GFL 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Rock (ranked 0 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.

Conroy
vs
Rock

175 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Conroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Rock!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conroy shoots for a takedown but Rock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Rock drives through and clinches with Conroy against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rock is trying to break free.
Conroy prevents Rock from breaking the clinch.
Rock lands an uppercut.
Rock has had enough of the clinch but Conroy keeps him there for the moment.
Rock has had enough of the clinch but Conroy keeps him there for the moment.

Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rock pushes Conroy up against the cage in a clinch.

Rock breaks the clinch.

Rock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rock.
Rock is trying to break free.
Rock is looking to break free of the clinch but Conroy has double underhooks.
Rock has had enough of the clinch but Conroy keeps him there for the moment.
Conroy blocks the elbow strike.
Conroy can't get the takedown.
Conroy tries to land a knee to the head but Rock blocks with his arms.
Rock wants to break free but Conroy has control.
Conroy stalling in the clinch but Rock improves position.
Conroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rock breaks the clinch.
Conroy shoots in looking for a takedown. Rock tries to sprawl out of it but Conroy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Conroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rock wants to clinch up but Conroy keeps it at a distance.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rock tries to clinch but Conroy moves out of range.

Conroy tries to keep at a distance but Rock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conroy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Rock breaks from the clinch.
Rock tries to clinch but Conroy is having none of it.
Rock tries to clinch but Conroy is having none of it.
Conroy fails with the takedown.
Rock wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two 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.
Rock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ken Rock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rock tries to clinch but Conroy moves out of range.
Conroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Conroy moves into the clinch successfully.
Conroy fails to pull guard.
Conroy takes a shot to the head.

Conroy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rock regains guard.

Conroy stands and steps away. Rock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rock tries to clinch there but Conroy circles away.
Rock is looking to clinch.

Rock has Conroy up against the cage in a clinch.
Conroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rock has had enough of the clinch but Conroy keeps him there for the moment.
Conroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Rock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Conroy counters with a nice body shot.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but Conroy pushes him off.
Ken Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conroy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Conroy or perhaps it was just good defense by Rock which made him look bad.
Conroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but Conroy pushes him off.
Rock tries to clinch but Conroy moves away

and Conroy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Conroy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rock doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Conroy.
Conroy is breathing heavily.

Conroy is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conroy trying to pass the guard but Rock defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Conroy 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.

Conroy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conroy with a hook.
Rock wants to clinch

and Conroy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rock's guard.
Rock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Conroy tries to free his leg and advance position but Rock is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Conroy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rock is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rock has escaped and now he's on top!

Rock stands up and waves to Conroy to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock tries to clinch

and Conroy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rock!
Conroy throws some wild stikes that Rock manages to avoid easily.
Rock wants to try and get back to his feet.
Conroy lands a heavy elbow.

Conroy moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rock has worked his arm free - good work by Rock!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rock explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rock clinches up with Conroy and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rock.
Rock prevents the takedown attempt.
Rock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conroy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rock wants to clinch up but Conroy keeps it at a distance.
Rock wants to clinch up but Conroy keeps it at a distance.
Rock wants to clinch but Conroy slips to the side

and Conroy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rock's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conroy wants to stand and escape but instead Rock has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rock puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Rock gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conroy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conroy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Conroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock doesn't manage to clinch there - Conroy circles away.
Conroy swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Conroy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but Conroy pushes him off.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conroy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Victor Conroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rock tries to clinch there but Conroy circles away.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Conroy keeps the fight on the outside.
Conroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Rock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rock swats away the attempt to clinch by Conroy.
Rock wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Conroy counters with a single leg into guard. Rock didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Conroy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rock has managed to clinch.

Rock manages to break the clinch.

Rock closes the distance and clinches.
Conroy prevents Rock from breaking the clinch.
Conroy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Conroy managing to block the knees to the body from Rock.
Still in the clinch, Conroy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Rock on the inside.
Rock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Rock breaks the clinch.
Conroy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conroy circles away from the clinch attempt

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock keeping full guard, as Conroy tries to pass.

Rock wriggles free and stands up.
Rock closes the distance but Conroy moves to the side

and Conroy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conroy thows a huge punch but Rock dodges it nicely.
Conroy trying to control the action but Rock is working from the bottom.

Conroy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Conroy is trying to control the action in half guard but Rock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rock pushes Conroy off looking to stand but Conroy dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy is stalling here. Rock is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Conroy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rock has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Conroy tries to buck Rock off but Rock is having none of it.
Conroy can't do much from the bottom here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rock tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Conroy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rock won't be happy with that.
Conroy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Conroy in side control, throwing shots but Rock defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conroy misses with the ground and pound.
Ken Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock is not content to let Conroy control the position.
Rock is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Conroy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Conroy tries to advance to mount but Rock instead regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Conroy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Conroy, 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Victor Conroy!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Victor Conroy!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Victor Conroy!

Victor Conroy wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bantou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flare
vs
Bantou

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Flare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bantou!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flare throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bantou.
A head kick by Bantou - that's a beauty! Flare is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Bantou can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Bantou!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and colm hynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsson comes to the cage accompanied by Lover's Concerto by Kelly Chen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jonsson
vs
hynes

176 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

182 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Jonsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, colm hynes!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hynes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jonsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. hynes tries to avoid it but Jonsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag hynes to the ground. hynes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
hynes pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Jonsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. hynes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jonsson tries to advance position but instead hynes slips a leg back in to half guard.
Jonsson stops hynes from getting back to his feet.
Jonsson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jonsson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Jonsson won't let hynes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jonsson moves to take his opponent's back.

Jonsson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but hynes has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jonsson is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but hynes won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Jonsson off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andreas Jonsson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahm Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rahm Emanuel enters the cage!

Pearson
vs
Emanuel

167 cm
22
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Rahm Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson wants to clinch up but Emanuel keeps it at a distance.
Emanuel clinches but Pearson breaks the clinch

and Pearson counters by moving into the clinch.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson scores with a knee to the head.
Emanuel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries for a takedown but Pearson manages to get underhooks.
Emanuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Jason Pearson has been cut.

Emanuel manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Emanuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pearson tries to clinch but Emanuel moves away

and Emanuel moves into the clinch.

Pearson decides to pull guard.

Pearson has his foot on Emanuel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Emanuel works his way back into a safe position though.

Pearson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Emanuel frees his head nicely. Oh but Pearson has switched to an armbar! Emanuel is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jason Pearson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joachim dondee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joachim dondee looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Baker
vs
dondee

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, joachim dondee!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

dondee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baker sprawls well initially but dondee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Baker trying to hold on to dondee's head to control him but dondee postures up.

dondee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Baker trying to control but dondee postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from dondee.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baker pushes dondee off and scrambles back to his feet.
Baker is looking to clinch but dondee is avoiding it.
dondee keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker tries to clinch up but dondee circles away and keeps his distance.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - dondee circles away.
Baker is looking to clinch.
Ben Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

dondee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
dondee looks gassed!
Baker is trying to control but can't.
Baker is looking for a sweep. dondee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. dondee is working away from the top position though.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dondee misses with a head shot. Baker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Baker trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to clinch there but dondee circles away.
dondee swats away the attempt to clinch by Baker.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but dondee pushes him off.
Baker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baker wants to clinch up but dondee keeps it at a distance.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but dondee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - dondee circles away.
dondee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
dondee fails with the takedown.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but dondee pushes him off.
Baker tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baker fails with an attempt to clinch.
dondee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dondee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baker but Baker pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dondee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but dondee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dondee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baker tries to clinch up but dondee circles away and keeps his distance.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but dondee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but dondee pushes him off.
dondee shoots in for a double leg but Baker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ben Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joachim dondee.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - dondee circles away.

Baker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Baker.
Baker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baker connects with a nasty looking knee right to dondee's face.

dondee has clasped his hands together around Baker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

dondee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Baker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Baker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - dondee circles away.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but dondee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dondee shoots for a takedown but Baker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baker tries to clinch there but dondee circles away.
Baker tries to clinch up.
dondee keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dondee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baker swivels and escapes.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but dondee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker tries to clinch up but dondee circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker is looking to clinch but dondee is avoiding it.

Baker gets a clinch.
Baker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baker scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Baker.
A knee to the head by Baker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dondee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ben Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joachim dondee.

dondee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

dondee has gone for a leg lock! Baker slips out almost immediately though and dives into dondee's guard.

dondee has an active guard here but Baker has managed to pass into half guard.
dondee is not content to let Baker control the position.

dondee is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Baker is tapping! Great win for dondee!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). joachim dondee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Barrington (ranked 0 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.

Machida
vs
Barrington

168 cm
22
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutus Barrington!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrington looks for a takedown but Machida sprawls well.

Machida feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Machida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barrington is trying to control the position but Machida postures up.
Machida chips away with some ground and pound.
Barrington trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Machida prevents Barrington from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Barrington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Machida is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Barrington has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Machida is looking to defend but Barrington has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Machida! Barrington pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Machida taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brutus Barrington!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy The Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongo Bongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

The Ripper
vs
Bongo

192 cm
20
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy The Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bongo Bongo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Ripper looks to land a left hand but Bongo moved out of range nicely.
The Ripper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Ripper throws a series of strikes that have Bongo backpedaling.

It looks like Bongo Bongo has been cut.
Bongo tries to close the distance and clinch but The Ripper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bongo tries to close the distance and clinch but The Ripper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Ripper keeps the fight on the outside.
The Ripper shoots in for a takedown but Bongo shows good takedown defense.
Bongo tries to clinch there but The Ripper circles away.

Bongo darts in and clinches The Ripper up against the cage.

The Ripper manages to break the clinch.
The Ripper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bongo slips a straight right by The Ripper.
The Ripper throws a big shot that misses.
The Ripper throws a nice looking combination but Bongo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Ripper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Randy The Ripper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ripper throws a right and a left that Bongo avoids nicely.
Bongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bongo tries to clinch up but The Ripper circles away and keeps his distance.
Bongo tries to clinch but The Ripper moves out of range.
Bongo tries to clinch but The Ripper moves out of range.
The Ripper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bongo but Bongo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from The Ripper misses.
The Ripper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Ripper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bongo tries to avoid it but The Ripper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bongo to the ground. Bongo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy The Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Ripper is breathing heavily.
Bongo slips a jab from The Ripper.
The Ripper fails with a takedown attempt.
The Ripper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bongo wants to clinch.

That's two 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.
Bongo is looking to clinch.
Bongo is looking to clinch.

The Ripper tries to keep at a distance but Bongo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bongo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Ripper just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bongo controlling the action here for a moment.

Bongo breaks the clinch.
Bongo doesn't manage to clinch there - The Ripper circles away.
Bongo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Ripper but The Ripper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bongo is looking to clinch but The Ripper is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The Ripper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bongo's guard.
Bongo keeping moving, preventing The Ripper from controlling successfully.
The Ripper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Ripper won't allow Bongo to sweep him here.

The Ripper has gone for a leg lock! Bongo slips out almost immediately though and dives into The Ripper's guard.
The Ripper trying to keep a closed guard but Bongo is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Ripper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bongo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bongo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bongo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Ripper's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy The Ripper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bongo Bongo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bongo checks a low kick from The Ripper.
Bongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bongo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Ripper.

The Ripper shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than The Ripper was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Ripper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bongo is looking to escape.
Bongo throwing hammer fists to the chest of The Ripper. What's that going to do exactly?
The Ripper looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

The Ripper looking to secure an arm triangle but Bongo defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The Ripper is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bongo is surviving well by controlling The Ripper's body position as best he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bongo can do anything to dispel that myth.

The Ripper working for a submission but Bongo is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bongo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The Ripper.

The Ripper jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bongo manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bongo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bongo wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

The Ripper is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bongo looks calm but he's in trouble here. The Ripper gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bongo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! The Ripper lets go of the hold and Bongo can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randy The Ripper!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Stanyer (ranked 0 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.

Brown
vs
Stanyer

174 cm
21
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Stanyer!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stanyer scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Stanyer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Stanyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stanyer is one step ahead there.
Stanyer wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Stanyer throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Brown pulls Stanyer in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stanyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Stanyer throws an elbow that misses.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown misses with a low kick.

Brown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stanyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown striking off his back but it's not causing Stanyer any problems.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stanyer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stanyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stanyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Stanyer stands up from Brown's guard - Stanyer perhaps looking for a knockout.

Stanyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stanyer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. Stanyer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanyer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Stanyer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Milo Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Stanyer.
Stanyer looks gassed!
Stanyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brown dodges the punch combination from Stanyer.
Brown throws a head kick but Stanyer moves out of range.
Brown tries to clinch but Stanyer moves away

and Stanyer moves into the clinch.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Brown manages to pull guard.
Brown wants to stand up but Stanyer is controlling him.
Stanyer tries to stand but Brown is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanyer wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stanyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Stanyer pushes Brown off and scrambles back to his feet.
Stanyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Milo Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stanyer fails with the takedown

and Brown counters by clinching up.
Stanyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stanyer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stanyer takes an elbow to the temple.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stanyer tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown looks for the body kick but Stanyer saw that one coming.
Stanyer scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown clinches but Stanyer breaks the clinch
and Stanyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown lands with a straight right. Stanyer didn't see that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown throws a right and a left that Stanyer avoids nicely.
Brown is looking to clinch but Stanyer is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Stanyer down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stanyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Stanyer pushes him off.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Stanyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Stanyer gets the takedown into side control.
Stanyer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brown sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stanyer trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Stanyer wants to take a breather but Brown manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Stanyer.

Brown looking for a guillotine here but Stanyer defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown is looking for a triangle here but Stanyer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stanyer working the ground and pound from side control.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Stanyer is staying tight to Brown's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is pushing Stanyer's head away, looking to escape. Stanyer manages to hold on to the position though.
Brown wants to control but Stanyer postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Brown gets caught flat footed, as Stanyer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brown trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Stanyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stanyer trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stanyer preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stanyer passes into side control.
Stanyer 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.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Stanyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stanyer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.

Stanyer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stanyer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brown taking a bit of punishment here - Stanyer scoring with strikes.
Brown manages to get back to half guard.
Stanyer is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stanyer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stanyer prevents Brown from improving his position.
Stanyer is tying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Stanyer postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dave Stanyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stanyer uses his free foot to push down on Brown's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brown.
Stanyer controlling the pace for now.
Brown blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown is looking to improve his position but Stanyer isn't that keen on the idea.
Stanyer is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stanyer controlling the pace for now.
Brown wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanyer trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown wants to hold on but Stanyer pushes him away.
Stanyer is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stanyer wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Stanyer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four 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.
Brown wants to control but Stanyer is having none of it.
Brown is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Brown wants to hold on but Stanyer pushes him away.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Stanyer's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stanyer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Stanyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stanyer 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Dave Stanyer!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Dave Stanyer!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Dave Stanyer!

Dave Stanyer wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waranhk Nsembo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Crewe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Crewe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nsembo
vs
Crewe

193 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Waranhk Nsembo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Crewe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewe shoots in but no luck this time.
Nsembo has his takedown stuffed

and Crewe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nsembo!

Crewe get's back to his feet.
Crewe doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Nsembo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crewe's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nsembo throws and elbow that misses. Crewe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nsembo's guard. Nice move by Crewe!
Crewe wants to control from the top but Nsembo keeps moving.
Crewe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nsembo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crewe on the ground.
Nsembo wants to stand but Crewe is controlling the position.
Nsembo keeping moving, preventing Crewe from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nsembo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nsembo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nsembo is breathing heavily.
Nsembo keeping moving, preventing Crewe from controlling successfully.
Crewe looking to pass the guard.
Crewe wants to control from the top but Nsembo keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crewe throws a body punch but Nsembo moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Crewe.
Nsembo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nsembo tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crewe taking a breather here.
Crewe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Crewe blocks the strikes from Nsembo.

Crewe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crewe tries to move to mount but Nsembo blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nsembo holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Nsembo is trying to improve his position.
Nsembo is pushing Crewe's head away, looking to escape. Crewe manages to hold on to the position though.

Crewe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nsembo has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crewe moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

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.

Crewe tries for a kimura but Nsembo is defending well.
Crewe trying to control the position but Nsembo is working away.
Crewe moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Crewe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Crewe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nsembo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crewe backs up against the cage.
Nsembo shoots and misses
and Crewe counters with a nice uppercut.
Crewe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Crewe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nsembo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nsembo tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Nsembo rolls, trying to escape but Crewe keeps control of the position.

Nsembo showing good submission defense here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crewe throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

Nsembo showing good submission defense here.
Nsembo tries to break free.
Crewe is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Crewe struggling to keep hold of the position.
Nsembo tries to roll but Crewe sticks to his back.

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 know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Crewe.

Crewe is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Nsembo with him. Nsembo is trying to defend but Crewe has an arm under the chin now! Nsembo grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Crewe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Roles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Roles
vs
Jackson

184 cm
22
283 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
274 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Roles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Roles on that attempt.
Roles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roles shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Roles. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Roles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jackson prevents Roles from breaking the clinch.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Roles's takedown attempt.
Roles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Roles is avoiding it.

Roles shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jamie Jackson!