TPC 4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Jensen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonard Santos's chin.

Jensen
vs
Santos

219 cm
25
285 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bo Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonard Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jensen fails with the takedown

and Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jensen!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jensen is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Santos 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.
Jensen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos cracks Jensen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Jensen is rocked!
Santos connects with a bit shot that sees Jensen covering up! More strikes from Santos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Santos is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Santos!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Homer Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigues Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wu comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a Thug - Y.G. ft. Meek Miller. Homer Wu looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Wu
vs
Junior

179 cm
25
186 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Homer Wu!
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, Rodrigues Junior!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu blocks a head kick by Junior.
Wu looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.

Junior gets a clinch.

Junior gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Junior must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Junior would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Junior stacks Wu on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Junior!
Wu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Junior tries to stand but Wu is controlling his head.
Junior throws an elbow but Wu slips to the side and avoids it well.

Junior decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wu to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Junior sprawls well initially but Wu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Junior scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Wu manages to mount him!
Wu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Junior trying desperately to get to his feet.
Junior is looking to get to half guard.
Junior tries to hold on but Wu pushes him away.
Junior is desperately trying to improve his position but Wu has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Junior is trying to escape the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wu is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Junior is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Homer Wu!
Homer Wu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fabricio Werdum's chin.

Gracie
vs
Werdum

181 cm
18
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Gracie!
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, Fabricio Werdum!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Werdum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Werdum is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gracie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gracie has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Werdum swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Werdum looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie prevents Werdum from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Werdum is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Werdum gets back to full guard.
Werdum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Werdum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werdum keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Werdum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Werdum keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

Thiago Gracie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie controlling from the top position.

Werdum is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Gracie frees his head nicely. Oh but Werdum has switched to an armbar! Gracie is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Fabricio Werdum!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Zulu
vs
Garcia

188 cm
18
209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamed Zulu!
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, Omar Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Zulu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zulu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcia.
A jab from Zulu finds it's way through Garcia's defenses.
Zulu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zulu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Zulu.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Zulu circles away.
Zulu lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
Zulu missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zulu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Garcia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zulu was covering up waiting for the punch and Garcia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zulu keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia stays in close to Zulu's body and controls the position.
Zulu is looking to stand up but Garcia isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Omar Garcia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Garcia throws a head kick but Zulu moves out of range.
Zulu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zulu moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zulu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Zulu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zulu.
Garcia tries a low kick but Zulu avoids it.
Garcia looks gassed!
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zulu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
Zulu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zulu works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zulu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Zulu lands a big uppercut and Garcia crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Garcia looks OK. Zulu waves Garcia back to his feet!

Garcia is rocked!
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Zulu finish him?
Zulu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garcia looks up at the clock. Bad move! Zulu lands a right hand from hell, dropping Garcia. Zulu pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohamed Zulu!