QFC Tournament 886 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neto Brito (ranked 5420 p4p, 357 weight class) and Real Yani (ranked 6132 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brito
vs
Yani

180 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neto Brito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Real Yani!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yani has Brito pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brito manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brito looking to throw knees to the head but Yani is blocking nicely.
Yani jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brito walks away with a smile on his face. Yani gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Brito has managed to clinch.
Brito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yani jumps guard but Brito turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Neto Brito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Real Yani.
Brito throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yani is leaning against Brito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brito really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yani is struggling to control the position.
Brito tries a body shot but Yani blocks it.
Yani wants to get back to striking at distance but Brito won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yani has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brito uses from the top position.

Brito stands up from Yani's guard - Brito perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yani is looking to clinch.

Brito closes the distance and clinches.

Yani breaks the clinch.

Brito rushes Yani and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yani lands a nice elbow.
Brito cracks Yani with a nice body shot.
Yani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brito is keeping busy.
Brito unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brito can't find room to land a body shot as Yani controls the action.
Yani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yani avoiding damage.
Brito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yani avoids it.

Yani breaks from the clinch.

Brito takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brito throws an elbow but misses.
Yani is trying to pull guard but Brito has him pressed against the cage.
Brito lands a hook that snaps the head of Yani backwards.
Yani stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yani breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yani avoiding damage as Brito throws knees to the body.
Yani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brito struggles to land a body shot inside as Yani controls his hands.
Brito prevents the takedown attempt.
Brito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yani avoids it.
Brito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Brito on the inside.
Yani tries to pull guard but Brito forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yani looks winded!
Brito throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brito.
Brito landing knees to the head.
Brito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Brito.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brito.
Brito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yani wants to take the fight to the mat but Brito manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yani is defending well for now.

Yani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yani dives in and grabs Brito's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brito pushes down on Yani's head and hops out.

Brito has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yani.
Brito landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brito has a couple of punches blocked by Yani.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yani manages to break the clinch.
Brito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yani swats away the attempt to clinch by Brito.

Brito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brito misses with some punches.
Brito tries to throw a body punch but Yani avoids it by throwing Brito back against the cage.

Yani pulls guard effortlessly.

Brito gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brito tries to clinch up but Yani circles away and keeps his distance.
Neto Brito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Brito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yani is looking to clinch but Brito is avoiding it.
Brito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Brito clinches up with Yani and pushes him back against the cage.
Yani is trying to break the clinch but Brito is controlling him.
Brito lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brito.

Yani breaks the clinch.
Brito tries to clinch but Yani moves out of range.
Neto Brito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yani tries to work over Brito's front leg with a kick but Brito checks it.
Brito tries to clinch up but Yani circles away and keeps his distance.
Brito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yani throws a right and a left that Brito avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yani is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brito tries to clinch but Yani moves out of range.
Yani shoots for a takedown but Brito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yani is breathing heavily.
Brito wants to clinch.
Yani darts in looking for a takedown but Brito gets double underhooks and turns Yani into the cage.
Brito tries to close the distance and clinch but Yani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brito tries to clinch but Yani is having none of it.
Brito sets himself, and Yani steps forward looking for the clinch! Brito avoids it this time.

Brito instigates a clinch.
Brito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yani blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brito.
Brito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Yani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brito wants to clinch up but Yani keeps it at a distance.
Brito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brito tries to clinch but Yani is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yani misses with a few strikes there.

Brito moves into the clinch successfully.
Brito tries to land knees in the clinch but Yani avoids the damage to the body.
Brito misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brito lands with a short shot to the head.
Brito tries a knee to the head but Yani blocks it.
Brito unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brito lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice right hand lands inside from Brito.
Yani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yani takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yani drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brito pulls his leg out and moves away.
Neto Brito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Real Yani.

Brito clinches with his opponent.
Brito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yani blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Brito as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brito.
Brito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yani blocks an elbow strike.
Brito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brito pushes Yani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yani can do to turn this around?

Yani manages to break the clinch.
Brito tries to clinch up but Yani circles away and keeps his distance.
Real Yani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brito is fending him off so far but Yani persists. Nope, Brito circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Brito on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brito looks to clinch
and Yani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brito tries to clinch but Yani moves out of range.
Brito tries to close the distance and clinch but Yani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Yani gets tackled into the cage by Brito. Brito maintains the clinch.
Brito can't find room to land a body shot as Yani controls the action.
Yani fails to pull guard.
Brito lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yani or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Brito.
Brito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Brito.
Yani takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yani takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yani avoiding damage as Brito throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neto Brito dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brito wants to clinch up but Yani keeps it at a distance.
Brito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brito moves in looking to clinch but Yani pushes him off.
Brito tries to clinch there but Yani circles away.
Yani darts in looking for a takedown but Brito gets double underhooks and turns Yani into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brito is fending him off so far but Yani persists. Nope, Brito circles away and we're back to standing.
Brito tries to clinch but Yani moves out of range.

Brito rushes Yani and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brito pushes Yani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yani drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brito gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neto Brito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Real Yani.
Brito scores with a hook to the body.
Yani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yani fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brito lands a shot to the body.
Yani stalling in the clinch but Brito improves position.
Yani tries to pull guard but Brito won't allow it.
Brito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brito lands a knee to the head.
Brito connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yani's face.
Brito creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yani blocks a body shot from Brito.
Brito working Yani over with knees to the body.
Brito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brito tries to land a knee to the head but Yani blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brito just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yani's brow.
Brito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Yani.
Yani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brito landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brito is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Brito.
Brito trying to land knees to the body.
Brito connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yani's face.
Brito lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yani avoids it.
Brito trying to land knees to the body.
Yani tries to pull guard but Brito forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brito misses with a knee to the head.

Yani drags the fight down to the ground.

Brito stands and steps away. Yani gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yani fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brito avoids it really well and circles away.
Brito is looking to clinch.
Brito tries to clinch but Yani moves out of range.
Brito tries to clinch but Yani moves out of range.
Yani wants to counter with a clinch but Brito pushes him away.
Brito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yani tries to clinch but Brito is having none of it.
Brito tries to clinch but Yani is having none of it.
Brito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brito tries to clinch there but Yani circles away.
Yani fakes the leg kick and cracks Brito in the body.
Brito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yani steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brito.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yani tries to close the distance and clinch but Brito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Brito clinches up with Yani and pushes him back against the cage.
Brito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yani backwards.
Yani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yani drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brito misses with an elbow over the top.
Brito misses with a knee to the head.
Yani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yani blocks a body shot from Brito.
Yani has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brito is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brito throws an elbow but it misses.
Brito cracks Yani with a nice body shot.
Real Yani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neto Brito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brito lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neto Brito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Neto Brito!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Neto Brito!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Neto Brito!

Neto Brito wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Neto Brito 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaque De Oliveira (ranked 5362 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mbaye Pukamaku (ranked 5233 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De Oliveira
vs
Pukamaku

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaque De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mbaye Pukamaku!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira dives in for a single leg takedown but Pukamaku sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pukamaku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pukamaku misses with a takedown attempt
and De Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pukamaku fails with a takedown attempt.

Pukamaku shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pukamaku showed some decent athleticism there.
De Oliveira taking some punishment here, with Pukamaku in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De Oliveira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pukamaku winds up and cracks De Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pukamaku working De Oliveira over with strikes.
Pukamaku lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pukamaku takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Oliveira has hold of Pukamaku's hands but Pukamaku slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pukamaku slips a nice elbow through De Oliveira's hands, connecting with De Oliveira's forehead.
Pukamaku is taking a breather. De Oliveira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pukamaku lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Oliveira tries to roll over but Pukamaku keeps him under control.
Pukamaku looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Oliveira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Pukamaku seems content to control.
Pukamaku lands with a punch from half guard.
Pukamaku working De Oliveira over with strikes.
Pukamaku is nestled in close to De Oliveira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
De Oliveira is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pukamaku scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Pukamaku seems content to control.
Pukamaku drops an elbow to the side of De Oliveira's head.
Pukamaku is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Let's hope that Pukamaku has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Pukamaku might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pukamaku is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pukamaku is nestled in close to De Oliveira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Pukamaku there.
Pukamaku working the head and body with strikes.
Pukamaku is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pukamaku looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Oliveira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pukamaku looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Pukamaku.
Pukamaku working over De Oliveira with some ground and pound. De Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Oliveira is breathing heavily.
De Oliveira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pukamaku controlling the action here.
De Oliveira trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Oliveira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pukamaku working over De Oliveira with some ground and pound. De Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pukamaku throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Oliveira was covering up waiting for the punch and Pukamaku finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pukamaku cracks De Oliveira with a solid left hand.
Pukamaku tries to free his leg and advance position but De Oliveira is retaining full guard.
De Oliveira wants to sweep but no luck.
Pukamaku sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pukamaku is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukamaku with a nice head shot there.
Pukamaku scoring with some ground and pound.
Pukamaku postures up and lands a big shot to De Oliveira's brow.
Pukamaku preventing the sweep.
Pukamaku lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukamaku is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pukamaku keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Oliveira's head.
Pukamaku pushing down on De Oliveira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pukamaku 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.
Pukamaku lands strikes from half guard.
De Oliveira is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pukamaku scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mbaye Pukamaku has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pukamaku landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pukamaku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pukamaku 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.
De Oliveira trying to control but Pukamaku postures up.
Pukamaku scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

De Oliveira is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukamaku lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oh De Oliveira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pukamaku scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pukamaku lands with a punch from half guard.
De Oliveira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pukamaku is nestled in close to De Oliveira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pukamaku is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, De Oliveira is hurt! He's hurt bad - Pukamaku fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save De Oliveira from any more punishment! Congratulations to Pukamaku! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mbaye Pukamaku!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ambon Suave (ranked 5645 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Schroder (ranked 5525 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Suave
vs
Schroder

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambon Suave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ariel Schroder!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suave gets a takedown into half guard.
Schroder is controlling Suave's trapped leg to prevent Suave from advancing to side control.
Schroder is not content to let Suave control the position.
Suave really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroder works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schroder keeping moving, preventing Suave from controlling successfully.
Schroder is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Schroder enables Suave to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Schroder manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schroder looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schroder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schroder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suave's guard.

Schroder engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schroder postures up in Suave's guard and throws a big left but Suave blocks it.
Schroder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Schroder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suave is trying to control the position but Schroder postures up.
Schroder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schroder's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Schroder shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Suave's guard.
Schroder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suave has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Schroder has passed into side control.
Schroder content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Schroder.
Suave tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schroder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suave is letting Schroder control him for a moment.
Schroder with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ariel Schroder dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Schroder looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Schroder not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Schroder is trying to work for a kimura but Suave is defending well.

Schroder seems to be working for a kimura but Suave defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroder slows the pace down in half guard.
Suave is trying to control but Schroder passes into side control!
Schroder tries to move to mount but Suave blocks the move with his legs.
Ariel Schroder has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
You can see the frustration on Suave's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suave is trying to escape the position but Schroder is controlling the position.
Suave is looking for a sweep.
Suave prevents Schroder from improving position.
Schroder controlling the position.
Schroder working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schroder cracks Suave with a big elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Suave struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schroder landing a few strikes.
Suave is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schroder misses with the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A swing and a miss from Schroder.

Schroder shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Suave is trying to defend but Schroder finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Suave tries to roll over but Schroder keeps him under control.
Schroder stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ariel Schroder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Schroder gets caught napping as Suave dives in and scores a takedown. Schroder manages to retain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schroder is on top in guard.

Suave utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schroder is stalling in the full guard.
Suave knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schroder on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Schroder has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Suave wants to stand and escape but Schroder is having none of it.
Schroder lands a couple of digs.
Schroder sitting in guard here, content to control.
Schroder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suave avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two 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.
Schroder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suave is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Suave closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Suave lands in his opponent's guard.
Schroder manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suave manages to get himself to full guard.

Schroder advances to half guard.

Schroder has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Suave defend it? Schroder steps over the head and cranks it - Suave is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Schroder!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ariel Schroder!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Sanchez (ranked 3470 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Starr (ranked 5259 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sanchez
vs
Starr

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
22
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Sanchez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Van Starr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starr lands a two punch combo.
Starr misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has Starr backing up. Starr nods at Sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.

Sanchez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Starr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Starr defends it.
Starr tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control but Starr is keeping him busy.

Sanchez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jab, jab by Starr - just one landing.
Starr fails to land with a series of punches.
Starr thuds a left hand into Sanchez 's body.
Starr lands with an overhand left.

Sanchez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Starr is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starr keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Sanchez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Starr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sanchez is in Starr's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Starr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez passes into half guard.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Starr is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Starr trying to control here.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Starr defending well.

Sanchez gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Van Starr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Starr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starr throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Sanchez drives through and clinches with Starr against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Starr is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Starr.
Starr tries to pull guard but Sanchez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sam Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Starr.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Starr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Starr throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Starr stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez 's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice jab there from Starr.
Van Starr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starr lands a jab-cross combination.
Starr scores with a three punch combo!
Starr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good exchange - Starr coming out on top.
Starr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Starr sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez misses with a head shot. Starr uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sam Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sanchez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Starr looks to land a combination. Sanchez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Starr lands a jab to the nose.
Starr falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Starr won't be happy with that.
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!

Starr throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Starr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Starr is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Starr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Starr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the cage. Starr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Sanchez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Starr trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez wants to control but Starr is keeping him busy.
Starr moves into full guard.
Starr is trying to keep Sanchez in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Starr is working from the bottom.
Starr lands some strikes from the bottom.

Starr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sanchez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starr working hard to break the clinch.
Starr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Starr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starr looking to slow down the pace here.
Starr tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Starr is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Starr tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Starr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Starr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanchez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sam Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Starr.
Sanchez taking a breather.
Starr goes for a takedown attempt but Sanchez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Starr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Starr.
Starr feints a jab promting Sanchez to slip. Starr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanchez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Starr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Starr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Starr. That snapped Sanchez 's head back.
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Starr to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Starr throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.

Sanchez clinches up with Starr and pushes him back against the cage.
Starr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A frustrated look appears on Starr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starr up against the cage.
Starr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Starr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Starr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Sanchez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Starr was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanchez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sanchez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Starr wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Starr is on top in guard.

Sanchez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Starr escapes and throws Sanchez 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Starr's best efforts.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Starr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.
Starr wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Starr wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez wants to sweep but Starr has passed to side control!
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet here but Starr is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sanchez 's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Starr has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Sanchez ! Can he survive? No! He's out! Starr gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Van Starr!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Drought (ranked 5682 p4p, 369 weight class) and po ni (ranked 5311 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Drought
vs
ni

173 cm
23
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Drought!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, po ni!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drought ducks under a wild hook from ni.
Drought lands with a straight right. ni didn't see that one coming.
ni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
ni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ni fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Randy Drought seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

ni gets tackled into the cage by Drought. Drought maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drought.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ni is looking to control Drought's arms but Drought gets an underhook and turns him. Now ni has his back to the cage.
ni is trying to break the clinch but Drought has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Drought breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drought throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ni wants to counter with a clinch but Drought pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drought moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Drought.
Drought lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drought.
Drought softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drought lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Drought.
Drought lands a hook that snaps the head of ni backwards.
A short right from Drought.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Drought escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drought waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract ni.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drought. ni does a little dance to reset his feet.
ni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drought.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ni takes a swing at Drought's ribcage but misses.
ni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drought.
ni wants to counter the offense by Drought and move into the clinch position.
ni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drought misses with an uppercut. ni saw that one coming.
Randy Drought is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drought throws a body shot but no joy.
ni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drought circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drought moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Drought. Those never looked like landing.
ni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

ni is rocked!
Drought throws an uppercut from hell that sends ni clean off his feet! He's out cold! Drought stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Drought!