Coyotile 58:Hee vs Jones II PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wabricio Ferdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Cherkasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ferdum
vs
Cherkasky

195 cm
27
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
28
245 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wabricio Ferdum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikita Cherkasky!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferdum throws a leg kick but Cherkasky moved away.
Ferdum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cherkasky dives in and grabs Ferdum's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferdum pushes down on Cherkasky's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Ferdum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferdum misses with a series of wild punches.

Cherkasky drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cherkasky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferdum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferdum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Cherkasky is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.

Ferdum goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cherkasky turns into him and now he's in Ferdum's guard.
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!
Cherkasky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wabricio Ferdum!
A victorious Wabricio Ferdum thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gobleedy Gooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hanga
vs
Gooker

179 cm
29
170 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

177 cm
29
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Hanga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gobleedy Gooker!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gooker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gooker lands an elbow.
Gooker avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hanga.
Gooker cracks Hanga with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hanga takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gooker slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Hanga.
Hanga is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Gooker working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hanga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gooker with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanga wants to hold on but Gooker pushes him away.
Gooker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gooker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gooker lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Hanga! Gooker sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Hanga and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gobleedy Gooker!
Gobleedy Gooker took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Sorentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Rinaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sorentino
vs
Rinaldi

192 cm
27
192 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
29
190 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

GREEN!160

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonah Sorentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luca Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sorentino misses.
Sorentino throws a nice looking combination but Rinaldi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rinaldi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sorentino throws a series of punches but Rinaldi avoids them all with ease.
Luca Rinaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rinaldi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rinaldi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rinaldi trying to control the position but Sorentino is working away.
Rinaldi working the head and body with strikes.
Sorentino is not content to let Rinaldi control the position.
Rinaldi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Rinaldi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sorentino is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Rinaldi is trying to get an arm triangle but Sorentino is defending well.
Sorentino is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rinaldi is controlling him well.

Rinaldi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rinaldi is looking to take a break and control but Sorentino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sorentino's coaches at Turka Elite Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

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

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sorentino is pushing Rinaldi's head away, looking to escape. Rinaldi manages to hold on to the position though.
Rinaldi throwing strikes but Sorentino manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rinaldi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sorentino is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi passes to full mount!
Rinaldi controlling from mount.
Sorentino is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rinaldi trying to control but Sorentino is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sorentino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rinaldi.
Sorentino doesn't manage to clinch there - Rinaldi circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Sorentino.

Rinaldi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sorentino napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rinaldi taking a breather here.
Sorentino is trying to get back to his feet.
Sorentino bucks up and tries to throw Rinaldi off but instead Rinaldi has got his back!

Sorentino showing good submission defense here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sorentino is trying to get back to his feet but Rinaldi has full control of the position and if anything, Sorentino has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldi trying to control momentarily.
Sorentino is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sorentino staying busy and making it hard for Rinaldi to control.
Rinaldi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rinaldi landing with strikes.
Sorentino is keeping busy.
Rinaldi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sorentino has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Rinaldi.
Rinaldi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sorentino avoids the strikes from Rinaldi.
Sorentino prevents Rinaldi from getting a body triangle.

Rinaldi working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi is landing with strikes. Sorentino can't take much more of this.
Sorentino is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Luca Rinaldi has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Rinaldi has managed to slip his arm under Sorentino's chin. This could be all over... yep, Sorentino is tapping out! Submission win for Rinaldi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luca Rinaldi!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vrando Vraganza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vraganza comes into the arena with Desabafo blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vraganza
vs
Torres

180 cm
35
163 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

186 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vrando Vraganza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Torres!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Vraganza misses the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Torres 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.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Vraganza drives through with a takedown into guard.

Torres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vraganza defends it easily.

Torres looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Vraganza has picked Torres up and slammed him! Torres can't keep hold of the triangle and Vraganza manages to pass to side control!

Vraganza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vraganza cracks Torres with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vraganza gets to mount! Torres was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vraganza lands a big shot there that rocks Torres but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vraganza wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.

Vraganza working for a guillotine from mount but Torres is in no mood to give up.

Torres defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Vraganza.

Vraganza has control of Torres's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Torres regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Vraganza is working for a guillotine from mount but Torres frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vraganza has hold of Torres's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Torres manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Vraganza is working for a guillotine from mount but Torres frees his head quite easily.

Torres has left one of his arms exposed and Vraganza doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Torres screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vrando Vraganza!
A victorious Vrando Vraganza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hi Jin Hee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Dmx Intro. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jin Hee
vs
Jones

169 cm
26
135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

160 cm
29
145 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hi Jin Hee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Jones!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jin Hee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.

Jin Hee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jin Hee trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jin Hee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones passes Jin Hee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jin Hee is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jin Hee is trying to control but can't.
Jin Hee trying to get back to full guard but Jones takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jin Hee regains half guard.
Jin Hee is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones seems to be looking for submissions.

Jin Hee has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Jones escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Jones!
Jin Hee tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jones easily slips into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jin Hee manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Jones is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jin Hee is trying to escape and Jones transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jin Hee is forced to tap! Nice work there by Jones! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Jones!
Jack Jones is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Jack Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.