikes from half guard.
silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fertit passes to full mount!
Fertit cracks silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fertit postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. silva looks a forlorn figure.
silva looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
silva rolls, trying to escape but Fertit keeps control of the position.
Fertit lands punches and elbows.

silva is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Fertit gets his way!
silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fertit swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and silva is now in Fertit's guard. A big mistake from Fertit there, giving up the dominant position!

Fertit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fertit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Fertit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fertit wants to sweep here but silva controlling him for the moment.

silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

silva drops back looking for a leg! Fertit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fertit manages to kick silva off! silva jumps back into Fertit's guard.
Fertit striking off his back but it's not causing silva any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertit wants to sweep but no luck.

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

so silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Fertit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Fertit has his foot on silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. silva works his way back into a safe position though.

silva drops back looking for a leg! Fertit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fertit manages to kick silva off! silva jumps back into Fertit's guard.
Fertit can't keep his opponent in guard - silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Fertit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fertit defends it well.

silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fertit gets back to full guard.
silva slips nicely into half guard.

silva seems to be looking for submissions.

silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Fertit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Fertit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
antonio silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fertit gets full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lou Fertit.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fertit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Fertit!