BCL 25 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Raveneye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grey Ii
vs
Raveneye

188 cm
27
195 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

179 cm
27
195 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odin Raveneye!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey Ii throws a sloppy head kick and Raveneye moves out of range easily.
Raveneye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii throws a push kick but Raveneye slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Grey Ii misses.
Grey Ii scores with a hook to the body. Raveneye takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grey Ii jabs Raveneye to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raveneye blocks a jab.
Grey Ii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grey Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raveneye throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Raveneye.
Raveneye scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Raveneye
enabling Grey Ii to counter with a crisp jab.
Grey Ii scores with a leg kick.
Grey Ii misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Grey Ii coming out on top.
Grey Ii misses with a hook. Raveneye ducked under it nicely.
Grey Ii looks to land a left hand but Raveneye moved out of range nicely.
Grey Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raveneye.
We've been told by Grey Ii's head coaches at RAM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slow jab from Grey Ii misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii scores with a nice strike.
Grey Ii explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grey Ii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grey Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raveneye.
Raveneye swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grey Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grey Ii blocks a jab.
Raveneye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grey Ii misses with a looping left.
Grey Ii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grey Ii misses the shot to the body.
Grey Ii misses with a lunging right hand
and Raveneye counters with a right hand to the body.
Grey Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Grey Ii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grey Ii.
Grey Ii throws an overhand right that lands on Raveneye's shoulder, as Raveneye tries to avoid the shot.
Grey Ii misses with a straight left.
Grey Ii blocks a jab.
Raveneye throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grey Ii on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raveneye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grey Ii manages to avoid it.
Raveneye avoids the body shot from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Grey Ii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii cracks Raveneye with a good jab.
Raveneye tries to move into range but Grey Ii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grey Ii lands with a nice combination. Raveneye backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Odin Raveneye has been cut.
Raveneye is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Raveneye throws a jab but it's blocked by Grey Ii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunmetal Grey Ii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Odin Raveneye's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The crowd cheers as Grey Ii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raveneye doesn't seem phased though.
Grey Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Raveneye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grey Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raveneye.
Raveneye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii lands a nice looking body kick.
Grey Ii lunges at Raveneye with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raveneye's hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grey Ii.
Grey Ii's corner calls for a 1-2. Grey Ii obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grey Ii misses with a hook. Raveneye ducked under it nicely.
Gunmetal Grey Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raveneye cracks the inside of Grey Ii's front leg.
Grey Ii is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grey Ii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raveneye is looking to slow Grey Ii down with leg kicks.
Grey Ii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gunmetal Grey Ii is winning the standup battle so far.
Grey Ii throws a push kick but Raveneye slaps the foot to one side.
Grey Ii throws a wild body kick that Raveneye sees coming a mile off.
Raveneye takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grey Ii throws a hook to the side of Raveneye's head but Raveneye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey Ii lands with an uppercut that bounces Raveneye off the cage and back into range.
Grey Ii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raveneye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Raveneye.
Grey Ii throws a hook to the side of Raveneye's head but Raveneye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raveneye is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grey Ii rather than just go for the knockout.
Raveneye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grey Ii.
Nice defenses there by Grey Ii.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grey Ii.
Grey Ii throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Grey Ii.
Raveneye has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grey Ii avoids the body shot from Raveneye.
Raveneye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Raveneye.
Raveneye misses the shot to the body.
Grey Ii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raveneye has time to react.
Grey Ii scores with a leg kick.
Grey Ii misses with a looping left.
Grey Ii misses with a left hand
and Raveneye counters with a nice uppercut.
Raveneye swings for the body but Grey Ii moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raveneye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab lands there for Grey Ii.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grey Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raveneye moves away.
Grey Ii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raveneye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grey Ii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raveneye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grey Ii connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Grey Ii as he connects with a hook.
Grey Ii throws a hook but Raveneye blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunmetal Grey Ii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Odin Raveneye's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Raveneye checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grey Ii lands a nice looking body shot.
Grey Ii moves out of range as Raveneye strikes.
Raveneye misses with a wild body shot.
Grey Ii slips under a jab from Raveneye.
Raveneye misses the shot to the body.
Raveneye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Raveneye.
Grey Ii connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Grey Ii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raveneye looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grey Ii throws a body punch but Raveneye moves out of range.
Jab from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raveneye motions for Grey Ii to come forward. Raveneye throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raveneye blocks the body kick.
Raveneye swings for the body but Grey Ii moves out of range.
Grey Ii throws a looping overhand right but Raveneye ducks down to avoid it.
Grey Ii scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Grey Ii.
Grey Ii blocks a low kick nicely.
Grey Ii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raveneye can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Grey Ii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raveneye closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey Ii lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Raveneye has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grey Ii.
Raveneye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raveneye on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii misses with a hook.
Grey Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grey Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raveneye.
Raveneye takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grey Ii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gunmetal Grey Ii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grey Ii throws a good cross that connects.
Grey Ii lands a really nice looking cross but Raveneye seems unphased.
Raveneye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raveneye takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grey Ii cracks a nice hook into Raveneye's ribs.
Grey Ii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grey Ii jabs at Raveneye's body.
Raveneye tries a low kick but Grey Ii avoids it.
Grey Ii lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey Ii connects with a solid leg kick.
Odin Raveneye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grey Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunmetal Grey Ii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grey Ii 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunmetal Grey Ii!
Gunmetal Grey Ii retains his middleweight title!
Gunmetal Grey Ii decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan OReily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Clould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

OReily
vs
Clould

185 cm
30
190 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

195 cm
28
185 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan OReily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guy Clould!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clould darts in looking for a takedown but OReily gets double underhooks and turns Clould into the cage.
OReily jumps guard but Clould turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clould tries to pull guard but OReily holds him up against the cage and eventually Clould drops back down to his feet.
Clould gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from OReily.
OReily tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan OReily. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OReily prevents a body shot from Clould.
OReily is looking to take this one to the mat.
Clould looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

OReily pulls guard successfully.

OReily has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clould can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
OReily working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clould.
OReily is trying to keep Clould in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OReily isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Clould stacks OReily on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Clould!
Clould creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Clould really doesn't want to stay on the ground with OReily. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OReily is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Clould missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Clould wants to lay and pray for a moment but OReily keeps working.

OReily looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Clould pushes past his half guard into mount!
Clould trying to control but he's not successful this time.
OReily wants to hold on but Clould pushes him away.
Clould punishing his opponent with strikes.
OReily wants to control but Clould is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clould tries to control but OReily wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Clould cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
OReily gets back to half guard.
Clould lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Clould there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clould in particular looking to stall.
OReily is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clould's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clould's back!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
OReily goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Clould escapes and is now in half guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReily is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Clould scores with a couple of nice shots.
Clould wants to take a breather but OReily is having none of it.
Clould is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

OReily looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. OReily manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

OReily working for submissions but it's allowed Clould to get to half guard.
OReily is looking to get back to is feet but Clould passes into side control.
Clould working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clould cracks OReily with a big elbow.
OReily manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Clould seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

OReily looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clould wants to lay and pray for a moment but OReily keeps working.
Clould missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

OReily looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Clould is trying to control. OReily wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

OReily looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Guy Clould will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Clould slaps away a takedown attempt from OReily, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clould's hands are dropping dangerously low here and OReily connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clould scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from OReily. Those never looked like landing.
OReily fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OReily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clould fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

OReily gets caught napping as Clould dives in and scores a takedown. OReily manages to retain guard.
Clould is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Clould has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ryan OReily!
A less than humble Ryan OReily misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zyzz Aesthetics (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Magnus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Magnus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aesthetics
vs
Magnus

179 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zyzz Aesthetics!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Magnus!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aesthetics takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magnus fails with an attempt to clinch.

Magnus has managed to clinch.
Magnus lands with a right to the head.
Magnus missing with knees to the body.

Magnus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magnus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magnus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aesthetics manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aesthetics avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magnus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnus throws a front kick aimed at Aesthetics's knee but Aesthetics avoids it well.

Magnus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aesthetics drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Magnus gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Magnus breaks from the clinch.

Magnus instigates a clinch.
Aesthetics has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Magnus after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnus gets underhooks to prevent Aesthetics's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zyzz Aesthetics. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Magnus.
Aesthetics has been working on his balance at Tenacity Elite - Best Value/Elite Trainers , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Magnus.

Magnus manages to break the clinch.
Magnus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aesthetics takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Zyzz Aesthetics has been cut.
Magnus misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aesthetics circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Magnus tries to close the distance and clinch but Aesthetics swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magnus misses with a series of wild punches.
Magnus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simon Magnus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magnus wants to clinch.
Aesthetics keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Aesthetics counters with a single leg into guard. Magnus didn't expect that.

Aesthetics postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Magnus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aesthetics, into his guard.
Magnus wants to pass the guard but Aesthetics is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magnus is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Magnus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zyzz Aesthetics's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Both fighters circling a little - Magnus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Magnus doesn't manage to clinch there - Aesthetics circles away.
Magnus throws a combination. Aesthetics tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Magnus throws a head kick that misses

and Aesthetics counters with a shoot takedown. Magnus fights it but they end up in guard.

Aesthetics is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aesthetics drops back looking for a leg! Magnus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Magnus manages to kick Aesthetics off! Aesthetics jumps back into Magnus's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Aesthetics drops back looking for a leg! Magnus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Magnus manages to kick Aesthetics off! Aesthetics jumps back into Magnus's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnus wants to stand but Aesthetics is controlling the position.

Aesthetics has gone for a leg lock! Magnus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aesthetics's guard.
Magnus trying to control but Aesthetics is working from the bottom.

Aesthetics working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magnus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magnus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnus looking to sit in guard and control but Aesthetics gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aesthetics is pushing down on Magnus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Magnus is fighting to maintain full guard but Aesthetics has managed to sneak the leg through.

Aesthetics seems to be working for a kimura but Magnus defends the submission attempt.

Aesthetics is trying to work for a kimura but Magnus is defending well.
Magnus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aesthetics. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnus desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Aesthetics is trying to work for a kimura but Magnus is defending well.

Aesthetics seems to be working for a kimura but Magnus defends the submission attempt.

Aesthetics is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Magnus sees it coming and defends easily.

Aesthetics trying to work for an americana but Magnus has managed to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aesthetics postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Magnus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aesthetics, into his guard.
Aesthetics keeping moving, preventing Magnus from controlling successfully.
Magnus landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magnus stands and throws Aesthetics's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zyzz Aesthetics dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zyzz Aesthetics's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Magnus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magnus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magnus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magnus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aesthetics's hands.
Magnus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magnus lands a nice shot to the body.
Magnus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Simon Magnus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnus feints and then cracks Aesthetics's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aesthetics down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnus lands a head shot.
Magnus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aesthetics paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magnus misses with a double jab.

Magnus moves into the clinch.
Aesthetics wants a takedown but no success here.

Magnus breaks the clinch.
Magnus tries to clinch but Aesthetics moves out of range.
Magnus doesn't manage to clinch there - Aesthetics circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Magnus.
Magnus tries to close the distance and clinch but Aesthetics swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magnus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aesthetics will feel that in the morning.

Magnus moves into the clinch successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magnus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Magnus has Aesthetics pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Magnus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magnus tries to clinch but Aesthetics is having none of it.
Magnus thuds a left hand into Aesthetics's body.

Magnus lands a left and a right that send Aesthetics crashing to the mat, dazed. Magnus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Aesthetics is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnus finds Aesthetics's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Aesthetics flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Magnus lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Aesthetics will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Magnus!

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FIGHT
RATING
57%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zevran Arishok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Grace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grace
vs
Arishok

174 cm
23
182 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

183 cm
23
176 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zevran Arishok!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace with a poor takedown
and Grace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grace ducks right into an uppercut from Arishok.
Arishok connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Arishok gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arishok stalling in the clinch.
Arishok lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grace can't get the takedown.
Arishok lands with a left to the head.
Arishok lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Arishok scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arishok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arishok gets underhooks to prevent Grace's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Grace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arishok pushes Grace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Grace has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Arishok lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Arishok - that landed with a thud.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Arishok has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Grace is working for takedown but Arishok is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Arishok - that landed with a thud.
Grace is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Arishok.

Arishok manages to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Grace preventing the sweep.
Arishok is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grace tries to get to full guard but Arishok has control of the leg.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Arishok stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Arishok does it's job there.
Arishok lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Arishok closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arishok stalling in the clinch.
Arishok gets through Grace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Arishok as the two fighters clinch.
Arishok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arishok scores with a hook to the body.
Grace can't get the takedown.
Arishok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arishok is struggling to control the position.
Arishok presses Grace against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Arishok breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arishok works the jab nicely.
Grace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arishok.
Arishok scores with a hook to the body. Grace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arishok catches Grace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arishok feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Graces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Arishok cracks Grace with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Grace looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Arishok finish him?

Grace is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arishok walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Grace drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Arishok swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Grace's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zevran Arishok!
Zevran Arishok seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.