Rise To Glory Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teofilo Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanista Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Kamikaze Kush- Very Next Day as his entrance music. Wanista Romero has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Teofilo Crespo's chin.

Crespo
vs
Romero

185 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teofilo Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanista Romero!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero takes a swing at Crespo's ribcage but misses.
Romero looks to land a combination but Crespo avoids it well.

Romero drops Crespo with a beautiful combination! Crespo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Romero is looking for the KO!

Crespo is rocked!

It looks like Teofilo Crespo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crespo sprawls well. Crespo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Crespo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Crespo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Romero was covering up waiting for the punch and Crespo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Crespo seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Crespo throws a strike but Romero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crespo wants to sweep here but Romero controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Crespo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Romero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crespo is looking to stand up but Romero isn't so interested in that idea.
Romero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Romero wants to control from the top but Crespo keeps moving.
Crespo wants to sweep but no luck.
Crespo keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero throws a big elbow that misses.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Crespo is keeping the position.
Romero won't allow Crespo to sweep him here.
Crespo keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Crespo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romero on the ground.
Crespo wants to sweep here but Romero controlling him for the moment.
Romero throws a big right hand that misses.
Crespo keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wanista Romero wasn't active enough on the ground.
Romero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crespo under the eye.
Crespo doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Romero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.

Oooooh!!! Romero has knocked Crespo down with a huge combo! Romero steps away and waves a wobbly Crespo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BAM! Romero delivers a spinning backfist that drops Crespo like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Wanista Romero!
A very excited looking Wanista Romero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moto Akita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Sirkesalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Akita
vs
Sirkesalo

166 cm
19
164 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

165 cm
25
151 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Knockout power

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moto Akita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aki Sirkesalo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Akita misses
and Sirkesalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Akita misses with a double jab
and Sirkesalo counters with a left and a right that stings Akita.
Sirkesalo scores with a jab.

Akita is rocked!

It looks like Moto Akita has been cut.
Akita doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sirkesalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Akita is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sirkesalo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirkesalo lands a lovely overhand right.
Sirkesalo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Akita is breathing heavily.
Sirkesalo steps in with a hook that catches Akita right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sirkesalo follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Akita looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aki Sirkesalo!
Our winner, Aki Sirkesalo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose RIzal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

RIzal
vs
Cade

170 cm
24
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose RIzal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carver Cade!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade lunges at RIzal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by RIzal's hand.
RIzal checks a low kick from Cade.
RIzal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carver Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
RIzal with a poor takedown

and Cade counters with a nice double leg into side control. RIzal won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on RIzal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cade working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
RIzal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
RIzal tries to escape but Cade is in control.
RIzal is looking for a sweep.
RIzal gets back to half guard.
RIzal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cade is working away from the top position though.
Cade slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Cade is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and RIzal defends it well.
Cade keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carver Cade.
Cade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but RIzal was well out of range. Poor timing from Cade.
Cade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping RIzal at a distance.
Cade digs a good hook to RIzal's body.
RIzal is breathing heavily.
Cade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches RIzal on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cade shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cade seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cade looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
RIzal taking some punishment here, with Cade in his half guard.
RIzal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cade keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cade is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cade takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cade looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cade is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
RIzal is trying to get back to full guard.
Cade perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cade scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Cade is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cade seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade slows the pace down in half guard.
RIzal wants to improve his position but Cade is controlling well.
Cade is controlling the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cade lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cade takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Cade wants to work for an arm triangle but RIzal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. RIzal doesn't seem bothered though.
Cade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cade stuffs the takedown.
Cade stuffs the takedown.
Cade lands with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cade.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cade scores with a body shot.
Cade scores with a hook.
Cade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down RIzal rather than just go for the knockout.
Cade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

RIzal is rocked!

Cade moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! RIzal goes down! Can Cade finish him!?
Oh RIzal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cade landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cade's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cade postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! RIzal covers up, he's hurt! Cade keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Cade and the ref steps in to end the fight! Cade can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carver Cade!
During a confident post fight interview, Carver Cade thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.