HFC: New World Order PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Hanson
vs
Samba

193 cm
19
244 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jakob Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louis Samba!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson is looking to clinch but Samba is avoiding it.

Samba clinches.
Hanson has had enough of the clinch but Samba keeps him there for the moment.
Samba has Hanson pressed against the ropes, preventing Hanson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Samba manages to break the clinch.
Samba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Samba wants it to stay on the feet.
Samba swinging wilding here.
Hanson dips to his left and cracks Samba with an uppercut!

It looks like Louis Samba has been cut.

Hanson has managed to clinch.
Hanson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hanson prevents the takedown attempt.
Hanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Samba fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Samba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Samba decides to stand back up. Samba steps back and let's Hanson get back to his feet.
Samba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Samba slips a jab and a cross from Hanson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Samba shoots in for a takedown but Hanson shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samba circles away from the clinch attempt

and Samba counters with a single leg into guard. Hanson didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba is looking to stand up but Hanson won't let him.
Hanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hanson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jab by Samba.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Samba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hanson smiles and moves away.
Jakob Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Samba.
Hanson fails with the takedown
and Samba counters with a one-two to the body.
Hanson stuffs the takedown attempt from Samba. Samba gets slowly back to his feet.
Samba looks gassed!
Hanson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samba circles away quickly and effectively.
Samba throws a series of punches but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson with a poor takedown
and Hanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hanson closes the distance and clinches.

Samba breaks the clinch.

Hanson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Samba napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Samba is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hanson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Samba tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Samba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Hanson has control of Samba's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Samba regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samba is desperately trying to improve his position but Hanson has a good base and remains in mount.

Hanson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Samba can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Samba can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hanson wants to control the pace but Samba is squirming around nicely.
Samba is trying desperately to improve position.
Samba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Samba squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Samba is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Samba?

Hanson working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Samba looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Hanson! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jakob Hanson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumpo Klumpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Torsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torsted has chosen Maybellene i Hofteholder as his entrance music. Jonas Torsted is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Klumpo
vs
Torsted

190 cm
18
221 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sumpo Klumpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonas Torsted!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klumpo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torsted was well out of range. Poor timing from Klumpo.
Torsted tries a head kick but it misses.
Klumpo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torsted as he avoids it easily.
Klumpo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torsted was well out of range. Poor timing from Klumpo.
Torsted misses with a straight left.
Klumpo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Torsted pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Klumpo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klumpo, as that shot connected.

Klumpo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Torsted can't do much from the bottom here.
Klumpo is trying to ground and pound but Torsted uses the momentary lack of control by Klumpo to regain half guard.
Torsted is pressing down on Klumpo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Torsted looking for a sweep. Not yet Torsted, not yet.
Klumpo wants to pass the guard but Torsted is keeping the position.
Klumpo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torsted works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klumpo thows a big elbow that misses.
Torsted working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klumpo.
Torsted looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Klumpo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torsted swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torsted misses with a double jab.
Torsted lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Sumpo Klumpo has been cut.
Torsted leaves Klumpo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Klumpo throws a jab when Torsted was well out of range.
Torsted misses with a wild body shot.
Torsted throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torsted avoids the body shot from Klumpo.
Torsted fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torsted connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Klumpo momentarily.
Klumpo blocks a head kick by Torsted.
Torsted tries to bum rush Klumpo with a series of wild strikes but Klumpo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsted swinging wilding here.
Torsted uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klumpo.
Torsted looks to score with a jab to the body but Klumpo is just out of range.
Klumpo blocks a jab.
Torsted swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torsted is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klumpo.
Torsted tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torsted throws a hook but Klumpo avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Torsted.
Torsted looks gassed!
Klumpo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klumpo throws a body punch but Torsted moves out of range.
Klumpo throws the left hand but Torsted avoids the punch easily.
Torsted takes a swing at Klumpo's ribcage but misses.
Klumpo is looking to wear down Torsted with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A combination from Torsted does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsted tries a low kick but Klumpo avoids it.
Torsted fails to land with a series of punches.
Klumpo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torsted sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Klumpo somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sumpo Klumpo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Torsted finds it's target.
Klumpo slips under a jab from Torsted.
Torsted lands a jab.
Torsted slaps away a takedown attempt from Klumpo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Torsted misses with a looping left.
Torsted thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klumpo looks to score with a jab to the body but Torsted is just out of range.
Klumpo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torsted was well out of range. Poor timing from Klumpo.
Torsted scores with a body shot.
Klumpo staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsted rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klumpo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torsted swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klumpo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torsted misses with a straight left.
Torsted misses with a wild body shot.
Klumpo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torsted is fending him off so far but Klumpo persists. Nope, Torsted circles away and we're back to standing.
Torsted displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Klumpo.
Torsted misses with a jab to the body

and Klumpo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torsted's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Klumpo won't allow Torsted to sweep him here.
Torsted throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Klumpo throwing strikes but missing.
Klumpo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torsted looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Klumpo trying to control but Torsted is working from the bottom.
Klumpo throwing strikes from guard but Torsted blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Torsted dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sumpo Klumpo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Torsted missing with a left hand there. Klumpo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klumpo throws a shot from downtown. Torsted moves away and avoids it.

Klumpo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Torsted wants to control but Klumpo is keeping busy.
Klumpo slips a nice elbow through Torsted's hands, connecting with Torsted's forehead.
Klumpo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Klumpo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klumpo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torsted trying to control from the bottom.
Torsted works his way to full guard. Good work.
Klumpo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torsted works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torsted is on top in guard.
Torsted controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsted is pushing down on Klumpo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Klumpo is fighting to maintain full guard but Torsted has managed to sneak the leg through.
Torsted not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Klumpo is pressing down on Torsted's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Torsted wants to control from the top but Klumpo keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Torsted is breathing heavily.
Klumpo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torsted preventing the sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Torsted as he connects with a hook.
Torsted throws a lazy right hand but Klumpo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jonas Torsted seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Klumpo misses.
Klumpo throws a shot from downtown. Torsted moves away and avoids it.
Klumpo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torsted pinned against the cage. Torsted gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torsted lunges at Klumpo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klumpo's hand.
Klumpo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torsted is fending him off so far but Klumpo persists. Nope, Torsted circles away and we're back to standing.
Torsted blocks a jab.
Klumpo lands with a shot to the body.
Torsted moves out of range as Klumpo strikes.
Torsted misses with a looping left.
Torsted throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torsted throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klumpo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klumpo misses with a wild body shot.
Klumpo lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsted lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Klumpo falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jonas Torsted!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barack Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heffo Klumpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Couture
vs
Klumpo

225 cm
23
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
281 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barack Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heffo Klumpo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klumpo slips under a jab from Couture.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Couture lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Klumpo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klumpo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Klumpo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Couture was covering up waiting for the punch and Klumpo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Klumpo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klumpo postures up and lands a big shot to Couture's brow.
Klumpo throws a big right hand that misses.
Klumpo postures up in Couture's guard and throws a big left but Couture blocks it.
Klumpo thows a big elbow that misses.
Klumpo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Couture working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klumpo.
Couture manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Couture will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Klumpo tries to hold on but Couture postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klumpo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Couture fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Klumpo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Couture thowing shots but they're missing.
Couture throwing strikes here but Klumpo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Couture wants to control the pace but Klumpo is squirming around nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Klumpo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Couture misses with some ground and pound and Klumpo recovers position to half guard.
Klumpo wants to get back to full guard.

Couture is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Klumpo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Couture.
Couture trying to control from half guard but Klumpo is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Couture throws a leg kick that misses.
Couture fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couture lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klumpo circles away quickly and effectively.
Couture missing with a left hand there. Klumpo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Klumpo gets a takedown into half guard.
Couture is staying active underneath Klumpo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Couture to regain full guard.
Couture is trying to keep Klumpo in close.
Klumpo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klumpo distracts Couture with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Klumpo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Klumpo landing some decent shots from guard.
Klumpo landing with the ground and pound.
Couture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Klumpo on the ground.
Klumpo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klumpo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klumpo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klumpo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klumpo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Couture trying to control the position.
Klumpo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Klumpo lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klumpo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klumpo works over Couture with some ground and pound from guard.
Klumpo throwing strikes but missing.
Klumpo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heffo Klumpo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Klumpo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couture.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klumpo, right into the meat.
Klumpo moves out of range as Couture throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Klumpo.
Couture throws the kick towards the body but Klumpo avoids it.

Klumpo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Klumpo lands in his opponent's guard.
Klumpo is looking to work some ground and pound but Couture has wrist control.
Klumpo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Couture works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Couture utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Klumpo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Couture's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture is trying to keep Klumpo in close.
Klumpo postures up in Couture's guard and throws a big left but Couture blocks it.
Klumpo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Couture working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klumpo.
Klumpo works over Couture with some ground and pound from guard.
Couture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Couture wants to sweep here but Klumpo controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Klumpo throws and elbow that misses. Couture uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Klumpo's guard. Nice move by Couture!
Couture trying to control but Klumpo is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo punching from the bottom - just letting Couture know he's still in a fight.
Couture tries to free his leg and advance position but Klumpo is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Couture accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klumpo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Couture!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Klumpo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Klumpo postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Couture in real trouble here! The ref calls for Couture to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heffo Klumpo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ike Sisneros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Wilon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sisneros kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Forever. Ike Sisneros looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Sisneros
vs
Wilon

180 cm
21
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ike Sisneros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbie Wilon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisneros blocks a jab.
Wilon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sisneros gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilon throws an overhand right that lands on Sisneros's shoulder, as Sisneros tries to avoid the shot.

Sisneros gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sisneros tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilon is trying to stall.
Sisneros has Wilon pressed against the ropes, preventing Wilon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Sisneros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sisneros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilon.
Decent striking displayed by Wilon there.
Wilon cracks Sisneros with an open hand slap.

It looks like Ike Sisneros has been cut.
Sisneros is breathing heavily.
Wilon throws a head kick that misses.
Sisneros misses with a takedown attempt - Wilon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wilon misses with a wild body shot.
Wilon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilon thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilon keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilon stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ike Sisneros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilon lands with an overhand left.
Wilon tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilon catches Sisneros with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robbie Wilon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilon tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilon misses with a series of wild punches.
Sisneros shoots in and drives through. Wilon sprawls well.
Wilon throws a series of punches but Sisneros avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Wilon misses.
Wilon tests Sisneros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sisneros tries to clinch up but Wilon circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sisneros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sisneros ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sisneros slips under a jab.
Sisneros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilon.
Robbie Wilon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Wilon tries a head kick but it misses.
Sisneros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilon.
Sisneros is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wilon.

Sisneros moves into range and clinches up with Wilon.
Wilon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sisneros goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wilon prevents it.
Sisneros prevents Wilon from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Sisneros has Wilon pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sisneros pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wilon tumbling to the mat - Sisneros dives into Wilon's guard.
Wilon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sisneros stands up from Wilon's guard - Sisneros perhaps looking for a knockout.
No joy there for Sisneros, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Sisneros rushes Wilon and presses him up against the ropes.
Wilon looking to stall.
Wilon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Wilon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sisneros stalling against the ropes.

Sisneros successfully pulls guard.
Sisneros is trying to keep Wilon in close.
Wilon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilon wants to stand but Sisneros has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sisneros throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilon is fighting to break Sisneros's control of his arms but Sisneros is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sisneros looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilon is one step ahead there.
Wilon wants to stand but Sisneros has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Wilon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ike Sisneros's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wilon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sisneros.
Wilon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Wilon does it's job there.
Wilon throws a jab but it's blocked by Sisneros.
Wilon throws a hook to the side of Sisneros's head but Sisneros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilon throws a hook but Sisneros blocks it.
Wilon stuffs the takedown.

Sisneros moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sisneros changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wilon fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Sisneros shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sisneros showed some decent athleticism there.
Sisneros is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilon'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.

Sisneros is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wilon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
You get the feeling that Wilon really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sisneros can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilon is looking to escape.

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.
Sisneros is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wilon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wilon wants to get back to his feet.
Sisneros is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wilon is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wilon is looking to get to half guard.
Sisneros won't let Wilon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisneros landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sisneros controlling his opponent.
Wilon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilon trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sisneros trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilon is trying to stand up.
Wilon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilon is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

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.

Sisneros goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wilon is on top in guard.
Wilon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilon wants to stand but Sisneros is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sisneros looking for a sweep. Not yet Sisneros, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ike Sisneros dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ike Sisneros's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wilon misses with a combination
and Sisneros finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wilon looks to land a left hand but Sisneros moved out of range nicely.

Sisneros shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sisneros showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilon is staying active underneath Sisneros, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Wilon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A slow jab from Wilon misses its intended target.
Wilon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sisneros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wilon throws an overhand right that lands on Sisneros's shoulder, as Sisneros tries to avoid the shot.
Wilon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sisneros sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Sisneros pushes Wilon up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sisneros blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisneros goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wilon prevents it.

Sisneros manages to break the clinch.
Sisneros moves away from the strike by Wilon.
Sisneros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ike Sisneros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sisneros tries to clinch up but Wilon circles away and keeps his distance.

Sisneros has managed to clinch.
Wilon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wilon has had enough of the clinch but Sisneros keeps him there for the moment.
Sisneros prevents a body shot from Wilon.

Sisneros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilon slaps away a takedown attempt from Sisneros, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wilon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wilon looks to land a right hand but Sisneros moved out of range.
Sisneros gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilon.
The fighters circling - Wilon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilon throws the left hand but Sisneros avoids the punch easily.

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.

Sisneros decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sisneros lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wilon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilon keeping moving, preventing Sisneros from controlling successfully.
Wilon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sisneros controls the pace.
Wilon is looking to stand up but Sisneros isn't so interested in that idea.
Sisneros wants to control from the top but Wilon keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sisneros is controlling him.

Wilon is working an open guard so Sisneros takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sisneros cracks Wilon with an open hand slap.
Sisneros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wilon sprawls well. Wilon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sisneros gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ike Sisneros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilon throws a head kick that misses
letting Sisneros counter with a right hand.
Wilon cracks Sisneros with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sisneros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilon.
Sisneros misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilon throws a head kick but Sisneros moves out of range.
Wilon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wilon looks to throw the jab but Sisneros is out of range.

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.
Wilon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sisneros. Sisneros circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wilon misses with the combination.
Wilon misses with a combination
and Sisneros counters with a big head kick but Wilon shrugs it off.
Wilon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sisneros tries to clinch there but Wilon circles away.
Wilon loads up on a big right hand but Sisneros slips the punch.
Sisneros defending well as Wilon loads up on a big left hand.
Wilon throws a sloppy head kick
and Sisneros counters with a straight right hand.
Wilon scores with a jab.
Sisneros takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sisneros takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sisneros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilon.
Wilon throws a jab but it's blocked by Sisneros.
Wilon throws a head kick that misses.
Wilon looks to land a right hand but Sisneros moved out of range.
Sisneros fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ike Sisneros showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sisneros 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ike Sisneros!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mcpeeny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvio Casamayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Mcpeeny has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mcpeeny
vs
Casamayor

186 cm
23
250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

165 cm
20
273 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

aKua

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Mcpeeny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sylvio Casamayor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casamayor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mcpeeny defends it nicely.
Casamayor shoots in but Mcpeeny avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Casamayor throws a looping overhand right but Mcpeeny ducks down to avoid it.
Casamayor connects with the punch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Casamayor has eaten all the pies!
Mcpeeny moves out of range as Casamayor strikes.
Casamayor misses with a straight right.
Casamayor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mcpeeny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Casamayor.

Casamayor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mcpeeny was covering up waiting for the punch and Casamayor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcpeeny keeping full guard, as Casamayor tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpeeny wants to get back to his feet but Casamayor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mcpeeny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Casamayor is one step ahead there.
Casamayor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Casamayor tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcpeeny is retaining full guard.
Casamayor postures up in Mcpeeny's guard and throws a big left but Mcpeeny blocks it.
Casamayor wants to pass the guard but Mcpeeny is keeping the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Casamayor throws an overhand right that lands on Mcpeeny's shoulder, as Mcpeeny tries to avoid the shot.

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.
Casamayor misses the jab.
James Mcpeeny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Casamayor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James Mcpeeny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvio Casamayor.
Mcpeeny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Mcpeeny forces Casamayor back against the ropes and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mcpeeny just misses with a elbow thrown towards Casamayor's brow.
Casamayor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mcpeeny pulls his leg out and moves away.
Casamayor throws an overhand right that lands on Mcpeeny's shoulder, as Mcpeeny tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcpeeny takes the fight into the clinch.
Mcpeeny misses with an elbow strike.
Mcpeeny misses with an elbow over the top.
Mcpeeny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mcpeeny throws an elbow that misses.

That's four 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.
Casamayor avoids the elbow strike from Mcpeeny, against the ropes.
Mcpeeny pushes off an throws an elbow but Casamayor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Casamayor is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Casamayor has Mcpeeny pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mcpeeny manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mcpeeny pushes off an throws an elbow but Casamayor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mcpeeny throws an elbow but it misses.
Mcpeeny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvio Casamayor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Casamayor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mcpeeny defends it nicely.

It looks like Sylvio Casamayor has been cut.
Casamayor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mcpeeny circles away.
A combination from Casamayor does no damage.
Sylvio Casamayor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcpeeny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcpeeny on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Casamayor misses the target.
A jab from Casamayor misses.
Casamayor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpeeny moves away from the strike by Casamayor.
Some wild striking there from Casamayor.
Mcpeeny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mcpeeny staying out of range there.
Mcpeeny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casamayor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcpeeny.
Mcpeeny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Casamayor.
Mcpeeny slips under a jab from Casamayor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcpeeny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcpeeny misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mcpeeny throws a nice inside leg kick.
Casamayor is breathing heavily.

Mcpeeny instigates a clinch.
Mcpeeny throws an elbow but it misses.
Casamayor dodges an elbow strike from Mcpeeny.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mcpeeny throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mcpeeny throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpeeny pushes off an throws an elbow but Casamayor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mcpeeny misses with an elbow over the top.
Mcpeeny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Casamayor is working for takedown but Mcpeeny is calmly controlling the position for now.
James Mcpeeny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvio Casamayor.
Casamayor avoids the elbow strike from Mcpeeny, against the ropes.
Casamayor is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Mcpeeny gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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.
Mcpeeny lands an elbow inside.
Casamayor takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Sylvio Casamayor's cut even more.
Mcpeeny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Sylvio Casamayor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sylvio Casamayor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Mcpeeny!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Wessel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Hoop
vs
Wessel

185 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

EGN-The End Game Nutrition

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trent Hoop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Wessel!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wessel avoids the body shot from Hoop.
A swing and a miss from Hoop.
Wessel stalks Hoop and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hoop's face. Hoop staggers backwards, shaken.
Wessel moves out of range as Hoop strikes.
A big left from Hoop misses.
Hoop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hoop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wessel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoop throws a looping overhand right but Wessel ducks down to avoid it.
Hoop looks to land a left hand but Wessel moved out of range nicely.
Hoop scores with a hook.
Hoop is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wessel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hoop shoots and misses
and Wessel counters with a left and a right that stings Hoop.
Wessel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoop.
Wessel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wessel counters with a series of strikes. Hoop will be more careful next time no doubt.

It looks like Trent Hoop has been cut.
Hoop throws a combination that misses
and Wessel counters with a nice uppercut.
Wessel throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoop blocks the leg kick.
Wessel moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop looks to throw the jab but Wessel is out of range.
Wessel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Hoop.
Hoop throws a shot from downtown. Wessel moves away and avoids it.
Hoop misses with a shot to the body
and Wessel counters with a straight right hand.
Wessel slips a jab from Hoop.
Hoop is breathing heavily.
Hoop throws a sloppy body shot
and Wessel counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Wessel.
Hoop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wessel clobbers Hoop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wessel!
Wessel with a hook.
Wessel is working the combinations to good effect here.
A right-left combo lands from Wessel.
Wessel throws a nice looking combination but Hoop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Wessel.
Wessel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoop takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wessel throws a leg kick but Hoop checks it.
Wessel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoop in his tracks.
Wessel lands a two punch combo.
Jason Wessel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Wessel.
Wessel misses with a low kick.

Wessel lands a left and a right that send Hoop crashing to the mat, dazed. Wessel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hoop is rocked!
Wessel lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Hoop falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Wessel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy McSwing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pearson comes to the ring accompanied by Overtime. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pearson
vs
McSwing

187 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy McSwing!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSwing tries to clinch up.
McSwing keeps the fight on the outside.

McSwing clinches up against the ropes.
McSwing can't get the takedown.

McSwing turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McSwing manages to end up in side control.
Pearson is looking to regain half guard here but McSwing keeps moving and retains side control.
Pearson is working hard here to advance position.
Pearson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Pearson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pearson wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, McSwing seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pearson looking for submissions off his back.

Pearson looking for submissions off his back.
McSwing trying to control the action but Pearson is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pearson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pearson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson postures up.
McSwing keeping moving, preventing Pearson from controlling successfully.
McSwing is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pearson looking to pass the guard.

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

Pearson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McSwing dives on top into guard.
McSwing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McSwing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pearson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pearson wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pearson keeping moving, preventing McSwing from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nathan Pearson!