BFC 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Szczeniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Reihnardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Szczeniak
vs
Reihnardt

181 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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, Roman Szczeniak!
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, Brian Reihnardt!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczeniak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reihnardt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Reihnardt rushes Szczeniak and presses him up against the cage.
Szczeniak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Szczeniak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reihnardt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Roman Szczeniak has been cut.
Reihnardt trying to stall but Szczeniak improves his position.
Szczeniak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

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

Szczeniak drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Szczeniak 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.
Szczeniak lands a couple of elbows.
Szczeniak is looking to work some ground and pound but Reihnardt has wrist control.
Szczeniak chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczeniak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reihnardt looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczeniak cracks Reihnardt with a solid left hand.
Szczeniak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reihnardt's head.
Szczeniak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Szczeniak throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szczeniak looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Szczeniak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Reihnardt is rocked!
Szczeniak postures up and lands a big shot to Reihnardt's brow.
Reihnardt is still in real trouble! Can Szczeniak finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczeniak is in close to Reihnardt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Szczeniak postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Reihnardt covers up, he's hurt! Szczeniak keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Szczeniak and the ref steps in to end the fight! Szczeniak can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Szczeniak!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camilo Bastidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastidas has chosen The final bell as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boyka
vs
Bastidas

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Boyka!
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, Camilo Bastidas!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastidas throws a series of punches but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Camilo Bastidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastidas slips a jab from Boyka.
Bastidas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boyka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bastidas under the eye.
Bastidas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bastidas's hands.
Boyka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but Bastidas moved out of range.
Boyka connects with a high kick.

It looks like Camilo Bastidas has been cut.
Boyka connects with a single shot there.

Bastidas is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastidas shoots in but no luck this time.
Bastidas is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyka finish him?
Yuri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camilo Bastidas.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bastidas seems to have recovered his senses.
Boyka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bastidas circles away quickly and effectively.
Bastidas fails with a takedown attempt.
Bastidas tries to clinch but Boyka is having none of it.
Boyka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Bastidas got wobbled bad by a big combination! Boyka presses forward with punches and knees until Bastidas stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Bastidas closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Boyka!
After winning the bout, Yuri Boyka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wladimir Iwanienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yan Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iwanienko comes to the cage accompanied by Kavkaz Sila. Yan Yang will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Iwanienko
vs
Yang

190 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wladimir Iwanienko!
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, Yan Yang!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yang drives through and clinches with Iwanienko against the cage.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Iwanienko lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Yan Yang has been cut.
Iwanienko misses with a knee to the head.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Yang managing to block the knees to the body from Iwanienko.
Yang tries to break the clinch but Iwanienko is controlling the position.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Iwanienko prevents a body shot from Yang.
Iwanienko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Iwanienko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yang's efforts to push away.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwanienko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Iwanienko is breathing heavily.
Yang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iwanienko is keeping busy.
Iwanienko missing with knees to the body.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Yang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Iwanienko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Iwanienko stalling in the clinch.
Iwanienko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Iwanienko prevents Yang from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Yang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yang as Iwanienko tries to tie him up.
Yang digs a right hand underneath Iwanienko's ribcage. Iwanienko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Iwanienko keeps control of Yang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yang trying to stall but Iwanienko improves his position.
Yang misses with a body punch.
Yang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iwanienko is keeping busy.
Yang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Iwanienko throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang is trying to maintain a safe position but Iwanienko gets an underhook and turns Yang into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Yang.
Yang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Iwanienko looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Yang is leaning against Iwanienko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Iwanienko looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Iwanienko looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Yang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yang wants to stall.
Yang avoiding damage as Iwanienko throws knees to the body.
Iwanienko has Yang pressed against the cage, preventing Yang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yang avoids it.
Yang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yang avoids it.
Yang trying to stall but Iwanienko improves his position.
Yang struggles to land a body shot inside as Iwanienko controls his hands.
Yang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yang tries to break free but Iwanienko pushes him back against the cage.
Yang tries to circle away but Iwanienko has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yang is trying to break the clinch but Iwanienko has him pressed against the cage.
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 Wladimir Iwanienko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yan Yang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Iwanienko wants to clinch.
Iwanienko tries to clinch but Yang is having none of it.

Iwanienko tries to keep at a distance but Yang has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iwanienko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Iwanienko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yang has had enough of the clinch but Iwanienko keeps him there for the moment.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iwanienko missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yang can't break the clinch.
Iwanienko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Wladimir Iwanienko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yang is looking to break free of the clinch but Iwanienko has double underhooks.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yang is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Iwanienko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iwanienko's elbow.
Yang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Iwanienko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Iwanienko up against the cage.
Iwanienko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang tries to work over Iwanienko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yang stalling in the clinch but Iwanienko improves position.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Yang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang wants to break free but Iwanienko has control.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Yang misses with a body punch.
Yang trying to stall but Iwanienko improves his position.
Yang has had enough of the clinch but Iwanienko keeps him there for the moment.
Iwanienko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang is trying to break free.
Yang stalling in the clinch but Iwanienko improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Yang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yang cracks Iwanienko with a nice body shot.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yang avoids it.
Yang tries to break the clinch but Iwanienko is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang pushes Iwanienko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Iwanienko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Yang.
Yang working hard to break the clinch.
Yang has had enough of the clinch but Iwanienko keeps him there for the moment.
Yang trying to control the position but instead, Iwanienko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yang into the cage.
Iwanienko is trying to stall.
Iwanienko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang is trying to break the clinch but Iwanienko is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iwanienko prevents Yang from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yan Yang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yan Yang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Yang fails to land with a series of punches.

Yang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Iwanienko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang digs a right hand into Iwanienko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Iwanienko's gas tank.
Yang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iwanienko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Iwanienko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Iwanienko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yang.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Yang is trying to break free.
Yang working hard to break the clinch.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Iwanienko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yang tries to work over Iwanienko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yang tries to circle away but Iwanienko has him pinned against the cage.
Iwanienko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Iwanienko misses with a knee to the head.
Yang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yang is trying to push Iwanienko away but Iwanienko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yang looking to slow down the pace here.
Iwanienko has Yang pressed against the cage, preventing Yang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Yang is looking to control Iwanienko's arms but Iwanienko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yang has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A frustrated look appears on Yang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iwanienko as Yang tries to tie him up.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Yang tries to circle away but Iwanienko has him pinned against the cage.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Iwanienko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Yang - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Yang.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iwanienko prevents a body shot from Yang.
Yang can't find room to land a body shot as Iwanienko controls the action.
Yang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yang looking to slow down the pace here.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwanienko missing with knees to the body.
Yang taking a breather.
Iwanienko is trying to stall.
Yang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iwanienko missing with knees to the body.
Yang is trying to break the clinch but Iwanienko is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Iwanienko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yang's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yang trying to stall but Iwanienko improves his position.
Iwanienko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yang's efforts to push away.
Iwanienko keeps control of Yang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yan Yang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yan Yang!
After the fight, Yan Yang was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Temitope Obama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diaz
vs
Obama

168 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

196 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Diaz!
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, Temitope Obama!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama fails to land with a series of punches.
Obama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Obama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Obama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diaz slips under a jab from Obama.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Obama, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Obama against the cage but Obama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obama tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Obama misses with a head kick.
Obama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Obama lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Obama counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Obama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Obama sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carlos Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Temitope Obama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Obama.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Obama counters with a nice body shot.
Obama misses the shot to the body.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Obama sprawls well.
Obama lands with a good body shot.
Obama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Obama.
Obama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obama is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obama is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Obama circles away and we're back to standing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obama, right into the meat.
Diaz dives in and grabs Obama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Obama pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Obama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Obama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Diaz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Obama.

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Obama! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Temitope Obama!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karol Naizdup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Szulc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naizdup comes to the cage accompanied by Demsi - Moc i siła mięśni. Szulc has chosen EINS ZWEI POLIZEI as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Naizdup
vs
Szulc

210 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karol Naizdup!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christian Szulc!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naizdup looks to land a combination but Szulc avoids it well.

Szulc decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Naizdup tries to get to full guard but Szulc has control of the leg.
Naizdup moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Naizdup will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Szulc avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Naizdup escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Szulc gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Naizdup really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naizdup bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Szulc's guard.
Naizdup is looking to work some ground and pound but Szulc has wrist control.
Szulc controls Naizdup momentarily but Naizdup frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Szulc is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Szulc is looking to sweep but instead, Naizdup has passed into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Szulc pushes Naizdup off and gets back to his feet.
Naizdup misses with a takedown attempt

and Szulc counters with a single leg into guard. Naizdup didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naizdup is breathing heavily.
Szulc throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Szulc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Szulc trying to control the position from guard on top but Naizdup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szulc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naizdup. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Naizdup is trying to keep Szulc in close.
Szulc wants to control from the top but Naizdup keeps moving.
Szulc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Christian Szulc was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Naizdup swats away the attempt to clinch by Szulc.
Naizdup has his takedown stuffed

and Szulc counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Naizdup's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szulc in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Szulc trying to control but Naizdup is working from the bottom.
Szulc makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Szulc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Szulc trying to control the position from guard on top but Naizdup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Szulc wants to pass the guard but Naizdup is keeping the position.
Szulc is working Naizdup over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Szulc trying to control the position from guard on top but Naizdup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Christian Szulc.

Szulc throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Naizdup tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Szulc is in Naizdup's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naizdup keeping moving, preventing Szulc from controlling successfully.
Naizdup manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Szulc manages to get himself to full guard.
Szulc wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Naizdup manages to pass to side control.

Szulc looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Szulc is trying to maintain the position but Naizdup is very close to passing his half guard.
Szulc is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Szulc can do anything to dispel that myth.
Szulc is trying to maintain the position but Naizdup is very close to passing his half guard.
Szulc is looking to improve his position.
Naizdup blocks the strikes from Szulc.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naizdup is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Szulc tries to kick Naizdup off but Naizdup keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Szulc dominated that round.
That's time! Naizdup's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Szulc avoids the head kick by Naizdup.

Szulc closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Naizdup to the mat! Naizdup manages to get full guard.
Szulc wants to control from the top but Naizdup keeps moving.
Christian Szulc has got the better of the ground game so far.
Szulc 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.

Naizdup looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Szulc is defending well. Naizdup quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Szulc has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Naizdup celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karol Naizdup!
Karol Naizdup is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Karol Naizdup gave a big smile as he said 'Czekałem na to całe życie, teraz pas jest mój! Szulc był przystankiem ,ale teraz zaczyna się prawdziwe mma.Szulc był dobrym przeciwnikiem ,ale to na mnie za mało ,to za mało na Naizdupa! Mam nadzieję ,że obronię pas. Dziękuje kibicom ,fanom'.

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 Daniel Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Jiu-Jitsu Song - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Antonio Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Fisher
vs
Silva

220 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
262 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.

Silva shoots in and bounces Fisher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Fisher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

Fisher working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Fisher defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fisher defends it well.
Fisher works his way to full guard. Good work.

Fisher looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Fisher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Fisher looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.

Fisher actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fisher looking for a kimura from the bottom but Silva passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher gets back to half guard.

Fisher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fisher looking for submissions off his back.
Fisher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Fisher is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fisher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Fisher dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fisher, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Fisher's takedown attempt.

Silva has picked Fisher up - he's going for a ride! Silva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fisher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fisher wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva thows a huge punch but Fisher dodges it nicely.

Fisher has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Silva. Oh but Fisher has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Silva goes limp - he's gone! Fisher jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniel Fisher!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Peri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson has chosen WC - This is Los Angeles as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Peri
vs
Richardson

200 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Peri!
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, Jeff Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richardson scores with a body shot.
Richardson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Peri eats them both and turns towards Richardson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Adam Peri has been cut.
Jeff Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
Peri misses with a head kick.
Peri is breathing heavily.
Richardson throws a right and a left that Peri avoids nicely.

Peri feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peri trying to control the position from guard on top but Richardson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Richardson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richardson looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Peri wants to control from the top but Richardson keeps moving.
Peri wants to stand but Richardson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Richardson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Richardson has a closed guard, preventing Peri from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richardson looking for a guillotine here but Peri defends easily.
Peri wants to control from the top but Richardson keeps moving.
Peri looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peri tries to stand but Richardson is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peri wants to pass the guard but Richardson is keeping the position.
Richardson trying to control the position here.
Peri wants to pass the guard but Richardson is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richardson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson cracks Peri with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richardson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peri circles away quickly and effectively.
Richardson looks to land a combination. Peri sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Richardson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Nice combo by Richardson! Oh, that's hurt him - Peri falls to the canvas and Richardson follows him into side control.

Peri is rocked!
Richardson wants to stand but Peri has his arm trapped.
Oh Peri is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richardson working the ground and pound.

Richardson decides to stand back up. Richardson steps back and let's Peri get back to his feet.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Peri moves out of range.
Peri seems to have got his legs back now.
Peri needs to keep his hands up - Richardson had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richardson lands a slapping body shot.
Richardson scores with the left hand. Peri knows he should have avoided that one.
Richardson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richardson misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Richardson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Peri's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Richardson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Richardson duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Richardson.
Peri is looking to clinch.
Richardson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peri shoots for a takedown but Richardson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adam Peri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richardson scores with a hook to the body. Peri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richardson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peri circles away quickly and effectively.
Richardson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peri backs up against the cage.

A jab-cross combination lands for Richardson and sends Peri crashing to the mat! Richardson follows him down to the mat - Peri regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richardson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Peri controls his leg.
Richardson tries to pass to full mount but Peri defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richardson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Peri controls his leg.
Peri wants to control but Richardson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peri is looking to improve his position.
Richardson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Richardson is looking to stand but Richardson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Richardson looking to control but Peri is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Peri is desperately trying to improve his position but Richardson has a good base and remains in mount.
Richardson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peri is trying to escape the mount.
Richardson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Richardson wants to control the pace but Peri is squirming around nicely.
Richardson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jeff Richardson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peri tries to lock up and control but Richardson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Richardson is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Richardson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richardson.

Peri throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Richardson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peri is in Richardson's guard.
Peri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richardson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peri is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Richardson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Peri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peri won't allow Richardson to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peri dodges the punch combination from Richardson.

Peri closes the distance and clinches.

Peri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richardson looks to land a left hand but Peri moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richardson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peri manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richardson tries to bum rush Peri with a series of wild strikes but Peri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richardson avoids the head kick by Peri.
Peri tries for a takedown but Richardson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Richardson drives through with a takedown into Peri's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Richardson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Peri'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.

Peri shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Richardson is trying to defend but Peri finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Richardson trying to control from the bottom.
Richardson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Richardson.
Peri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Richardson looking for a guillotine here but Peri defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson is trying to control the position but Peri postures up.
Peri scoring with some ground and pound.
Richardson pulls Peri in close to prevent any damage.
Peri content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peri wants to control from the top but Richardson keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Peri bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Peri working away.
Peri happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson wants to get back to his feet but Peri drags him back down.
Peri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richardson keeps working.
Peri tries to advance to mount but can't.
Peri wants to stand but Richardson has his arm trapped.
Peri throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Richardson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Richardson does no damage.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peri but Peri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peri connects with an inside leg kick.
Richardson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peri finds it's way round the side to connect with Richardson's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richardson throws a leg kick but Peri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Peri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Richardson's head.
Richardson misses with a few strikes there.
Adam Peri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Richardson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peri throws a head kick but Richardson moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Peri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Richardson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Richardson!