ANB 20: Rumble in the Bronx PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Resto III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Mysterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis Resto III had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Louis Resto III looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Resto III
vs
Mysterio

181 cm
20
157 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
19
168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louis Resto III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rey Mysterio!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mysterio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Resto III to the mat! Resto III manages to get full guard.
Resto III looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Mysterio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mysterio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Mysterio is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Mysterio drops back looking for a leg! Resto III is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Resto III manages to kick Mysterio off! Mysterio jumps back into Resto III's guard.
Mysterio wants to pass the guard but Resto III is keeping the position.
Mysterio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Mysterio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Resto III has escaped the position, nice work there.

Mysterio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Resto III knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resto III is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Mysterio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Resto III, who protects the arm well.
Resto III can't do much from the bottom here.

Mysterio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Mysterio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Resto III tries to improve position but can't.

Mysterio tries for a kimura but Resto III is defending well.
Resto III regains half guard.

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

Mysterio is working for a kimura but Resto III is defending it quite comfortably.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mysterio is looking for a kimura but Resto III is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mysterio to get the leverage.

Mysterio wants to work for an arm triangle but Resto III is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Mysterio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Resto III doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mysterio.

Mysterio seems to be working for a kimura but Resto III defends the submission attempt.
Resto III manages to get to full guard.
Mysterio is pushing down on Resto III's leg trying to pass to half guard. Resto III is fighting to maintain full guard but Mysterio has managed to sneak the leg through.

Mysterio wants to work for an arm triangle but Resto III is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Resto III manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Mysterio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mysterio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Resto III wants to stand up but Mysterio is controlling him.

Mysterio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mysterio is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Mysterio drops back looking for a leg! Resto III is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Resto III manages to kick Mysterio off! Mysterio jumps back into Resto III's guard.

Mysterio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mysterio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mysterio shoots in and bounces Resto III off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Resto III lands a jab to the nose.

Mysterio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Resto III to the mat! Resto III manages to get full guard.

Mysterio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mysterio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Mysterio is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Resto III wants to stand up but Mysterio is controlling him.

Mysterio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mysterio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Resto III wants to stand but Mysterio is controlling the position.
Resto III is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mysterio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mysterio is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mysterio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Mysterio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Resto III was covering up waiting for the punch and Mysterio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Resto III is trying to keep Mysterio in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mysterio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mysterio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Resto III looking to control.
Resto III is really struggling to control Mysterio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Resto III wants to stand and escape but Mysterio is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mysterio shoots in and bounces Resto III off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Mysterio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mysterio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mysterio prevents Resto III from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mysterio drops back looking for a leg! Resto III is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Resto III manages to kick Mysterio off! Mysterio jumps back into Resto III's guard.

Mysterio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mysterio drops back looking for a leg! Resto III is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Resto III manages to kick Mysterio off! Mysterio jumps back into Resto III's guard.

Mysterio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mysterio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Mysterio drops back looking for a leg! Resto III is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Resto III manages to kick Mysterio off! Mysterio jumps back into Resto III's guard.

Mysterio is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Resto III looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Mysterio closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mysterio lands in his opponent's guard.

Mysterio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mysterio drops back looking for a leg! Resto III is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Resto III manages to kick Mysterio off! Mysterio jumps back into Resto III's guard.
Resto III pulls Mysterio in to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Resto III is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Mysterio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mysterio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Mysterio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Resto III's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mysterio walks into a straight right hand from Resto III.

Mysterio changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Resto III looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Mysterio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Resto III, who protects the arm well.
Resto III is trying to improve his position.
Resto III wants to control but Mysterio postures up.

Mysterio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Resto III, who protects the arm well.

Mysterio tries for a kimura but Resto III is defending well.
Rey Mysterio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mysterio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Resto III, who protects the arm well.

Mysterio is trying to get an arm triangle but Resto III is defending well.

Mysterio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Resto III is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two 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.

Mysterio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Resto III is looking to reverse the position.

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

Mysterio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Mysterio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Mysterio tries for a kimura but Resto III is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Mysterio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rey Mysterio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mysterio is looking to take a break and control but Resto III is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Resto III tries to improve position but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Resto III jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Louis Resto III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mysterio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Resto III did well to prevent Mysterio getting side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mysterio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Resto III doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mysterio.
Resto III trying to control from the bottom.
Mysterio is controlling the pace.
Resto III pushes Mysterio off looking to stand but Mysterio dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mysterio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Mysterio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mysterio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Mysterio!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ BALLSACK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Silva
vs
BALLSACK

178 cm
18
168 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ BALLSACK!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a looping right.
BALLSACK uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
BALLSACK avoids a punch combination nicely.
BALLSACK displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
BALLSACK keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
BALLSACK keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
BALLSACK shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BALLSACK shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BALLSACK dodges the punch combination from Silva.
BALLSACK shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed BALLSACK's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fedor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ BALLSACK.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
BALLSACK shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BALLSACK manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for BALLSACK on that attempt.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BALLSACK shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva leaves BALLSACK with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva throws a right hand that BALLSACK ducks under and follows up with a left that BALLSACK also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fedor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
BALLSACK avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck BALLSACK on the side of the head.
Silva is looking to wear down BALLSACK with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BALLSACK is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but BALLSACK moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

BALLSACK scores a takedown into full mount!
BALLSACK landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but BALLSACK cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BALLSACK dominating with strikes here.
BALLSACK lands a nice shot to the head.

Silva is rocked!
BALLSACK lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BALLSACK cracks Silva with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ BALLSACK!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jim Peterson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Peterson
vs
Mason

177 cm
24
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
182 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mason!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Peterson as Mason shoots in.
Peterson misses with a double jab.

Mason shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mason is trying to control. Peterson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Peterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mason scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peterson is trying to maintain the position but Mason is very close to passing his half guard.
Peterson missing with punches from the bottom.
Peterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mason on the ground.
Peterson trying to hold on to Mason's head to control him but Mason postures up.
Mason scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Mason escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Mason is avoiding it.
Mason shoots in and drives through. Peterson sprawls well.
Mason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mason with a jab.
Peterson wants to clinch.

Mason shoots in and bounces Peterson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mason stopping the sweep attempt from Peterson.
Mason slips nicely into half guard.

Mason decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a takedown

and Mason decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Peterson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Peterson avoids the attempt from Mason to control.
Peterson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Peterson trying to control but Mason is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Peterson prevents Mason from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mason really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mason looks gassed!
Peterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Peterson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Peterson unloads with some shots from mount but Mason bucks and avoids them well.
Mason is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mason is squirming around, avoiding Peterson's attempts to control the action.
Mason slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peterson wants to control but Mason is keeping him busy.
Mason is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.

Mason looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peterson with the ground and pound but Mason uses the opportunity to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mason is on top in guard.

Peterson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Mason 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.

Peterson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Mason counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mason thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mason drops back, looking for a kneebar! Peterson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Peterson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Peterson!
Peterson wants to control but Mason is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mason gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Peterson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mason does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peterson is looking for a kimura here.
Mason moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mason working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peterson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Peterson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mason has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peterson has managed to get both his arms back between Mason's legs - danger averted.
Mason working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.

Mason has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mason is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peterson preventing the sweep.

Mason looking for a guillotine here but Peterson defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.

Mason is trying to push Peterson off with his feet but Peterson grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Mason's ankles and Mason is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Jim Peterson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximillion Souffrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souffrant comes to the cage accompanied by Nitro - Freight Train Solo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Souffrant
vs
Todd

179 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

High Octane Nutrition

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximillion Souffrant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Todd!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

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

Souffrant gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Todd to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Souffrant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Todd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Todd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Souffrant is breathing heavily.

Souffrant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Todd postures up and lands a big shot to Souffrant's brow.

Todd drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Todd as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Souffrant screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Todd! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Gary Todd!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Phelan Whelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and black white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Whelan
vs
white

177 cm
24
179 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

179 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phelan Whelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, black white!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
white misses with a kick to the body.
white shoots for a takedown but Whelan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
white shoots in for a takedown but Whelan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
white pulls out of a head kick attempt.

white has Whelan up against the cage in a clinch.
Whelan managing to block the knees to the body from white.
white changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Whelan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Phelan Whelan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of black white.
Whelan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. white doesn't seem bothered though.
white misses with a head kick.
Whelan cracks a nice hook into white's ribs.
Horrible takedown by white or perhaps it was just good defense by Whelan which made him look bad.
white looks gassed!
white throws a predictable looking body shot

and Whelan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in white's guard now.
white thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
white trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Whelan chips away with some ground and pound.
Whelan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Whelan preventing the sweep.
Whelan scoring with punches to the head and body.

white has his feet on Whelan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Whelan misses with a leg kick.
Whelan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
white throws a half hearted mid kick.
white has his takedown stuffed
and Whelan counters with a three punch combo that has white backing up. white nods at Whelan to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Whelan moves into the clinch.

Whelan manages to break the clinch.
Whelan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whelan cracks a nice hook into white's ribs.
Whelan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
white is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Whelan.
Whelan throws a chopping leg kick but white manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Whelan lands a nice looking body shot.
Whelan is looking to wear down white with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whelan scores with a jab to the body.
Whelan punishes white's body with a nice straight punch.
Whelan lands a two punch combo.
Whelan lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
white on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Whelan moves into the clinch successfully.

Whelan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
white gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whelan counters with a left to the body.
Whelan lands a nice looking body shot.
white takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Whelan digs a good hook to white's body.

Whelan feints and as white raises his hands in defense, Whelan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
white has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
white throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
white throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Whelan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of white's head.
white is striking off his back. Whelan thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Whelan working white over with strikes.

Whelan seems to be working for a kimura but white defends the submission attempt.
white misses with some strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whelan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
white misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Whelan scores with a hook.
white tries for a takedown but Whelan circles away easily

and Whelan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whelan digs a right hand underneath white's ribcage. white let out a lung full of air as it connected.
white tries for a takedown. No joy.

Whelan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Whelan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
white tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whelan avoids it.

Whelan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whelan thuds a left hand into white's body.
white shoots and misses
and Whelan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phelan Whelan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of black white.
Whelan throws out a leg kick but white moves out of range and Whelan only half commits.
white is trying desperately to land a takedown but Whelan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for white.
Whelan lands a slapping body shot.
black white seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
white is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
white looks to throw a body kick
and Whelan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whelan cracks white with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Whelan misses with a double jab.
white takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Whelan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Whelan duly obliges.
Phelan Whelan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
white throws a head kick that misses.
white takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Whelan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Whelan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
white takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
white shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whelan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whelan!
white shoots and misses
and Whelan counters with a nice body shot.
Whelan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
white takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whelan connects with a single shot there.
white takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Whelan instigates a clinch.
white looking to throw knees to the head but Whelan is blocking nicely.
Whelan tries to break free but white pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
white tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whelan avoids it.

Whelan manages to break the clinch.
white takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whelan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that white can do to turn this around?
Good work by white as he checks the leg kick.
Whelan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whelan connects with a body shot.
white looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whelan scores with a hook to the body. white takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whelan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whelan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

white gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
white is striking from the bottom but Whelan uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
white wants to get back to full guard.
Whelan stops white from getting back to his feet.
Whelan 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.
Whelan moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from white.

Whelan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phelan Whelan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Whelan.
white tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whelan counters with a right hand to the body.
white closes the distance but Whelan moves to the side
and Whelan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
white misses with a takedown attempt
and Whelan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whelan swinging wilding here.
white with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whelan counters with a nice body shot.
white doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whelan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phelan Whelan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of black white.
Whelan lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
white shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whelan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps white thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
white avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
white wants to clinch
and Whelan counters with a one-two to the body.
white takes a shot right to the bread basket.
white shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whelan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps white thinking.
white tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whelan counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Whelan drives through and clinches with white against the cage.
Whelan stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, white throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
white tries to land knees in the clinch but Whelan avoids the damage to the body.
Whelan avoiding damage as white throws knees to the body.
Whelan tries to break free but white pushes him back against the cage.

Whelan manages to break the clinch.
Whelan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
white with a poor takedown
and Whelan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whelan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent white stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
white takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whelan scores with a jab. white acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whelan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whelan lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
white has his takedown stuffed
and Whelan counters with a nice body shot.

Whelan closes the distance and clinches.

Whelan jumps guard.

Whelan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
white missing with knees to the body.

Whelan breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Whelan.

Whelan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whelan is trying to drag white to the mat but white just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Whelan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but white has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

white has clasped his hands together around Whelan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
black white has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whelan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Whelan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
white looks to land a strike but Whelan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
white throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whelan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
white with a flurry of punches that miss.
white trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
white is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
white throwing strikes from guard but Whelan blocks nicely.
Phelan Whelan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Phelan Whelan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whelan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phelan Whelan!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Alexs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fox
vs
Alexs

200 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Alexs!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexs stuffs the takedown attempt from Fox. Fox gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexs swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Fox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michael Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fox misses with a takedown attempt - Alexs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexs jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Michael Fox has been cut.

Alexs moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alexs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Alexs jumps guard.
Alexs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alexs keeping moving, preventing Fox from controlling successfully.
Fox really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Alexs has his feet on Fox's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fox. Fox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alexs avoids the head kick by Fox.
Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexs.

Fox rushes Alexs and presses him up against the cage.
Fox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fox prevents the takedown attempt.
Fox displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alexs up against the cage.
Alexs gets underhooks to prevent Fox's takedown attempt.

Fox jumps into guard, dragging Alexs to the mat.
Alexs sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alexs gets to his feet. Fox looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Alexs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Alexs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fox misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Alexs not doing much here.
Fox wants to get back to full guard.
Fox is trying to control but can't.
Alexs controlling the pace.
Alexs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like Alexs is going to stand back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fox is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alexs circles away from the clinch attempt.

Fox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fox drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alexs gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Alexs manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alexs seems keen to control Fox's posture.
Alexs is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexs trying to strike off his back.
Alexs controls Fox momentarily but Fox frees himself.
Fox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alexs holds on and takes a little breather.
Alexs wants to sweep here but Fox controlling him for the moment.
Alexs working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Alexs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Fox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fox moves in looking to clinch but Alexs pushes him off.
Alexs tries to clinch but Fox moves out of range.
Fox throws a sloppy head kick and Alexs moves out of range easily.
Fox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alexs.
Fox swinging wilding here.
Fox gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alexs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexs leaves Fox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fox shoots and misses

and Alexs counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Alexs has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fox throws a looping overhand right but Alexs ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexs cracks Fox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alexs tries to clinch but Fox is having none of it.
Alexs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Fox. No joy for Alexs on that attempt.
Alexs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alexs is looking to clinch but Fox is avoiding it.

Fox shoots in and bounces Alexs off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alexs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fox has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alexs is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexs is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Alexs trying to control the position.
Alexs has control of Fox's left arm, preventing Fox from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alexs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alexs holds on and takes a little breather.

Despite being in the dominant position, Rocky Alexs just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fox is looking to land body kicks.
Fox gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alexs counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Alexs gets the takedown into side control.
Fox is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fox is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexs lands some shots froms side control.
Alexs lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fox taking punishment in the form of punches.
Alexs is putting a hurting on Fox here, landing some big shots from side control.
Alexs is putting a hurting on Fox here, landing some big shots from side control.
Alexs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fox taking a bit of punishment here - Alexs scoring with strikes.
Check out the look on Alexs's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Alexs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fox keeps working.
Alexs is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Alexs decides to stand back up.

Alexs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fox, pushing him back against the cage.
Alexs is trying to force a seperation but Fox has the dominant position.
Alexs tries to circle away but Fox has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Alexs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Fox's cut.
That's time! Fox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Alexs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alexs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Alexs is looking to take a break and control but Fox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alexs sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fox is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Alexs wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.
Alexs working the ground and pound.

Alexs decides to stand back up. Alexs steps back and let's Fox get back to his feet.
Fox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox misses with a takedown attempt
and Alexs counters with a straight right hand.
Fox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alexs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alexs lands a nice short elbow.
Alexs controlling the action here.
Alexs wants to take a breather but Fox is having none of it.
Alexs controlling the action here.
Alexs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Alexs seems content to control.
Fox tries to get to full guard but Alexs has control of the leg.
Fox is refusing to be controlled, as Alexs sits in half guard.
Alexs not doing much here.

Alexs is looking for a kimura but Fox is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alexs to get the leverage.
Fox is trying to get back to full guard.
Fox is in trouble now - Alexs has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexs postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fox looks a forlorn figure.
Alexs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexs controlling from the full mount.
Fox is trying desperately to improve position.
Fox is bucking up trying to escape but Alexs cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rocky Alexs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexs looking to control but Fox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alexs controlling the pace for now.

Despite being in the dominant position, Rocky Alexs just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

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.
Fox fails with the takedown

and Alexs counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Alexs stands up and waves to Fox to follow him.
Good shot there by Alexs.
Michael Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexs lands with a cross.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alexs.
Alexs scoring with punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Alexs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alexs winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Alexs!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Donaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donaldson has chosen Gear Jammer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thompson
vs
Donaldson

190 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
20
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Donaldson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaldson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donaldson misses with the combination.
Donaldson cracks Thompson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Donaldson lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Thompson is looking to close the distance but Donaldson sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Thompson crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Thompson is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Don Donaldson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judge Dred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dred kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Easy Way Out. Lacey has chosen Motley Crue - Wild Side as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dred
vs
Lacey

195 cm
20
204 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

191 cm
19
201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BioPharm Nutrition [ACME]

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Judge Dred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lacey!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dred throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dred scores with a body shot.
Dred fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lacey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dred throws a big shot that misses.
Dred slaps away a takedown attempt from Lacey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dred tries to bum rush Lacey with a series of wild strikes but Lacey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lacey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dred.
Lacey tries for a takedown but Dred sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dred misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Dred.
Dred ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dred throws a looping overhand right but Lacey ducks down to avoid it.
Lacey shoots in looking for a takedown. Dred tries to sprawl out of it but Lacey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dred manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Judge Dred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lacey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dred throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lacey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lacey walks into a left hand.
Lacey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dred defends it nicely.
Lacey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lacey looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Dred.
Judge Dred is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dred is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey looks for a takedown but Dred sprawls well.
Dred keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dred avoids it really well and circles away.
Dred scores with a hook.
Judge Dred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Dred coming out on top.
Lacey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lacey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lacey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dred stalks Lacey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lacey's face. Lacey staggers backwards, shaken.
Dred lands a high kick!
Dred lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dred looks to land a body kick but Lacey moved away.
Dred lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dred!
Lacey slips a jab and a cross from Dred.
Dred lands a head shot.
Dred looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dred scores with a leg kick.
Dred fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dred scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dred sizes up Lacey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dred.
Lacey checks the leg kick nicely there.

Lacey gets a takedown into half guard.
Lacey prevents Dred from standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dred manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A jab from Dred misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judge Dred dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lacey misses with a takedown attempt - Dred sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Lacey.
A left and a right from Dred both land. Nice combination.
Lacey has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Dred as Lacey shoots in.
Judge Dred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lacey.
Lacey checks a low kick from Dred.

Dred gets caught flat footed, as Lacey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lacey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dred swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Dred manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dred looks for the body kick but Lacey saw that one coming.
Dred misses with a straight left.
Dred throws a shot to the body.
Dred does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dred with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Lacey shoots in and bounces Dred off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lacey is breathing heavily.
Dred controls Lacey momentarily but Lacey frees himself.
Lacey tries to free his leg and advance position but Dred is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey passes Dred's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dred wants to improve his position but Lacey is controlling well.
Lacey is trying to control. Dred wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dred wants to get back to his feet.
Lacey is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Lacey is working for a submission of some sort.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Dred, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lacey fails with a takedown attempt.
Lacey wants to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dred.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lacey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horrible takedown by Lacey or perhaps it was just good defense by Dred which made him look bad.
Dred throws a head kick that misses.
Dred slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lacey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dred thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judge Dred is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dred misses the shot to the body.
Lacey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lacey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judge Dred dominated that second round.
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!

Dred misses with a jab, cross combination.
Judge Dred is winning the standup battle so far.
Lacey has a takedown stuffed.
Dred displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lacey.
Lacey fails with a takedown attempt.
Judge Dred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lacey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dred but Dred pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lacey tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Dred.
Lacey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dred, as that shot connected.
Dred is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lacey can do to turn this around?
Dred throws an overhand right that lands on Lacey's shoulder, as Lacey tries to avoid the shot.
Lacey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dred leaves Lacey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dred throws a sloppy head kick and Lacey moves out of range easily.
Dred throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lacey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lacey tries to move into range but Dred moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dred tries to work over Lacey's front leg with a kick but Lacey checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lacey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lacey trying to control but Dred is working from the bottom.
Lacey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lacey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dred is trying to buck Lacey off.

Lacey decides to stand back up.
Dred throws a leg kick

and Lacey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lacey.
Lacey prevents Dred from breaking the clinch.

Dred breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dred lunges at Lacey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lacey's hand.
Dred ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacey moves away.
Dred misses with a double jab

and Lacey counters with a takedown into side control.
Dred tries to buck Lacey off but Lacey is having none of it.
Dred is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lacey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lacey trying to control the position but Dred is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike Lacey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lacey wants to control for a moment but Dred uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Judge Dred is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dred is thwarting Lacey's attempts to control the position.
Lacey is trying to control but Dred manages to pass to mount!
Lacey tries to reverse the position but Dred maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Lacey.
I think Dred has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judge Dred!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dino Clavette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cary Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clavette comes to the cage accompanied by Dead and Gone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Clavette
vs
Thompson

177 cm
21
157 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

aKua

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dino Clavette!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cary Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clavette is able to avoid easily.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clavette.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Thompson has Clavette up against the cage in a clinch.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson misses the jab.
Clavette takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Clavette moves out of range of the body kick from Thompson.
Clavette fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thompson on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clavette!

It looks like Cary Thompson has been cut.
Thompson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clavette misses with a straight right.
Clavette throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Clavette misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clavette misses with a looping left.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Thompson! Clavette is out on his feet! Thompson rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Clavette is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Clavette is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cary Thompson!
Cary Thompson is the new lightweight champion!