TFC I: Just Brawl PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michi Kitty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff make you deaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff make you deaf will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kitty
vs
make you deaf

180 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

194 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Alpha-Omega

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michi Kitty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff make you deaf!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitty takes a kick to the side of the head.

make you deaf 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.

make you deaf thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
make you deaf stopping the sweep attempt from Kitty.
Kitty will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
make you deaf slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kitty misses with a strike from the bottom.
make you deaf trying to control the position but Kitty is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
make you deaf shoots in and drives through. Kitty sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Kitty - just one landing.
Kitty misses with a looping left.

make you deaf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
make you deaf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kitty keeps working.
Kitty could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kitty manages to get back to half guard.
make you deaf looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitty tries to roll over but make you deaf keeps him under control.
Kitty tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kitty is looking for a sweep. make you deaf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
make you deaf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kitty keeps working.

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

and make you deaf counters with a single leg into guard. Kitty didn't expect that.

make you deaf is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kitty trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kitty throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kitty tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
make you deaf trying to control but Kitty is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
make you deaf scores with a head kick.

Kitty closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kitty lands in his opponent's guard.

make you deaf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
make you deaf can't keep his opponent in guard - Kitty advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitty trying to pass the guard but make you deaf defending well.
make you deaf has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kitty is working away from the top position though.
make you deaf blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kitty.
Kitty thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed make you deaf's head.

make you deaf actively working from the bottom here.
make you deaf won't allow Kitty to pass to mount.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
make you deaf walks into a straight right hand from Kitty.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kitty.

Kitty gets caught flat footed, as make you deaf shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kitty manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. make you deaf manages to get himself to full guard.
Kitty sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed make you deaf's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitty thows a huge punch but make you deaf dodges it nicely.
make you deaf gets back to full guard.

make you deaf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kitty doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kitty manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
make you deaf is trying to keep Kitty in close.

make you deaf looking for a guillotine here but Kitty defends easily.
make you deaf controls Kitty momentarily but Kitty frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kitty throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff make you deaf dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kitty shoots in and bounces make you deaf off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kitty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kitty has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

make you deaf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kitty can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
make you deaf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
make you deaf keeping full guard, as Kitty tries to pass.

make you deaf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kitty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kitty tries to free his leg and advance position but make you deaf is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
make you deaf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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.
Nice sprawl there from make you deaf as Kitty shoots in.

Kitty gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kitty throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
make you deaf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kitty might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
make you deaf won't allow Kitty to sweep him here.
Kitty is working hard here to advance position.
Kitty keeping moving, preventing make you deaf from controlling successfully.
make you deaf passes into half guard.
make you deaf wants to pass to mount but Kitty is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
make you deaf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kitty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. make you deaf tries to avoid it but Kitty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag make you deaf to the ground. make you deaf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
make you deaf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kitty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
make you deaf takes one on the button.
Michi Kitty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kitty stuffs the takedown.

Kitty shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kitty showed some decent athleticism there.
make you deaf has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kitty is working away from the top position though.
Kitty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
make you deaf slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kitty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitty looking to pass the guard.
make you deaf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kitty.

make you deaf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kitty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
make you deaf working a defensive guard here.

make you deaf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kitty is looking to work some ground and pound but make you deaf has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kitty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
make you deaf avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
make you deaf working a defensive guard here.
Kitty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

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.
Kitty with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

make you deaf drives through and clinches with Kitty against the cage.

make you deaf has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kitty is trying to keep an underhook but make you deaf manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kitty is looking for a sweep. make you deaf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
make you deaf uses his free foot to push down on Kitty's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kitty.
Kitty working to try and regain half guard.

make you deaf has hold of Kitty's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kitty manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kitty tries to reverse the position but make you deaf maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff make you deaf 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from make you deaf, right into the meat.

Kitty gets a takedown into half guard.
Kitty tries to pass to full mount but make you deaf defends it.
make you deaf is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kitty's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kitty's back!
Kitty can't escape the position.
make you deaf punches the canvas rather than the man.

make you deaf is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Kitty taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from make you deaf.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff make you deaf!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Sho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sho
vs
Best

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Sho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Best!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sho works over Best's head and body with a nice combination.
Sho tries to clinch but Best moves out of range.
Best throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sho moves out of range of the body kick.
Best takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Best shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sho pinned against the cage. Sho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Best counters with a body kick that stops Sho in his tracks momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Sho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Best throws a combination that misses

and Sho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Best keeping moving, preventing Sho from controlling successfully.
Sho won't allow Best to sweep him here.
Best controls Sho momentarily but Sho frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Best is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sho is controlling him.
Sho controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sho blocks a head kick by Best.
Best is looking to clinch.
Sho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sho scores a takedown into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Best is looking to escape.
Sho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Best tries to lock up and control but Sho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Best is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sho punishing his opponent with strikes.
Best taking shots to the head.
Best gets back to half guard.
Sho is breathing heavily.
Best is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best wants to improve his position but Sho is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Best trying to control from the bottom.
Best missing with punches from the bottom.
Best trying to hold on to Sho's head to control him but Sho postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Best wants to improve his position but Sho is controlling well.
Sho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sho tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Best counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sho won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best working the ground and pound.
Best is working Sho over with some ground and pound from side control.
Best wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sho keeps working.
Best connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sho some visible discomfort.
Sho is trying to control Best's posture but Best avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sho takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Best is staying tight to Sho's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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 Hiro Sho 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.

Best darts in trying to clinch
and Sho counters with a big head kick but Best shrugs it off.
Best tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sho misses with a takedown

so Best counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sho has momentary wrist control but Best slips an elbow through the middle.

Best gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Best looks to land a combination but Sho avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Best tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sho blocks a head kick by Best.

Best drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Best is looking to take a break and control but Sho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Best is putting a hurting on Sho here, landing some big shots from side control.
Best scoring with punches and elbows.
Best working the head and body with strikes.
Sho prevents Best from improving position.
Sho taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Best is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Best trying to control the position but Sho is working away.
Best creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sho sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Best working the body and head with strikes.
Best landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Best tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Best wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sho keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sho is trying to control Best's posture but Best avoids it.
Best scoring with punches from side control.
Stan Best has got the better of the ground game so far.
Best is working Sho over with some ground and pound from side control.
Best works to advance to full mount. Sho defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Best connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

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.
Best with shots to the head and body - Sho looks very uncomfortable down there.
Best landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sho taking shots to the head.
Best working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Best moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sho has worked his arm free - good work by Sho!
Best has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Best decides to stand back up. Best steps back and let's Sho get back to his feet.
Best misses with a takedown attempt

and Sho moves into the clinch.
Sho fails to pull guard.
Best lands with a short shot to the head.
Best cracks Sho with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Best showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Best tries to clinch
and Sho counters with a body kick.
Best tries a head kick but it misses.
Sho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Best counters with a series of strikes. Sho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Danga de danga de dang - Best scores with a four punch combination!
Sho shoots in looking for a takedown. Best tries to sprawl out of it but Sho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Best manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Best gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Sho counter with a right hand.
Sho throws a sloppy head kick and Best moves out of range easily.
Stan Best is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sho tries to clinch

and Best counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Sho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Best working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Best wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Best trying to control the action but Sho is working from the bottom.
Sho takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Sho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Best scores with punches from side control.
Best is putting a hurting on Sho here, landing some big shots from side control.
Best lands an elbow.
Sho is not content to let Best control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Best scoring with punches from side control.
Sho manages to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Best lands a nice short elbow.

Best stands up from half guard.

Best moves into range and clinches up with Sho.
Sho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Best avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Best breaks the clinch.
Best looks to throw a body kick

and Sho counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Best trying to keep a closed guard but Sho is proving a slippery customer.
Best looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Best wants to get back to his feet but Sho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sho trying to control but Best is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Best is on top in guard.
Best would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed 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.
Best wants to control from the top but Sho keeps moving.
Sho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Best looking to sit in guard and control but Sho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Best trying to control the position.
Sho stops Best from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Best comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Best has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Best!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bibano Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandes has chosen Gimmie Shelter as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Fernandes

165 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
138 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirty Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bibano Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez scores a takedown into full mount!
Fernandes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fernandes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fernandes wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Sanchez seems to be working for a kimura but Fernandes defends the submission attempt.

Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanchez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernandes on the ground.
Fernandes is pressing down on Sanchez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Fernandes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fernandes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fernandes keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.

Fernandes is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.
Fernandes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fernandes wants to sweep but no luck.

Fernandes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fernandes 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Fernandes is working from the bottom.

Fernandes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fernandes uses his free foot to push down on Sanchez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanchez.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.

Fernandes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sanchez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fernandes looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to buck Fernandes off but Fernandes is having none of it.

Fernandes tries for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Fernandes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Fernandes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanchez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.
Sanchez wants to control but Fernandes postures up.

Fernandes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanchez, who protects the arm well.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
Fernandes moves into full mount!

Fernandes working for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez is in no mood to give up.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bibano Fernandes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fernandes with a poor takedown

and Sanchez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fernandes!
Sanchez prevents Fernandes from getting the reversal.
Sanchez forces the positional change into back control.
Sanchez has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Fernandes's body.

Sanchez tightening his grip on Fernandes, looking for the choke.
Fernandes manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sanchez's guard. Nice work there by Fernandes.
Fernandes tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes stands and throws Sanchez's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Fernandes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanchez struggling a bit here.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.

Fernandes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanchez, who protects the arm well.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes works to advance to full mount. Sanchez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

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

Sanchez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fernandes.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound.
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.

Fernandes has control of Sanchez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sanchez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
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!

Fernandes looking to secure an arm triangle but Sanchez defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fernandes working for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez is in no mood to give up.

Fernandes is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sanchez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sanchez wants to hold on but Fernandes pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Fernandes swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bibano Fernandes!