Rio Grand Prix III PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kameny Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kameny Moura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moura
vs
Santos

171 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

159 cm
18
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kameny Moura!
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, Fabio Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos is looking to clinch.
Moura fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Moura, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Moura fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Santos to the ground. Moura is now in Santos's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moura is controlling him.

Moura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moura prevents Santos from getting back to his feet.
Santos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Moura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moura won't allow Santos to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kameny Moura has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fabio Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moura keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Moura tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moura somewhat.
Santos tries to clinch

and Moura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Moura is trying for a kimura here. Santos looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Moura wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kameny Moura!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

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

Moraes
vs
Henriques

188 cm
19
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Moraes!
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, Anderson Henriques!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes looks to land a combination but Henriques avoids it well.
Moraes throws a nice outside leg kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Henriques.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Moraes is looking for a sweep.
Moraes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henriques on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Moraes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moraes is looking to regain half guard here but Henriques keeps moving and retains side control.

Henriques is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moraes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henriques looks winded!
Moraes is trying to get back to half guard.

Henriques looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moraes is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes is trying to control Henriques's posture but Henriques avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Henriques is trying to get an arm triangle but Moraes is defending well.
Moraes can't do much from the bottom here.
Moraes is looking to regain half guard here but Henriques keeps moving and retains side control.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes isn't going anywhere.
Moraes can't do much from the bottom here.
Moraes stops Henriques from passing to mount.

Henriques is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moraes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Moraes wants to control but Henriques postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moraes is looking for a sweep.
Moraes wants to control but Henriques postures up.

Henriques is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moraes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Moraes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moraes gets back to half guard.

Moraes actively working from the bottom here.

Moraes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henriques pulls his head out easily.
Moraes wants to control but Henriques is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Henriques is working for a submission of some sort.

Henriques is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Moraes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Henriques seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Moraes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henriques pulls his head out easily.

Henriques is working for a submission of some sort.
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 Matheus Moraes will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Moraes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Henriques is predictable there
and Moraes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moraes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moraes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henriques.
Moraes is looking to clinch but Henriques is avoiding it.
Henriques avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson Henriques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henriques is breathing heavily.

Moraes gets caught flat footed, as Henriques shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Henriques drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Moraes dives on top into guard.
Moraes stopping the sweep attempt from Henriques.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moraes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moraes tries to free his leg and advance position but Henriques is retaining full guard.
Moraes won't allow Henriques to sweep him here.
Moraes is pushing down on Henriques's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henriques is fighting to maintain full guard but Moraes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Henriques is staying active underneath Moraes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moraes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Henriques is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Henriques looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henriques is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes is looking to take a break and control but Henriques is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henriques is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moraes is trying to control. Henriques wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moraes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Henriques looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moraes is looking to take a break and control but Henriques is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matheus Moraes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Matheus Moraes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jab by Moraes.

Moraes moves into the clinch.

Henriques lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Moraes gets back to full guard.

Moraes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henriques is aware though and is defending well.
Moraes is trying to keep Henriques in close.

Henriques drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Moraes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Henriques has Moraes in his guard.
Moraes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes trying to control the position from guard on top but Henriques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Henriques looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moraes 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Henriques is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moraes is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Moraes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

Good leg kick by Moraes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matheus Moraes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moraes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moraes lands with an uppercut that bounces Henriques off the cage and back into range.
Henriques tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moraes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henriques's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moraes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moraes is looking to clinch but Henriques is avoiding it.
Moraes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Henriques tries to keep at a distance but Moraes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moraes taking a breather.
Henriques takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes stalling in the clinch.
Moraes jumps guard but Henriques stands there with Moraes around his waist. Moraes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moraes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henriques walks away with a smile on his face. Moraes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moraes tries to clinch there but Henriques circles away.
Moraes tries to clinch up.

Henriques looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Moraes!
Moraes struggling a bit here.
Moraes is looking to reverse the position.
Moraes is working hard here to advance position.
Matheus Moraes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes wants to control but Henriques postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Henriques is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moraes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Henriques thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Henriques goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Moraes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Henriques's guard! Nice work there by Moraes!
Moraes wants to control from the top but Henriques keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henriques has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moraes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moraes stands and throws Henriques's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Moraes is looking to take a break and control but Henriques is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriques tries to bench press Moraes off him but Moraes keeps the position.

Moraes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Henriques tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henriques trying to remain calm as Moraes controls from the top position.
Henriques is not content to let Moraes control the position.
Anderson Henriques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henriques is trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matheus Moraes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moraes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheus Moraes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Van Durburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Durburg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Sky is the Limit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kevin Durant has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Durant
vs
Van Durburg

210 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Kevin Durant!
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, Flash Van Durburg!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant tries to clinch but Van Durburg moves out of range.
Van Durburg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Van Durburg shoots in and gets a takedown into Durant's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Durant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Durburg is controlling him.
Van Durburg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Durant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Durburg wants to control from the top but Durant keeps moving.
Durant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Durant is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van Durburg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Durant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Durburg tries to reverse the position but Durant maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Durant.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Durburg tries to hold on but Durant pushes him away.
Durant tries to control but Van Durburg wriggling away.
Van Durburg working to try and regain half guard.
Durant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Durant throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Van Durburg because Durant loaded up on that one.
Durant wants to control the pace but Van Durburg is squirming around nicely.
Van Durburg regains half guard.
Van Durburg wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Durant wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Durant fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Van Durburg to the ground. Durant is now in Van Durburg's guard.
Van Durburg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Durant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Durburg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Durant wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Durant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durant leaning against his opponent.

Durant manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Durant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Durant is trying to keep Van Durburg in close.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Durburg is stalling in the full guard.
Van Durburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Van Durburg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Durant gets a double leg takedown into Van Durburg's guard.
Durant wants to control from the top but Van Durburg keeps moving.
Van Durburg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Durant is one step ahead there.
Durant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Durant passes Van Durburg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant wants to take a breather but Van Durburg is having none of it.
Durant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Van Durburg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Durant pulls his head out easily.

Durant 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.
Kevin Durant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Durant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kevin Durant.

Durant shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Van Durburg wants to get back to full guard.
Van Durburg is breathing heavily.
Durant passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Van Durburg!
Durant controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant manages to capitalize on a mistake by Van Durburg to take his back!
Durant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Durant tightening his grip on Van Durburg, looking for the choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Durburg looking very determined here, making life difficult for Durant.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durant controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Durant 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!

Durant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Durant would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Durant trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Durburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durant seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kevin Durant just wasn't active enough.
Durant tries to clinch up but Van Durburg circles away and keeps his distance.
Kevin Durant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant tries to clinch but Van Durburg moves out of range.
Van Durburg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Durant shoots in and gets a takedown into Van Durburg's guard.
Durant wants to get up but he can't break Van Durburg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Van Durburg is looking to stand up but Durant isn't so interested in that idea.
Durant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Durburg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Durburg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant wants to stand but Van Durburg is controlling his posture from full guard.
Van Durburg working a defensive guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Flash Van Durburg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Van Durburg gets caught napping as Durant dives in and scores a takedown. Van Durburg manages to retain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Durant drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Van Durburg manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Durant has Van Durburg in his guard.

Durant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Durburg is aware though and is defending well.

Van Durburg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Durant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Durburg is fighting to break Durant's control of his arms but Durant is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Van Durburg is looking to stand up but Durant won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant is looking to stand up but Van Durburg isn't so interested in that idea.
Durant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Durburg can do to turn this around?
Durant looking for a sweep. Not yet Durant, not yet.
Flash Van Durburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Durburg manages to get himself to full guard.
Durant tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Durburg is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durant wants to stand but Van Durburg is controlling his posture from full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Durburg looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Durant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Durant!

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C
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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 So Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nasty
vs
Mott

178 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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, So Nasty!
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, Juan Mott!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nasty.
Mott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mott throws a series of strikes that have Nasty backpedaling.
Nasty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nasty misses with a two punch combination.
Nasty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mott avoids it really well and circles away.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown but Mott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for So Nasty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mott tries to avoid it but Nasty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mott to the ground. Mott escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Nasty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nasty is breathing heavily.
Nasty fails with a takedown attempt.
Nasty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mott.

Mott lands a big head kick that sends Nasty tumbling to the mat! Mott takes a step backwards and waves Nasty back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like So Nasty has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty misses with an uppercut.
Mott lands with a right and another and another! Nasty is in big trouble! Mott lands again and this time it's lights out for Nasty! A quality knockout there for Mott.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juan Mott!