M-1 6:Mattos vs Neves PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cj Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strife Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cj Groove has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Groove
vs
Rua

200 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cj Groove!
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, Strife Rua!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Groove is predictable there
and Rua finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Groove.
Groove misses with a head kick.
Groove misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Groove throws a leg kick
and Rua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Groove is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Groove blocks a head kick by Rua.
Groove steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.

Rua lands a big head kick that sends Groove tumbling to the mat! Rua takes a step backwards and waves Groove back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Groove is rocked!

It looks like Cj Groove has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Rua! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Strife Rua!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Norris Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Norris Hall
vs
Crichton

225 cm
22
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

150 cm
27
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Norris Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Crichton!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crichton misses with a two punch combination.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Crichton has eaten all the pies!
Crichton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hall counters with a hugh head kick that removes Crichton from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Martin Norris Hall!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulao Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vou não, quero não, posso não, minha mulher não deixa não. Obrien has chosen I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing as his entrance music. Roger Obrien is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
Obrien

207 cm
26
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
234 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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, Paulao Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Obrien!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Obrien under the eye.
Silva jabs Obrien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Obrien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Silva tenderised Obrien's leg. Obrien is trying to keep his angry face on.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Jab by Silva.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva cracks Obrien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Obrien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Paulao Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Obrien looks gassed!
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obrien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Roger Obrien has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Obrien with a good jab.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva thuds his right hand into Obrien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva with a jab.
Paulao Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Obrien will feel that in the morning.
Obrien walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obrien doesn't seem bothered though.
Obrien takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva tests Obrien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Obrien's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien takes one to the side of the head.
Obrien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Obrien takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obrien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Obrien takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva connects with a high kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulao Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Obrien's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A punch lands to the side of Obrien 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Obrien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Obrien has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Obrien tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Paulao Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obrien takes a kick to the side of the head.
Obrien looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Obrien is breathing heavily.
Silva sizes up Obrien with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Obrien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obrien's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Obrien takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Obrien under the eye.
Roger Obrien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obrien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Obrien walks into a left hand.
Obrien on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Obrien seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obrien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Obrien under the eye.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Obrien takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Silva.
Obrien takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obrien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Obrien's ribs.
Silva cracks Obrien with an open hand slap.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Obrien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva lands a head kick. Obrien smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obrien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva tests Obrien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva tests Obrien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulao Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Obrien's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Obrien takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva clobbers Obrien with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva tests Obrien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obrien walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva cracks Obrien with an open hand slap.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Obrien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Obrien's head backwards.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obrien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva connects with a jab.
Obrien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva keeps Obrien at a distance using the push kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Obrien might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Silva has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Silva.
Obrien has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Obrien's head.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Obrien in his tracks.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Roger Obrien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
A cross from Silva lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Obrien takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva cracks Obrien with an open hand slap.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obrien can do to turn this around?
Obrien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Obrien if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Obrien with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva jabs Obrien right on the nose. Obrien blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Obrien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obrien.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Obrien in the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Obriens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paulao Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulao Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulao Silva!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skip Stevens is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
Stevens

185 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skip Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stevens on his heels. He'll look to pass Stevens's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stevens 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Romo Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Stevens has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a knee strike.
Stevens tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.

Silva is trying to trip Stevens. He has hold of a leg but Stevens is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Romo Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stevens working a defensive guard here.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
Stevens wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stevens!
Stevens looks gassed!
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stevens hang on?
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stevens can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Stevens is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva controlling from mount.
Stevens is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romo Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stevens quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stevens for as long as he can get away with.
Stevens is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Romo Silva.

Silva feints and as Stevens raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Stevens tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is taking a breather. Stevens says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Romo Silva just wasn't active enough.

Silva drives through with a takedown into Stevens's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Romo Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Stevens enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stevens manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stevens is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stevens avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romo Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stevens!
Silva controlling from mount.
Romo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing punches.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stevens is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silva content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Romo Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Silva gets a double leg takedown into Stevens's guard.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stevens's guard.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva is thwarting Stevens's attempts to control the position.
Skip Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romo Silva!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akainu Sakazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodinei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Not afraid! as his entrance music. Akainu Sakazuki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sakazuki
vs
Silva

175 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akainu Sakazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodinei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a right and a left that Sakazuki avoids nicely.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Sakazuki's ribs.
Silva looks to land a combination but Sakazuki avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva misses with a double jab.

Sakazuki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Sakazuki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakazuki is controlling the pace.

Sakazuki is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sakazuki to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakazuki sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Akainu Sakazuki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva works over Sakazuki's head and body with a nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Sakazuki slips the punch.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Sakazuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakazuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva works over Sakazuki's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Sakazuki slips the punch.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Sakazuki throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva throws a series of punches but Sakazuki moves out of range.
Rodinei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a series of punches but Sakazuki avoids them all with ease.
Sakazuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Sakazuki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sakazuki.
Sakazuki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sakazuki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Akainu Sakazuki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Sakazuki slips under a jab from Silva.
Sakazuki throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakazuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva works over Sakazuki's head and body with a nice combination.
Sakazuki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva scores with the left hand. Sakazuki knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakazuki doesn't seem phased though.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sakazuki counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Sakazuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that Sakazuki avoids nicely.
Rodinei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Sakazuki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Sakazuki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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 Akainu Sakazuki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakazuki counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Sakazuki to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a combination

and Sakazuki counters with a takedown into side control.
Sakazuki controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sakazuki decides to stand back up.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a series of punches but Sakazuki avoids them all with ease.
Sakazuki swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a hook but Sakazuki blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Sakazuki moves out of range.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sakazuki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sakazuki.
Sakazuki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sakazuki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Akainu Sakazuki.
Sakazuki slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakazuki circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakazuki slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva misses with a combination

and Sakazuki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Sakazuki controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sakazuki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakazuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakazuki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Akainu Sakazuki.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sakazuki counters with a takedown into side control.
Sakazuki content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Sakazuki in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Akainu Sakazuki.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses

and Sakazuki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva is being controlled here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sakazuki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakazuki controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akainu Sakazuki 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. This is the final round!

Silva misses with a combination

so Sakazuki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sakazuki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Akainu Sakazuki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sakazuki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Akainu Sakazuki.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakazuki.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakazuki doesn't seem bothered though.
Sakazuki dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva misses with the combination.
Sakazuki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva tries to bum rush Sakazuki with a series of wild strikes but Sakazuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a series of punches but Sakazuki moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sakazuki counters with a takedown into side control.
Sakazuki trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Sakazuki takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sakazuki throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is letting Sakazuki control him for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Akainu Sakazuki just wasn't active enough.
Sakazuki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Sakazuki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sakazuki.
Akainu Sakazuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Sakazuki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Akainu Sakazuki just wasn't active enough.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sakazuki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sakazuki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Sakazuki stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.

Sakazuki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodinei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakazuki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akainu Sakazuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sakazuki, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akainu Sakazuki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jose Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Janosik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jose Da Silva
vs
Janosik

172 cm
25
158 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Jose Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janek Janosik!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Janosik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Da Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Da Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Da Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Janosik is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Da Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Da Silva seems to be looking for submissions.

Da Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Da Silva seems content to control.
Janosik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Da Silva throws a strike but Janosik avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Da Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Da Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Da Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Janosik looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Janosik looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Janosik!
You can see the frustration on Da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Da Silva throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's two 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.
You can see the frustration on Da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Da Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Janosik's best efforts.
Janosik tries to stand and escape but Da Silva actually recovers to full guard.
Da Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Janosik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Da Silva pushes a forearm under Janosik's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Janosik is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Jose Da Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arn En (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

En
vs
Maeda

166 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
142 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Dampf-Punk Chemicals

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arn En!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maeda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. En manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
En on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if En tries to get out of the position.
Maeda wants to control from the top but En keeps moving.

Maeda drops back looking for a leg! En is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and En manages to kick Maeda off! Maeda jumps back into En's guard.

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

Maeda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maeda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

En kicks Maeda off and gets to his feet.
Maeda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
En throws a combination that misses
and Maeda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maeda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps En's head backwards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maeda.
En misses with a head kick.
Maeda wants to clinch up but En keeps it at a distance.
En on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
En ducks under a wild hook from Maeda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a hook.
En throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Maeda counter with a right hand.
En is breathing heavily.
Maeda throws a shot to the body.
En walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maeda with a hook.

Maeda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. En manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is looking to work some ground and pound but En has wrist control.

Maeda drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Maeda as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! En screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Maeda! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mitsuyo Maeda!