DRC 10 - Rumble PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Absten Brews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Absten Brews has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Brews
vs
Moreira

181 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
23
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Absten Brews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brews misses with a takedown attempt - Moreira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moreira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brews swivels and escapes.
Brews doesn't manage to clinch there - Moreira circles away.
Brews shoots and misses
and Moreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moreira fails to land with a series of punches.
Brews misses with a takedown
and Moreira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Absten Brews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreira misses with a few strikes there.
Brews with a lazy takedown attempt

and Moreira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Brews is rocked!
Brews 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 are loving this. Great action here.
Moreira lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Brews is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moreira content to stall in guard here.
Moreira works over Brews with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreira's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brews seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira wants to control from the top but Brews keeps moving.
Moreira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brews has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Moreira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brews's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Moreira preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moreira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ricardo Moreira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brews is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moreira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira fails with a takedown attempt.
Brews tries to clinch up
and Moreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brews thinking.
Brews throws out a loose jab but Moreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brews swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Moreira counters with a shoot takedown. Brews fights it but they end up in guard.
Moreira controlling from the top position.
Brews working a defensive guard here.
Moreira controls from within his opponent's guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brews had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moreira defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Moreira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moreira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brews trying to keep a closed guard but Moreira is proving a slippery customer.
Moreira 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brews is trying to control the position but Moreira postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Moreira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A nice inside leg kick there by Brews. That's going to slow Moreira down.
Moreira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brews takes a body punch but keeps moving.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Moreira has cracked Brews with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Moreira lands another huge swinging hook and Brews tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Brews, before Moreira can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricardo Moreira!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Clobberin Time. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Franco
vs
MacDonald

178 cm
19
164 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

KING NUTRITION
Crazy Monkey Nutrition

Death Ring Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franco.
MacDonald misses with a double jab.
MacDonald has a takedown stuffed.
MacDonald tries to clinch there but Franco circles away.
Franco misses with a hook. MacDonald ducked under it nicely.
MacDonald shoots in but Franco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Franco needs to keep his hands up - MacDonald had a free shot at his head there.
Franco stuffs the takedown attempt from MacDonald. MacDonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Keith Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason MacDonald.
Franco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacDonald fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
MacDonald defending well as Franco loads up on a big left hand.
MacDonald moves out of range as Franco strikes.

MacDonald drives through and clinches with Franco against the cage.
Franco lands a shoulder strike.

Franco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacDonald shoots in for a double leg but Franco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Keith Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacDonald fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Franco blocks a head kick by MacDonald.
Franco fails to land with a series of punches.
Franco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Franco lands with a right and another and another! MacDonald is in big trouble! Franco lands again and this time it's lights out for MacDonald! A quality knockout there for Franco.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Keith Franco!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heck Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar has chosen The Slam as his entrance music. Heck Tate has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tate
vs
Lesnar

190 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
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 St Petersburg, Heck Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lesnar momentarily.
Tate misses with a head kick.
Lesnar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tate just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt.
Lesnar slips a straight right by Tate.
Tate lands with an uppercut that bounces Lesnar off the cage and back into rage.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tate as he avoids it easily.
Heck Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Lesnar.
Tate lands a jab-cross combination.

Lesnar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate has a closed guard, preventing Lesnar from standing up.
Lesnar won't allow Tate to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throws and elbow that misses. Tate uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lesnar's guard. Nice move by Tate!
Tate wants to get up but he can't break Lesnar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tate throws a hook to the side of Lesnar's head but Lesnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lesnar showed some decent athleticism there.

Lesnar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tate defends it well.
Lesnar looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to kick Lesnar off but Lesnar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Lesnar is looking for a kimura here.
Lesnar prevents Tate from standing back up.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Tate is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar stops Tate from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lesnar scores with a hook to the body. Tate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lesnar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses
and Tate counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lesnar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lesnar is defended easily by Tate.
Tate scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the cage. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tate is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesnar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tate scores with a one two! Lesnar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tate lands a slapping body shot.
Tate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lesnar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tate is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lesnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tate.
Tate looks to land a combination but Lesnar avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heck Tate dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lesnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tate avoids it really well and circles away.
Lesnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tate lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lesnar avoids the head kick by Tate.
Lesnar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Lesnar is rocked!
Tate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tate is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Tate throws a good cross that connects.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tate, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate lands a head kick. Lesnar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lesnar is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate finish him?
Lesnar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lesnar seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heck Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tate.
Lesnar misses with a takedown
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Heck Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Lesnar.
Tate feints and then cracks Lesnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lesnar down.
Tate wants to land a leg kick but Lesnar is out of range.
Lesnar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate circles away.
Lesnar shoots and misses
and Tate counters with a leg kick.
Tate misses with the combination.
Heck Tate is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt
and Tate counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lesnar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lesnar slips a straight right by Tate.
Tate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tate looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesnar is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate counters with a big head kick but Lesnar shrugs it off.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tate sprawls well. Tate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Tate lands a head kick. Lesnar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tate throws a lazy head kick

and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Lesnar decides to stand up.
Decent striking displayed by Tate there.

Tate gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar prevents Tate from getting back to his feet.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lesnar is pushing down on Tate's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tate is fighting to maintain full guard but Lesnar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lesnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tate does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tate is trying to stand.
Lesnar is trying to control. Tate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lesnar stops Tate from getting back to his feet.
Lesnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lesnar trying to advance position but Tate counters by regaining guard.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lesnar manages to pass to side control.

Lesnar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tate sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate is refusing to be controlled, as Lesnar sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heck Tate dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lesnar drops his hands momentarily and Tate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Lesnar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tate did well to prevent Lesnar getting side control.
Lesnar stops Tate from getting back to his feet.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Tate is defending well.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Lesnar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tate is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tate makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tate works over Lesnar's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesnar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tate throws a leg kick which misses Lesnar's front leg but catches the back leg as Lesnar tries to avoid it.
Tate lands with a kick to the temple. Lesnar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Lesnar scores with a takedown into Tate's guard.

Tate pushes Lesnar off and gets back to his feet.
Tate cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tate's waist but Tate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lesnar off to one side.
Lesnar slips a jab and a cross from Tate.
Tate scores with a jab to the head.
A low kick from Tate is predictable there

and Lesnar counters by moving into the clinch.
Lesnar lands with a light punch inside.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tate lands a body punch.

Tate manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lesnar trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lesnar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar thows a big elbow that misses.
Lesnar stops Tate from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tate wants to get back to his feet.

Lesnar 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.
Tate wants to get back to his feet.
Shane Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heck Tate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tate pushes Lesnar off looking to stand but Lesnar dives back in and keeps control.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Tate is defending well.
Lesnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lesnar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Lesnar.
I think Tate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heck Tate!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Killstuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Clark
vs
Killstuff

180 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zack Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Killstuff!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Killstuff drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Killstuff is looking to work some ground and pound but Clark has wrist control.
Killstuff wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Clark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clark tries to get out of the position.
Killstuff advances position into side control!

Killstuff is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clark is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Killstuff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Killstuff looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Killstuff tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Killstuff has an Americana. Clark didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Killstuff is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Killstuff hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Vladimir Killstuff!