BR 21: Unstacked PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philippe Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Kevin Rudolf - In the City as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chuteboxe
vs
Harris

210 cm
24
263 lbs
6 - 14 - 0

200 cm
24
250 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philippe Chuteboxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Chuteboxe. Those never looked like landing.
Frank Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Chuteboxe shows good takedown defense.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chuteboxe avoids it really well and circles away.

Chuteboxe lands a left and a right that send Harris crashing to the mat, dazed. Chuteboxe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Harris is rocked!

It looks like Frank Harris has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chuteboxe.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Chuteboxe finish him?
Harris looks gassed!
Sloppy strikes from Chuteboxe. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Chuteboxe throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Harris is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Philippe Chuteboxe!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Viriato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Volodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Volodin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Viriato
vs
Volodin

185 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
227 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Viriato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viktor Volodin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volodin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Victor Viriato has been cut.
Viriato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volodin.

Volodin instigates a clinch.
Volodin tries to pull guard but Viriato forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Volodin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Viriato takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Viriato breaks the clinch.

Viriato moves into range and clinches up with Volodin.
Volodin working hard to break the clinch.
Viriato lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Viktor Volodin has been cut.
Volodin looks gassed!

Viriato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Volodin clinches up against the cage.

Viriato manages to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viriato is trying to control the position but Volodin postures up.

Viriato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Volodin defends it easily.

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

Volodin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Viriato has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Volodin but great work by Viriato.
You can see the frustration on Volodin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Volodin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Volodin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volodin wants to control but Viriato is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Viriato 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.
Viriato looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Viriato is thwarting Volodin's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viriato thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Volodin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Viriato pulls his head out easily.
Viriato wants to take a breather but Volodin is having none of it.

Volodin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Viriato pulls his head out easily.
Viriato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Viriato wants to control but Volodin is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Volodin actively working from the bottom here.
Viriato wants to stand up but Volodin has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Volodin trying to control but Viriato postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Viriato stands up out of the half guard.
Viriato throws a head kick that misses.
Viktor Volodin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volodin shoots for a double leg takedown but Viriato sprawls well. He's pushed Volodin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Viriato clinches with his opponent.

Viriato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viriato shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Volodin sprawls well. Volodin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Viriato gets slowly back to his feet.

Volodin clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viriato landing knees to the body.
Volodin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Viriato to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Viktor Volodin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Viriato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Volodin walks into a straight right hand from Viriato.
Left hook, right uppercut from Viriato.
Viriato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Volodin's head.

Viriato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Volodin tries for a takedown. No joy.

Viriato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Volodin moves into the clinch.

Viriato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volodin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Viriato has taken the fight to the clinch.

Viriato manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Volodin passes Viriato's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Volodin wants to pass to mount but Viriato is defending the position.
Viriato trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Viriato pushes Volodin off looking to stand but Volodin dives back in and keeps control.

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

Volodin is working for a kimura but Viriato is defending it quite comfortably.

Volodin 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viriato regains full guard. Nicely done.
Volodin forces his way into half guard.

Volodin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Viriato tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Volodin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Viktor Volodin!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Sub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patricio Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freire has chosen Havoc as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sub
vs
Freire

179 cm
24
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

165 cm
27
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 2

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Will Sub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricio Freire!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sub gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
You can see the frustration on Freire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sub tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Sub tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sub has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Freire is looking to reverse the position.
Freire wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Freire is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sub's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Freire regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Freire is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sub is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Sub trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Freire manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Freire lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Freire is landing with some decent strikes but Sub is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Freire trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Freire working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sub is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Freire landing strikes from the mount and Sub is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sub working to try and regain half guard.
Sub is breathing heavily.
Freire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sub is looking to escape.
Freire lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freire dominating with strikes here.
Freire tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Freire looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

It looks like Will Sub has been cut.
Freire controlling from the full mount.
Freire with good strikes from the mount here!

Will Sub's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Will Sub's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Freire raining down shots from the mount!
Freire with good strikes from the mount here!

Jeez, Will Sub's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Patricio Freire!
A less than humble Patricio Freire misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eddie Bravo SMOKE SERPENT "Jiu Jitsu" feat. Rakaa. Paulo Oliveira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Renato Laranja's chin.

Oliveira
vs
Laranja

185 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Laranja!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Laranja throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Oliveira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Laranja is in Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Laranja passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Laranja has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Oliveira!
Laranja lands with some strikes.
Laranja is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Laranja is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Oliveira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laranja landing shots from mount.
Laranja looking to control but Oliveira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Laranja!
A very excited looking Renato Laranja rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamov Miciop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo comes to the cage accompanied by Numb. Carlos Eduardo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Eduardo
vs
Miciop

185 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

179 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kamov Miciop!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miciop keeps the fight on the outside.
Eduardo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Miciop decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eduardo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eduardo has a closed guard, preventing Miciop from standing up.
Miciop tries to free his leg and advance position but Eduardo is retaining full guard.
Miciop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miciop won't allow Eduardo to get back to his feet.
Eduardo keeping moving, preventing Miciop from controlling successfully.
Miciop wants to stand but Eduardo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Miciop wants to control from the top but Eduardo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kamov Miciop wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eduardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eduardo cracks the inside of Miciop's front leg.
Eduardo lands with a nice body kick.
Look low, kick high! Eduardo uses the oldest trick in the book to send Miciop tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Eduardo is absolutely delighted - when Miciop wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Carlos Eduardo!
Carlos Eduardo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigory Stensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stensky comes to the cage accompanied by GORBACHOV. Belfort has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Vitor Belfort has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stensky
vs
Belfort

185 cm
31
250 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

180 cm
27
229 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grigory Stensky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stensky throws a front kick aimed at Belfort's knee but Belfort avoids it well.
Belfort looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Stensky lands with a kick to the temple. Belfort shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Stensky looks to throw the jab but Belfort is out of range.

Stensky takes the fight into the clinch.

Stensky manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stensky closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Stensky.
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!

Stensky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stensky throws a body kick that misses.
Belfort takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Belfort moves out of range of the body kick from Stensky.
Stensky circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Belfort drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Stensky follows Belfort to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigory Stensky!
As Grigory Stensky got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Huge ups to my opponent! He was exhausted, but still stepped up, which is more than I can say for the other 2 challengers. Let's hear it for 'im!'.

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Fielding
vs
Silva

210 cm
20
239 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dexter Fielding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Fielding fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva looking for a takedown.

Fielding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to clinch there but Fielding circles away.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dexter Fielding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Fielding counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Fielding to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like Felipe Silva has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looks to land a combination but Fielding avoids it well.
Fielding tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fielding connects with a looping right hand.

Silva is rocked!

Fielding clinches with his opponent.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Fielding finish him?
Fielding lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fielding jerks Silva's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Silva drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Fielding goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Fielding because Silva was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dexter Fielding!
Dexter Fielding seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Short
vs
Hopkins

188 cm
22
156 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Great elbows
Granite chin

Happy Pills

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brandon Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Hopkins closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hopkins lands in his opponent's guard.
Hopkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Short keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.
Short trying to control the position.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Short keeps moving.
Hopkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hopkins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anthony Hopkins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Hopkins drives through with a takedown into Short's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Short really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hopkins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hopkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Short can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hopkins controls the pace.
Short keeping full guard, as Hopkins tries to pass.
Hopkins passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins taking a breather here.
Hopkins cracks Short with a big elbow.
Short taking a bit of punishment here - Hopkins scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins taking a breather here.

Hopkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hopkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Short is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short can't do much from the bottom here.
Short is letting Hopkins control him for a moment.
Hopkins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hopkins happy to just control the position for now.
Short tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hopkins working the body and head with strikes.
Hopkins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hopkins works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Short is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big shot lands for Hopkins! That's hurt Short! Will he recover? Hopkins fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Hopkins!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Diego Brandao was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rodrigo
vs
Brandao

170 cm
20
135 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

169 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julius Rodrigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo misses with a wild combination.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
Brandao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodrigo.
Brandao throws a jab when Rodrigo was well out of range.
Rodrigo moves away from the strike by Brandao.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodrigo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodrigo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brandao misses with a looping left.
Brandao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodrigo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodrigo tries to bum rush Brandao with a series of wild strikes but Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as Brandao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodrigo doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Brandao misses with a hook. Rodrigo ducked under it nicely.

Brandao drops Rodrigo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rodrigo looks back up at him and smiles so Brandao waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Rodrigo is rocked!
Brandao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Rodrigo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodrigo.
Brandao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Rodrigo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Rodrigo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao misses the jab.
Brandao throws a hook but Rodrigo blocks it.
Rodrigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandao misses with a hook. Rodrigo ducked under it nicely.
Brandao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodrigo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodrigo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandao misses the target.
Brandao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigo seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodrigo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brandao dodges the punch combination from Rodrigo.
A jab from Brandao misses.
Some wild striking there from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo defending well as Brandao loads up on a big left hand.
Rodrigo looks to land a combination but Brandao avoids it well.
Brandao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigo.
Brandao looks to land a left hand but Rodrigo moved out of range nicely.
Brandao looks gassed!
Brandao misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Brandao misses.
Rodrigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigo misses with a double jab.
Rodrigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Brandao loads up on a big right hand but Rodrigo slips the punch.
Rodrigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a hook to the side of Rodrigo's head but Rodrigo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodrigo slips under a jab from Brandao.
Rodrigo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brandao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodrigo in his tracks.
Brandao misses with a straight left.
Rodrigo slips a jab from Brandao.
Rodrigo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodrigo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandao.
Rodrigo staying out of range there.
Rodrigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao throws the left hand but Rodrigo avoids the punch easily.
Rodrigo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
Brandao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brandao misses with a hook. Rodrigo ducked under it nicely.
Rodrigo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brandao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodrigo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Rodrigo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandao.
Brandao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandao.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodrigo throws a series of punches but Brandao moves out of range.
Rodrigo misses with a wild combination.
Rodrigo tries to bum rush Brandao with a series of wild strikes but Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Rodrigo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodrigo slips under a jab.
Rodrigo misses with a few strikes there.
Rodrigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodrigo staying out of range there.
Brandao slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Rodrigo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodrigo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigo tries to bum rush Brandao with a series of wild strikes but Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigo throws a right hand that Brandao ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandao also avoids with ease.
Rodrigo throws a nice looking combination but Brandao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigo misses with the combination.
Brandao misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Brandao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rodrigo blocks a jab.
Brandao dips to his left and cracks Rodrigo with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Brandao coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandao misses the target.
Brandao misses the jab.
Rodrigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
and Brandao counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Rodrigo! He's just covering up as Brandao starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Brandao!
A very excited looking Diego Brandao rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

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