FFC 4: Step Up PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaye Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Wong
vs
Davies

185 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaye Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Davies!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies throws a head kick but Wong moves out of range.
Wong slips a jab from Davies.
Davies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wong throws a low kick, looking for Davies's leg but Davies calmly moves out of range.
Davies misses the shot to the body.
Davies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Davies moves in looking to clinch but Wong pushes him off.
Davies pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wong darts in looking for a takedown but Davies gets double underhooks and turns Wong into the cage.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davies.
Davies's coach down at Morbid Conditioning School $350 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Davies's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wong avoids a wild elbow strike from Davies.
Wong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davies pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaye Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Davies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Davies has managed to clinch.
Davies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davies.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies misses with some punches.
Wong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davies walks away with a smile on his face. Wong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wong counters by moving into the clinch.
Wong is breathing heavily.
Davies tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Davies back against the cage.
Davies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wong taking a breather.

Davies manages to break the clinch.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davies tries to clinch up but Wong circles away and keeps his distance.
Davies misses with a straight right.
Davies tries to clinch up.
Wong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davies.
Wong has a takedown stuffed.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davies tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
Wong slips a jab from Davies.
Wong slips under a jab from Davies.
Davies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davies throws an overhand right that lands on Wong's shoulder, as Wong tries to avoid the shot.
Davies throws an overhand right that lands on Wong's shoulder, as Wong tries to avoid the shot.
Wong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davies is fending him off so far but Wong persists. Nope, Davies circles away and we're back to standing.
Davies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wong shoots in for a takedown but Davies shows good takedown defense.
Wong slips a jab from Davies.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Davies.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davies tries to clinch up but Wong circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies looks to land a left hand but Wong moved out of range nicely.
Davies tries to clinch

and Wong counters by clinching up.
Davies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wong blocks an uppercut.
Davies throws a head punch that misses.
Davies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wong's elbow.

Davies manages to break the clinch.
Davies moves in looking to clinch but Wong pushes him off.
Davies tries to clinch up but Wong circles away and keeps his distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wong. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davies.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steven Davies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davies stuffs the takedown.
Davies slaps away a takedown attempt from Wong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Davies.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to clinch up but Wong keeps it at a distance.
Davies wants to clinch.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wong slips a jab from Davies.
Davies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davies thumps Wong with a low kick.
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!
Wong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies wants to clinch up but Wong keeps it at a distance.
Davies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steven Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies wants to clinch.
Wong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Davies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davies throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Wong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wong.
Wong tries to pull guard but Davies won't allow it.
Davies tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Davies just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wong's brow.
Wong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davies throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davies misses with a punch to the body.
Davies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davies working aggressively here.
Davies tries to work over Wong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wong blocks the elbow strike.
Davies has a couple of punches blocked by Wong.
A head punch on the inside from Davies fails to land.
Davies prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davies avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaye Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davies is trying to force a seperation but Wong has the dominant position.
Wong tries to circle away but Davies has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davies.
Davies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davies tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Davies back against the cage.
Wong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davies avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Davies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wong is trying to pull guard but Davies turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Davies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davies swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davies misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies misses with an elbow over the top.
Wong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davies swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davies wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davies is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wong is trying to pull guard but Davies has him pressed against the cage.
Davies tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Davies back against the cage.
Wong blocks a body shot from Davies.
Davies can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.
Davies throws a punch but it's blocked by Wong.
Davies tries to work over Wong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davies throws an elbow but misses.
Davies tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Davies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davies misses with a punch to the body.
Davies misses with some punches.
Davies misses with a body punch.
Steven Davies seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davies misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davies as Wong tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wong.
Davies looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wong goes for a takedown attempt but Davies pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Davies.
Davies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wong.
Wong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davies.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
Davies is looking to clinch.
Jaye Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wong moves out of range of the strikes.
Wong digs a good body shot into Davies's ribs.
Davies looks to land a right hand but Wong moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Wong.
Davies leaves Wong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davies looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davies doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davies throws a jab but it's blocked by Wong.
Davies throws a jab but it's blocked by Wong.
Davies tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Davies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.

Davies throws a hook but Wong avoids it easily.
Wong tries a head kick but it misses.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davies is looking to land body kicks.
Davies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davies throws a poor cross that misses

and Wong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wong wants to get back to striking at distance but Davies won't allow it.
Davies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davies pushes off an throws an elbow but Wong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wong tries for a takedown but Davies manages to get underhooks.
Davies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davies throws an elbow but misses.
Davies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong blocking some punches.
Davies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wong is trying to break free.
Wong avoids a wild elbow strike from Davies.
Davies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davies tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.
Wong blocking some punches.
Davies throws an elbow but it misses.
Davies misses with a punch on the inside.
Davies looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davies throws an elbow but misses.
Wong blocking some punches.
Davies can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Davies tries to break the clinch but Wong is controlling the position.
Davies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wong tries to pull guard but Davies won't allow it.
Davies tries to work over Wong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davies throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies has a couple of punches blocked by Wong.
Davies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davies swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wong blocks an uppercut.
Davies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wong jumps guard but Davies turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaye Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wong is working Davies over against the cage.
Davies misses with the head strike.
Davies throws a punch but it's blocked by Wong.
Wong is looking for a takedown.
Wong can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies misses with a body punch.
Davies swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wong blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies working aggressively here.
Davies tries to work over Wong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davies can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Davies misses with the head strike.
Davies is trying to break the clinch but Wong is controlling him.
Davies misses with a body punch.
Davies misses with some punches.

Wong drags the fight down to the ground.
Wong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davies trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steven Davies is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wong is trying to control the position but Davies postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davies throws the kick towards the body but Wong avoids it.
Davies looks to land a right hand but Wong moved out of range.
Davies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davies throws a jab but it's blocked by Wong.
Wong shoots in for a double leg but Davies sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davies tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Davies throws a big shot that misses.
Davies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davies lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wong blocks a jab.
Jaye Wong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davies misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Davies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davies 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Davies!
During a confident post fight interview, Steven Davies thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banjo Sanjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Royal Blood - Out of the Black. Banjo Sanjo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Machida
vs
Sanjo

185 cm
29
212 lbs
6 - 8 - 1

200 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryoto Machida!
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, Banjo Sanjo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanjo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Machida sprawls well. Machida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanjo gets slowly back to his feet.
Machida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanjo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanjo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sanjo will feel that in the morning.
Machida lands a right hook to the body.
Machida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanjo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machida is fending him off so far but Sanjo persists. Nope, Machida circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanjo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanjo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Machida.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Banjo Sanjo has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machida lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Machida. Beautiful body shot.
Sanjo misses with a head kick.
Machida fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanjo in the body.
Machida throws a shot to the body.
Sanjo looks winded!
Machida thows a body kick. Sanjo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Machida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanjo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machida avoids the head kick by Sanjo.
Sanjo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida jabs at Sanjo's body.
Machida is looking to wear down Sanjo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Machida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanjo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida jabs Sanjo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick from Machida lands but Sanjo takes it in his stride.

Sanjo is rocked!
Machida shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Sanjo takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Machida sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Sanjo bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryoto Machida!
After winning the bout, Ryoto Machida thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

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

Ostrowski
vs
Jarvis

150 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

157 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tadeusz Ostrowski!
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, Tom Jarvis!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ostrowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarvis manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws a series of punches but Jarvis moves out of range.
Jarvis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ostrowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Ostrowski lands with a straight right. Jarvis didn't see that one coming.

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

Jarvis is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarvis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ostrowski counters with a slam - OH, Jarvis IS OUT! HE'S OUT COLD! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Tadeusz Ostrowski!

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 Roger Howlingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bork Laser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Howlingate
vs
Laser

185 cm
29
265 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

183 cm
25
235 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Grand Royal Wear

KAISER

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Howlingate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bork Laser!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlingate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Laser misses

and Howlingate decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laser's guard.

Laser working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Howlingate has passed into half guard!
Laser has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Howlingate is working away from the top position though.
Laser looks like he's trying to stand up.
Laser is positioning himself well to prevent Howlingate advancing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bork Laser was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Laser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

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

Laser has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Howlingate doesn't defend quickly enough and Laser has managed to lock this one up! Can Howlingate escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Laser on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bork Laser!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Orvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orvel comes into the arena with Iron Maiden The Wicker Man blaring out of the sound system. Tavares has chosen Devour the Day - Get Out of My Way as his entrance music. Henrique Tavares has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Orvel's chin.

Orvel
vs
Tavares

184 cm
29
200 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

195 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Orvel!
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, Henrique Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares throws a right and a left that Orvel avoids nicely.

Tavares tries to sprawl but Orvel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Orvel wants to advance to full mount but Tavares doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Orvel trying to control but Tavares is working from the bottom.
Orvel wants to pass the guard but Tavares is keeping the position.
Orvel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tavares really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Orvel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orvel looking to sit in guard and control but Tavares gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Orvel is looking for a triangle but Tavares pushes his legs off easily.

Tavares got a little sloppy there for a moment and Orvel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tavares has managed to get both his arms back between Orvel's legs - danger averted.

Orvel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Orvel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Orvel working for a triangle but Tavares defends it easily.

Orvel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tavares can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tavares preventing the sweep.

Tavares is sitting in close to Orvel's body. Orvel has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tavares is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tavares is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Orvel.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Steve Orvel!
Post fight, Steve Orvel took to the microphone: 'WROCILEM, WROCILEM! RUTKOWSKI IDE PO CIEBIE'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daemon Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Ralek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Valentin Ralek enters the cage!

Targaryen
vs
Ralek

190 cm
26
230 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
265 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daemon Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valentin Ralek!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Targaryen gets a clinch.
Targaryen blocks a body shot from Ralek.
Targaryen tries to break the clinch but Ralek is controlling the position.
Ralek lands an elbow inside.
Targaryen gets through Ralek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Targaryen has a couple of punches blocked by Ralek.
Ralek lands an elbow that stopped Targaryen in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Daemon Targaryen has been cut.
Targaryen blocks a body shot from Ralek.
Targaryen takes an elbow to the temple.
Targaryen is trying to maintain a safe position but Ralek gets an underhook and turns Targaryen into the cage.
Targaryen takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ralek throws an elbow but misses.
Targaryen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ralek backwards.
Ralek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ralek.
Ralek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Targaryen avoids a wild elbow strike from Ralek.
Targaryen dodges an elbow strike from Ralek.
Ralek throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Targaryen.
Ralek throws an elbow but it misses.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Daemon Targaryen's cut is getting worse.
A short right from Targaryen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen dodges an elbow strike from Ralek.
Targaryen scores with a shot to the side of Ralek's head.
Ralek misses with a punch to the body.
Targaryen has had enough of the clinch but Ralek keeps him there for the moment.
Ralek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ralek lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ralek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Targaryen's brow.
Ralek tries to work over Targaryen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Targaryen avoids the elbow strike from Ralek, against the cage.
Targaryen blocks an elbow strike from Ralek.
Ralek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ralek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ralek throws an elbow but misses.
Targaryen lands a nice uppercut.
Ralek misses with a body punch.
Targaryen tries to circle away but Ralek has him pinned against the cage.
Targaryen working hard to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Targaryen dodges an elbow strike from Ralek.
Ralek letting Targaryen take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ralek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Daemon Targaryen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice elbow from Ralek.
Targaryen is breathing heavily.
Ralek lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Daemon Targaryen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ralek can't find room to land a body shot as Targaryen controls the action.
Targaryen avoids the elbow strike from Ralek, against the cage.
Targaryen wants to get back to striking at distance but Ralek won't allow it.
Ralek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ralek.
Ralek lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daemon Targaryen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Valentin Ralek!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Bzdunek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Kalnoky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bzdunek comes to the cage accompanied by Kilka ostatnich krokow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bzdunek
vs
Kalnoky

166 cm
29
146 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

175 cm
23
146 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Powerful

KAISER
Grand Royal Wear

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bzdunek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomas Kalnoky!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bzdunek lands a body shot.
Bzdunek moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalnoky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bzdunek throws a nice looking combination but Kalnoky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalnoky slips a jab and a cross from Bzdunek.
Bzdunek throws a right hand that misses

so Kalnoky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kalnoky wants to control from the top but Bzdunek keeps moving.

Kalnoky 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bzdunek keeping full guard, as Kalnoky tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kalnoky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Kalnoky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalnoky looking to sit in guard and control but Bzdunek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bzdunek wants to control from the top but Kalnoky keeps moving.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalnoky pushing down on Bzdunek's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kalnoky tries to pass to full mount but Bzdunek defends it.

Kalnoky is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bzdunek is just riding it out for now. Kalnoky eventually gives up the hold.

Kalnoky is looking for a kimura here.

Kalnoky is looking for a kimura but Bzdunek is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kalnoky to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalnoky seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bzdunek trying to control here.
Bzdunek is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Kalnoky is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Bzdunek is defending against the submission attempts here by Kalnoky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalnoky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Kalnoky is looking for a kimura here.
Bzdunek tries to get to full guard but Kalnoky has control of the leg.

Kalnoky is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bzdunek defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kalnoky is looking for a kimura but Bzdunek is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kalnoky to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Kalnoky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kalnoky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kalnoky shoots in but Bzdunek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Bzdunek.

Kalnoky gets the takedown into side control.
Kalnoky in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Kalnoky has hold of Bzdunek's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bzdunek seems comfortable defending it but Kalnoky has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bzdunek is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bzdunek is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kalnoky couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tomas Kalnoky!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Grey Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Sternik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sternik has chosen J Dash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wolf
vs
Sternik

187 cm
28
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

182 cm
21
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Grand Royal Wear

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grey Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrzej Sternik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolf lands with a shot to the body.
Sternik wants to clinch.
Wolf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

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

Sternik is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sternik is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolf finish him?
We've been told by Wolf's head coaches at Soco na mãe - Stand Up Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wolf steps in with a hook that catches Sternik right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Wolf follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sternik looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grey Wolf!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Bitch Dont kill My Vibe . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Barbossa

185 cm
28
236 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

197 cm
27
281 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

KAISER
Bad Man Clothing

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xavier Barbossa!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barbossa pinned against the cage. Barbossa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Barbossa lands a big uppercut and Sanchez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sanchez looks OK. Barbossa waves Sanchez back to his feet!

Sanchez is rocked!

It looks like Diego Sanchez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbossa misses with the combination.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Barbossa counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xavier Barbossa!
Xavier Barbossa took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Diego Sanchez stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my coaches and congratulations to the winner he is a great fighter and thank you to my sponsors and thanks for all who supported me '.