 |
RVT 2 - Charles vs Dos Santos PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kile Philips (ranked 5525 p4p, 201 weight class) and Joe Philips (ranked 4614 p4p, 146 weight class). Joe Philips has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kile Philips's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
|
Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kile Philips!
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, Joe Philips!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe Philips misses with a double jab
and Kile Philips counters with a crisp right hand that drops Joe Philips! Kile Philips lets Joe Philips back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Joe Philips is rocked!
It looks like Joe Philips has been cut.
Joe Philips misses with a combination
and Kile Philips counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Joe Philips has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kile Philips!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Philips (ranked 4809 p4p, 188 weight class) and Leonard Rocambole (ranked 5898 p4p, 212 weight class). Ronald Philips could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonard Rocambole's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
180 cm
26
295 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
|
Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronald Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonard Rocambole!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rocambole circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rocambole is defended easily by Philips.
Rocambole misses with a two punch combination.
Philips throws a nice looking combination but Rocambole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Philips throws a right and a left that Rocambole avoids nicely.
Philips lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rocambole shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Philips but Philips pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips cracks Rocambole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rocambole fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ronald Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Rocambole.
Rocambole closes the distance looking to clinch
and Philips counters with a nice right hand that sends Rocambole toppling to the canvas! Rocambole scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Philips finish him?!
Rocambole is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Rocambole crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ronald Philips!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bashaad Al Hammad (ranked 21516 p4p, 226 weight class) and Phil Philips (ranked 4381 p4p, 133 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
31
164 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
|
187 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bashaad Al Hammad!
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, Phil Philips!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Philips looking to pass the guard.
Al Hammad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Philips doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Philips manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Philips avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Philips content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Philips postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Al Hammad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Philips stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Al Hammad cracks Philips with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Philips darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Al Hammad trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Philips throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Al Hammad is controlling Philips's trapped leg to prevent Philips from advancing to side control.
Philips working the head and body with strikes.
Philips throwing shots but Al Hammad is blocking nicely.
Philips not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Al Hammad trying to hold on to Philips's head to control him but Philips postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Philips controlling the action here.
Al Hammad trying to hold on to Philips's head to control him but Philips postures up.
Al Hammad strikes from the bottom but Philips passes into mount!
Philips postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Al Hammad looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad wants to hold on but Philips pushes him away.
Al Hammad throwing hammer fists to the chest of Philips. What's that going to do exactly?
Al Hammad manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Philips is keen to just control but Al Hammad is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philips not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Hammad is staying active underneath Philips, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Philips lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Al Hammad tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Philips dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Al Hammad lands a leg kick that knocks Philips off balance momentarily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Philips.
Al Hammad wants to control but Philips postures up.
Al Hammad takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ground and pound from Philips seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Al Hammad can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips working the ground and pound but Al Hammad is defending the strikes.
Philips working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Al Hammad avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Philips.
Al Hammad on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
It looks like Bashaad Al Hammad has been cut.
Philips misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Al Hammad is looking to regain half guard here but Philips keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Al Hammad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Philips throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad tries to buck Philips off but Philips is having none of it.
Philips is putting a hurting on Al Hammad here, landing some big shots from side control.
Philips wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Hammad keeps working.
Al Hammad tries to bench press Philips off him but Philips keeps the position.
Philips wants to control but Al Hammad is keeping him busy.
Philips working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phil Philips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Hammad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Philips gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Al Hammad throws a body punch but Philips moves out of range.
Philips avoids the head kick by Al Hammad.
Philips shoots in looking for a takedown but Al Hammad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Philips's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Al Hammad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Phil Philips has been cut.
Al Hammad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Al Hammad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Hammad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Philips circles away quickly and effectively.
Philips staying out of range there.
Al Hammad misses with a head kick.
Philips drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Al Hammad defends it well.
Al Hammad just misses with a punch to the body.
Philips shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Al Hammad napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Phil Philips has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Check out the look on Philips's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips is working Al Hammad over with some ground and pound from side control.
Al Hammad managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Philips.
Philips in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Philips remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Philips trying to control the action but Al Hammad is working from the bottom.
Philips in side control, throwing shots but Al Hammad defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Philips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Al Hammad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Philips is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Al Hammad's half guard.
Al Hammad is trying to maintain the position but Philips is very close to passing his half guard.
Philips takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Philips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Philips is thwarting Al Hammad's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Al Hammad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Philips is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips is stalling here. Al Hammad is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Philips seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Al Hammad has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Philips is looking for a sweep.
Philips keeps trying to improve his position.
Al Hammad working the strikes but Philips uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Philips is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Al Hammad pulls his head out easily.
Philips trying to control here.
Al Hammad content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Al Hammad.
Philips wants to get back to full guard.
Al Hammad is thwarting Philips's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Al Hammad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Al Hammad duly obliges.
Al Hammad lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Philips moves forwards but Al Hammad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Philips fails with the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Hammad. Philips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Hammad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al Hammad misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Al Hammad does no damage.
Al Hammad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Al Hammad.
A big left from Al Hammad misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips shoots in looking for a takedown but Al Hammad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Philips's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bashaad Al Hammad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Philips.
Al Hammad loads up on a big right hand but Philips slips the punch.
Philips closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philips looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Philips postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Hammad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bashaad Al Hammad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phil Philips is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Al Hammad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Philips gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bashaad Al Hammad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Philips has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Philips!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
34% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freak Wannabe (ranked 24891 p4p, 251 weight class) and Kile Jr Illl (ranked 4626 p4p, 184 weight class). Freak Wannabe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
25
132 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
190 cm
24
300 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freak Wannabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kile Jr Illl!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr Illl lands a big right hand that sends Wannabe crashing to the mat! Jr Illl stays standing though and waves Wannabe back to his feet!
It looks like Freak Wannabe has been cut.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Jr Illl moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Wannabe! Jr Illl continues to tee off on Wannabe, landing with a left and a right! Jr Illl connects with a right hand that leaves Wannabe sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Jr Illl!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kile Jr Illl!
Kile Jr Illl took some time post fight to say the following; 'You need to train bitch!! I am the BEST FIGHTER of the world!!'.
Freak Wannabe was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck you '.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kile Jr (ranked 4576 p4p, 180 weight class) and Demitrious Johnson (ranked 4093 p4p, 118 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 209 cm
25
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
156 cm
29
140 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kile Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demitrious Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.
Jr connects with a stiff jab that staggers Johnson - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kile Jr!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumping Rivers (ranked 23408 p4p, 273 weight class) and Olivier Louise (ranked 3804 p4p, 109 weight class). Olivier Louise has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 155 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
|
166 cm
23
140 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Big right hand |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jumping Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olivier Louise!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louise ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Louise throws a one two combo.
Louise stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Louise misses with a combination
and Rivers counters with an inside leg kick.
Rivers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rivers ducks right into an uppercut from Louise.
Rivers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Louise lands a jab to Rivers's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Louise is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Rivers is tapping! Great win for Louise!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Olivier Louise!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Philips (ranked 3228 p4p, 90 weight class) and Bored Cheat (ranked 6787 p4p, 220 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
205 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
|
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bored Cheat!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cheat isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Philips stacks Cheat 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 Philips!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Philips politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Philips prefers to stall for the moment though.
Philips is working to tighten his grip on Cheat's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Cheat has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Philips is really squeezing tight and eventually Cheat passes out! Philips breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan Philips!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 2461 p4p, 66 weight class) and Anthony Birchack (ranked 7370 p4p, 208 weight class). Anthony Pettis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Birchack's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
34
143 lbs
23 - 15 - 1 |
|
159 cm
29
138 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Birchack!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis throws a nice looking combination but Birchack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Birchack feints the counter takedown.
Pettis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pettis punishes Birchack's body with a nice straight punch.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Donk. Pettis catches Birchack right on the button with a cross.
Nice combo by Pettis! Oh, that's hurt him - Birchack falls to the canvas and Pettis follows him into side control.
Birchack is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Birchack tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pettis presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Birchack is still in real trouble! Can Pettis finish him?
Birchack manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Birchack tries to roll over but Pettis keeps him under control.
Birchack seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Pettis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Birchack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pettis passes to full mount!
Birchack is working to get back to half guard.
Pettis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Birchack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis content just to control the position here.
Birchack is trying desperately to improve position.
Pettis manages to capitalize on a mistake by Birchack to take his back!
Birchack tries to escape but Pettis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pettis controls the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis is hanging on to Birchack's back as he tries to escape.
Birchack has hold of Pettis's leg, trying to break free but it's let Pettis lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Birchack is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Pettis throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anthony Pettis!
Our winner, Anthony Pettis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rubens Charles (ranked 1774 p4p, 46 weight class) and Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 4358 p4p, 131 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
24
138 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
|
180 cm
30
175 lbs
15 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
|
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rubens Charles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cicero Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos closes the distance and pushes Charles back into the cage.
Charles successfully pulls guard.
Dos Santos preventing the sweep.
Dos Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dos Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charles is keeping the position for now.
Charles pulls Dos Santos in to control the position.
Charles keeping full guard, as Dos Santos tries to pass.
Dos Santos throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dos Santos is one step ahead there.
Charles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dos Santos's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dos Santos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Charles puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dos Santos wants to sweep but Charles has passed to side control!
Charles just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Charles slows the pace down.
Dos Santos looks to move to half guard but instead Charles has passed into mount! Damn!
Dos Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Charles content just to control the position here.
Charles wants to take his opponent's back but Dos Santos doesn't allow it.
Charles takes Dos Santos's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Charles off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Charles working for a choke but Dos Santos is defending well.
Charles really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to break free.
Dos Santos is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
You can see the frustration on Dos Santos's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Charles really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is really stuck here.
Charles controls the position.
Charles working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Dos Santos is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Charles has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Dos Santos taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rubens Charles!
Rubens Charles retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Rubens Charles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
26% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
