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PFC 1: Inception PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Gatti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arturo Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva fails with the takedown
enabling Gatti to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Gatti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gatti.
Arturo Gatti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Silva.
Gatti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gatti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Marcos Silva has been cut.
Gatti with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gatti.
Silva is rocked!
Gatti creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Silva's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Silva drops to his knees and Gatti pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Gatti!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentino Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Til' I Collapse blaring out of the sound system. Ricardo Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Valentino Soto's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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, Ricardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valentino Soto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soto is looking to clinch.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soto with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soto is looking to clinch.
Valentino Soto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soto wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Soto is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Soto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Soto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva wants to control but Soto is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Soto is looking to escape.
Soto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Soto is working from the bottom.
Soto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Soto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soto manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Soto's guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Soto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soto is keeping the position for now.
Soto is trying to hold Silva in close to prevent damage but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva dives in and grabs Soto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soto pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soto closes the distance and clinches.
Silva tries to pull guard but Soto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Soto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Soto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Soto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Soto wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentino Soto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soto tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Soto tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Soto tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva looks for a takedown but Soto sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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.
Silva trying to control the action but Soto is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto trying to control but Silva postures up.
Soto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Soto is a slippery customer.
Soto wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Soto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ricardo Silva.
Soto shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Soto fails with the takedown.
Soto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soto keeps working.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soto is not content to let Silva control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Soto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soto tries to clinch
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Soto darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Soto shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Soto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soto tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto decides to stand back up.
Soto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Soto is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Soto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Soto is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Silva has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Soto is looking to defend but Silva has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Soto! Silva pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Soto taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ricardo Silva!
Our winner, Ricardo Silva, 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.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikki Pepey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkadiusz Klepaczka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikki Pepey!
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, Arkadiusz Klepaczka!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klepaczka shoots in but Pepey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pepey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pepey duly obliges.
It looks like Arkadiusz Klepaczka has been cut.
Klepaczka has a takedown stuffed.
Klepaczka fails with a takedown attempt.
Mikki Pepey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkadiusz Klepaczka.
Pepey feints and as Klepaczka raises his hands in defense, Pepey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Klepaczka controls Pepey momentarily but Pepey frees himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pepey advances position into side control!
Klepaczka prevents Pepey from improving position.
Klepaczka sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pepey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pepey has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Klepaczka defend it? Pepey steps over the head and cranks it - Klepaczka is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Pepey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikki Pepey!
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Co-main event
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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280 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Braddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock tries to land a leg kick but Dos Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Braddock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dos Santos's hands.
It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Braddock as Dos Santos shoots in.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Braddock scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braddock swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos.
Braddock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braddock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Braddock as he avoids it easily.
James Braddock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Santos.
Horrible takedown by Braddock or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
Braddock is looking to land body kicks.
Braddock fails with a takedown attempt.
Braddock tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Dos Santos like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Dos Santos from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Braddock!
James Braddock decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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