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PCF 2 - Champions Are Forever PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Pannu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spanky Panky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spanky Panky is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darren Pannu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spanky Panky!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pannu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Panky - the referee stops the clock and Pannu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Panky. Pannu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Panky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pannu blocks a head kick by Panky.
A combination from Pannu does no damage.
Panky throws a head kick that half lands.
Panky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Panky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pannu.
Pannu shoots in looking for a takedown. Panky tries to sprawl out of it but Pannu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Panky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Panky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Panky throws a series of punches but Pannu avoids them all with ease.
Pannu fails to land the takedown.
Panky stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Pannu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pannu shoots in looking for a takedown. Panky tries to sprawl out of it but Pannu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Panky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Panky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pannu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pannu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pannu working Panky over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pannu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Panky tries to kick Pannu off but Pannu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Panky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pannu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panky defending well though.
Pannu throwing shots but Panky is blocking nicely.
Pannu wants to stand but Panky has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pannu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Panky is trying to stand.
Pannu wants to stand but Panky has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pannu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pannu is breathing heavily.
Panky misses with a double jab
and Pannu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panky is trying to stand.
Pannu thows a huge punch but Panky dodges it nicely.
Pannu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Panky knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pannu tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Panky is trying to stand.
Panky makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Spanky Panky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panky looks to land a combination but Pannu avoids it well.
Panky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Panky stuffs the takedown.
Panky lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Panky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pannu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Panky pinned against the cage. Panky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pannu swats away the attempt to clinch by Panky.
Panky clinches.
Pannu is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Panky is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Panky misses with a knee to the head.
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.
Panky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pannu can't get the takedown.
Pannu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pannu is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Panky is pressed up against the ropes. Pannu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Panky down to the mat. Panky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pannu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pannu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Panky tries to clinch but Pannu moves out of range.
Pannu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spanky Panky will probably get the nod.
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.
Pannu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Panky can pounce on him.
A punch combination from Panky misses.
Panky with a jab.
Pannu avoids a kick to the body.
Panky bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pannu's head.
Panky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Panky misses with a two punch combination.
Panky fails to land with a series of punches.
Panky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Panky lands a head kick. Pannu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pannu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Panky is fending him off so far but Pannu persists. Nope, Panky circles away and we're back to standing.
Pannu blocks a head kick by Panky.
No joy there for Panky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Panky looks to land a combination. Pannu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Panky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panky tries to bum rush Pannu with a series of wild strikes but Pannu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Panky. No joy for Pannu on that attempt.
Darren Pannu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pannu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Panky swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Pannu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pannu misses with a double jab.
Panky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Panky looks to land a combination but Pannu avoids it well.
Pannu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Panky throws a nice looking combination but Pannu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pannu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Panky throws a combination that misses
and Pannu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pannu walks into a straight right hand from Panky.
Panky stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Panky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pannu is rocked!
Pannu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Panky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pannu closes the distance and clinches up with Panky, looking for a takedown. Pannu pushes Panky against the ropes but Panky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panky misses with a two punch combination.
Panky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Pannu or perhaps it was just good defense by Panky which made him look bad.
Pannu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Panky as he jumps to the side.
Panky misses with a series of wild punches.
Panky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pannu shoots in looking for a takedown. Panky tries to sprawl out of it but Pannu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Panky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Panky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pannu.
Panky lands a head kick!
Panky scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panky tries to clinch there but Pannu circles away.
Panky throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oh Pannu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Panky throws a head kick that half lands.
No joy there for Panky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Panky throws a combination that misses
and Pannu counters with an outside leg kick.
Pannu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Panky is fending him off so far but Pannu persists. Nope, Panky circles away and we're back to standing.
Pannu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Panky throws a series of punches but Pannu avoids them all with ease.
Panky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pannu seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Panky shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Pannu is backing up but Panky catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Pannu covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Panky Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spanky Panky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Townsend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devin Townsend has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Devin Townsend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ash Campbell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Townsend circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Campbell drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Townsend follows Campbell to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devin Townsend!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tadamasa Yamada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Smith is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Yamada can't fight it off and eventually Smith manages to take the fight to the floor. Yamada looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yamada keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Yamada is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith won't allow Yamada to get back to his feet.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yamada working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith stops Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Yamada has one foot on Smith's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yamada is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Yamada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yamada working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith postures up in Yamada's guard and throws a big left but Yamada blocks it.
Yamada wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Yamada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith stops Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Yamada is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Yamada looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smith 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.
Yamada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yamada wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada clinches but Smith breaks the clinch
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yamada wants to get back to his feet.
Yamada tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Yamada's temple.
Yamada gets full guard.
Yamada wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamada is keeping the position for now.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith won't allow Yamada to get back to his feet.
Yamada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yamada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamada looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith stands up from Yamada's guard - Smith perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamada.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yamada's guard.
Yamada kicks Smith off and gets to his feet.
Yamada throws a big shot that misses.
Yamada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith advances to half guard.
Smith stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Yamada to get to his feet.
Tadamasa Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamada as he avoids it easily.
Yamada lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada is trying to break free.
Yamada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith wants a takedown.
Tadamasa Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Smith.
Nice body punch from Yamada - that landed with a thud.
Yamada is pressed up against the ropes. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamada down to the mat. Yamada avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamada's waist but Yamada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Yamada in a clinch.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Yamada shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith keeps control of Yamada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yamada is trying to keep an underhook but Smith manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Yamada looking for submissions off his back.
Smith working Yamada over with strikes.
Yamada slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith stands up over Yamada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith stands and throws Yamada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yamada is rocked!
Smith lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oh Yamada is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is putting a hurting on Yamada here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith lands a strong strike to the head of Yamada. That's dazed him! Smith looking to finish here. Yamada is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Smith lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Smith!
Dan Smith is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Cek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakob Cek has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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260 lbs
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260 lbs
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jakob Cek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a takedown into Cek's guard.
Cek throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Cek is retaining full guard.
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.
Cek throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cek is on top in guard.
Cek stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Cek slips nicely into half guard.
Smith missing with punches from the bottom.
Smith is staying active underneath Cek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Cek manages to mount him!
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cek lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cek lands a heavy elbow.
Smith squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cek working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Smith turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Cek off and cradles Smith's limp body as Cek celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jakob Cek!
Jakob Cek retains his heavyweight title!
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